Jay Cutler was
hardly at his best -- both on the sphere and with one of his teammates --
throughout the Chicago Bears' first prime-time recreation this season, but he
shined in his most up-to-date road game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The quarterback
will attempt to duplicate the optimistic efficiency and keep away from one
other meltdown on nationwide TV when Chicago visits Dallas on Monday night.
Cutler has had an
up-and-down begining for the Bears (2-1) and was decidedly on the down side in
a 23-10 loss to Inexperienced Bay on Sept. 13, throwing four interceptions and
getting sacked seven times.
He also created a
huge uproar when he was seen yelling and pushing J'Marcus Webb (Right
Tackle) while the staff returned to the
sidelines right after on of 7 sacks in the game. That led to defensive back
D.J. Moore criticizing Cutler's actions the following week.
Cutler, who had
333 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening win over Indianapolis, was 14
of 31 with one interception in opposition to St. Louis in a 23-6 victory this
past week. Nonetheless, he helped lead the Bears to twenty first downs, 9
greater than they totaled against the Packers.
"Right now
we're just learning the offense. Everybody's getting comfortable. We're
discovering our identity," Cutler advised the team's official website.
"(Offensive coordinator Mike Tice is) still discovering his identity as a
play-caller. All these issues are coming collectively and at the end of the day
we have just received to win video games, and that is what we did."
Chicago recorded
six of its league-high 14 sacks and had two interceptions, one returned 45
yards for a landing by Major Wright within the fourth quarter.
"They're
consistently getting better," Cutler said of the defense. "To see them
get out there and dominate like that -- they're in complete management of their
offense and precisely what was going on. It's a tough group to go
against."
Cutler played
well agaist the Cowboys in a 27-20 road victory Sept. 19, 2010, going 21 of 29
for 277 yards with three touchdown passes. Matt Forte scored a key touchdown on
a 3-yard move from Cutler in the fourth quarter of that sport, but he is listed
as questionable for Monday.
Forte sat out
last week's contest after spraining his proper ankle towards Green Bay, and
Michael Bush had 55 yards and a landing on 18 carries in his absence. Forte,
though, practiced Wednesday for the first time since getting injured and stated
he thinks he'll "be good to go" Monday.
Coach Lovie Smith
tempered that a bit, saying Forte still has "a long ways to go."
If he does play,
Forte could help the Bears to their third three-1 start in four years and deny
the Cowboys their first since 2008.
Dallas (2-1) may
use a better effort on offense than it had in a 16-10 win over Tampa Bay last
week. The Cowboys dedicated three turnovers and allowed Tony Romo to get sacked
4 times.
They also had 13
penalties for one zero five yards -- six false starts -- however allowed the
Buccaneers to gain just 166 yards.
"It is a
very, very satisfying win, though it's going to type of get misplaced within
the shuffle as you progress into the season," Romo said. "These are
the kind of wins you need to have."
Dallas may
additionally use slightly extra assist from DeMarco Murray. The working back
had 131 yards in a season-opening win over the Giants but has totaled eighty
two previously two games. He had 38 yards on 18 carries against Tampa Bay.
"We've moved
the ball mainly the final couple of weeks via the air," coach Jason
Garrett said. "We've got to run the ball better. I feel we have to execute
higher throughout the board."
The Cowboys
rushed for only 36 yards within the 2010 matchup with the Bears, who are sixth
in rushing protection at 76.0 yards per game. Romo threw for 374 yards however
had a pair of interceptions.
He had 329 yards
and two touchdowns in a 34-10 win within the teams' last assembly at Chicago on
Sept. 23, 2007.
Update: Matt Forte is a game time decision, but he said in warm-ups he fells good and is ready to go.
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