The Bears prevailed last night in spite of Rex Grossman’s sloppy play and the defense’s inability to stop the Colts’ passing game. Rex Grossman completed 9 of 11 passes for 59 yards and he carried the ball 3 times for 1 yard (0.3 ypc) with a TD. But he also fumbled the football 3 times (losing 1) and he also threw an interception. Brian Griese replaced Grossman and he looked razor sharp connecting on 10 of 13 passes for 131 yards with a TD. Kyle Orton did an allright job in the game completing 3 of 6 passes for 45 yards. The running game again had issues as none of the running backs looked too good against the Colts. Cedric Benson got the most work with 10 carries for 24 yards (2.4 ypc). Rookie Garrett Wolfe also got some quality work carrying the football 8 times for 28 yards (3.5 ypc). Second stringer Adrian Peterson didn’t get far on his 5 carries gaining only 8 yards (1.6 ypc) but he did have a TD run. WR Bernard Berrian was a force last night with 4 grabs for 49 yards (12.3 avg) and a TD. The Bears only finished up with 68 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.1 ypc). They did throw the ball well however completing 22 of 31 passes for 211 yards.

The Bears defense was sharp against the running game holding the Colts to 75 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.9 ypc). The Colts did move the ball well passing against the Bears defense as they completed 28 of 46 passes for 280 yards.

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