Official Texans vs. Bears Game Thread, 9/11/2016

[Arky]

The Chicago Bears pay a visit to NRG stadium this Sunday to play the Texans in an early game on FOX. It will be the season opener for both teams. Like the Texans, the Bears will be operating with a patchwork offensive line due to injury. Still, the Bears are expected to start QB Jay Cutler and he can run hot (or cold) at times.... The Bears have a new offensive coordinator, a new RB and the aforementioned interior OL.

The Texans will have a new QB, some rookie wide receivers to break in, a new lead RB and their own new faces on the OL. The Texans have never lost to the Bears (3-0).

TV = FOX (channel 26 local), noon, Sunday, Sept 11

Announcers = Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis

The line = Texans by 6.5 to 7

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

FOX (late) = New York Giants @ Dallas -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

CBS (late) = Miami @ Seattle -- Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts

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Prime Time:

TNF = Carolina @ Denver (NBC), 7:30 pm CST

SNF = New England @ Arizona (NBC), 7:30 pm CST

MNF = Pittsburgh @ Washington (ESPN), 6:10 pm CST

MNF = Los Angeles @ San Francisco (ESPN), 9:20 pm CST

[nunusguy]

Better win this one or no way we are serious contenders in 2016 because next week with the big, bad Chiefs coming to town and then a few days later we travel to New England for a Thursday night game to visit Belichicks Patriots the games only get tougher, lots tougher.

[Arky]

Liberty white day.

Line movement has gone back up to 6 pts. - was 5 yesterday - that's a good sign.....

[chuck]

Let's go, boys.

[Arky]

Bears win the toss and defer - Texans to receive.

Ervin brings the kickoff back to the Texan 27. Texans ball.

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L Miller for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Oz rolls out and hits Fido for 6 and the 1st down.

Dumpoff to L Miller goes for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

L Miller for almost 2. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Oz pressured and scrambles up the middle for nice gain and the 1st down. Ball at the Bears 36.

L Miller for 2.

Oy, Oz's pass is INT'ed by Porter at the Bear 25. Bears ball.

[Arky]

Langford for 4.

Cutler hits Jeffrey for 6 and the 1st down.

Langford for 2.

Langford for 1. Brings up 3rd and 7. About 9:20 left in the 1st qtr.

Pass to Royal good for gain into Texan territory, 1st down.

Pass to Jeffrey goes all the way to the Texan 20.

Run up the middle but flag down..... false start Bears, -5. Brings up 1st and 15.

PI gets called on KJ. 1st and goal at the 5.

Langford takes it to the 1 yard line. 2nd and 1 at the goal.

TD Langford.

Bears 7, Texans 0

6:58 left in the 1st qtr.

[Big Texas]

Not a good start...

[Arky]

Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 24. Texan's ball.

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L Miller for about 4 but holding brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20.

Screen pass is sniffed out and Miller is tackled for a loss of 6.

False start Texans, -5. Makes it 2nd and 26.

L Miller gets it out to the 3rd and 24.

Miller for about 10 but not enough for the 1st down. Texans to punt.

Royal brings the punt all the way back to the Texan 40 yard line. Bear's ball.

Eeesh, lookin' like a long day....