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| Solid coverage by Reed Doughty allowed Brian Orakpo to pick off a bobbled pass and take it to the house in the 2nd quarter. |
Cory Puffett
Where to begin, where to begin? The Redskins actually looked
decent today. Their offense moved the ball effectively, Robert Griffin III ran
well and was more accurate than he was last week in Dallas, and, despite the
high score, the defense actually looked okay other than a pair of stupid
penalties on Brandon Meriweather.
The special teams effort continues to be an issue for
Washington. They gave up two returns of 80 yards in Dallas and another today, a
punt return touchdown by Devin Hester, who extended his own NFL record for punt
return scores and tied Deion Sanders for the all-time record for combined
return touchdowns.
Each team had a pair of running backs score three times.
Matt Forte had the hat trick for Chicago while Roy Helu did it for Washington.
Jay Cutler left the game in the first half with a groin
injury and Josh McCown played the whole second half for Chicago. As expected,
he was raw coming in, but played a good game and made some big plays late in
the game. Needing a touchdown, there just was not enough time left on the clock
after Washington’s last score for McCown to drive the offense down the field.
The Bears will rest next week before visiting Green Bay in
Week 9. The Redskins travel to Denver to face Peyton Manning and the Broncos’
high-powered offense next week. Based on the way their offense played today, it
may come down to which defense gets a key, late-game stop.
Final Score:
Chicago Bears – 41
Washington Redskins – 45
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