Chicago back on track as the see off The Bills

The Chicago Bears returned to winning ways as they saw off the The Buffalo Bills in The Rogers Center 26-13. It was a return to form of sorts as The Chicago defence looked to bounce back after their poor performance in their last outing against Washington.

The first quarter passed quickly, with the only notable event been Robbie Goulds 34yd FG, as both teams tried to establish their running game. The game exploded into life in life with 22 second quarter points. Rian Lindell answered back with a FG of his own to make the score 3-3, before good work from Cutler culminated in a TD for stand in TE Brandon Manumaleuna who walked in untouched from a 9yd pass.

The old cliche that a team is at it's most vulnerable just after they have scored was proved as a truism, as rookie RB CJ Spiller sliced through the Chicago defence on the first play after the kick off to score a spectacular 79yd TD. Defence wins Championships is another favourite, and Chicago's unit played their part when Mark Anderson sacked Buffalo QB Trent Edwards for a Safety. A breathless crowd applauded both teams off the pitch after Lindell kicked a monster 51yd FG to give the Bills the halftime lead.

Whereas the Bears had capitulated in the second half last time out, the team was determined to take control this time around. Cutler led the Bears on a 9 minute drive in the 3rd, finishing off with a 7yd lob to slot reciever Devin Aromashodu. Chicago's defence then took over the game, as time and again the hurried Edwards into throwing the ball away and containing the dangerous Spiller to only 27 second half yards. Gould kicked to fourth quarter field goals to seal the win.

The Bears entertain The 5-3 Vikings next week. The winner of that game will claim top spot in the NFC North. Chicago will be without the services of WR Johnny Knox as he recovers after breaking two ribs.

NFL Scoreboard - Chicago Bears (5-3) at Buffalo Bills (3-5)

November 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Chicago Bears 3 9 8 6 26 Buffalo Bills 0 13 0 0 13 Top Performers Chicago Bears - Stats Buffalo Bills - Stats	Team Stats Comparison CHI BUF First Downs 20 10 3rd Down Efficiency 10-18 2-13 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 Total Yards 485 365 Passing Yards 227 106 Rushing Yards 133 152 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 3-25 Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 42:06 17:54
Scoring Summary First Quarter CHI BUF CHI 02:50 R Gould 34yd FG 3 0 Second Quarter CHI BUF BUF 12:49 R Lindell 34yd FG 3 3 CHI 08:35 B Manumaleuna 9yd pass from J Cutler (R Gould kick) 10 3 BUF 08:35 C Spiller 79yd run (R Lindell kick) 10 10 CHI 01:50 Safety 12 10 BUF 00:05 R Lindell 51yd FG 12 13 Third Quarter CHI BUF CHI 05:21 D Aromashodu 7yd pass from J Cutler (2pt Conv) 20 13 Fourth Quarter CHI BUF CHI 14:55 R Gould 42yd FG 23 13 CHI 01:47 R Gould 22yd FG 26 13
Chicago Bears Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J Cutler 24-47 236 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD M Forte 24 88 3.6 0 C Taylor 3 27 9.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD D Aromashodu 5 64 12.8 1 B Manumaleuna 4 39 9.7 1 J Knox 4 35 8.7 0 D Hester 4 36 9.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD B Urlacher 7 0 0 0 L Briggs 5 0 0 0 H Hillenmeyer 1 1 0 0 M Anderson 2 1 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R Gould 3-4 1-1 10 43 Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T Edwards 16-31 121 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD C Spiller 17 130 7.6 1 S Johnson 2 21 10.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C Spiller 4 26 6.5 0 D Jones 2 17 8.5 0 J Stupar 2 5 2.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD A Davis 10 0 0 0 K Mitchell 9 0 0 0 A Maybin 3 1 0 0 L McKelvin 10 0 1 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R Lindell 2-2 1-1 7 51

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