Bears vs. Chiefs 2018: Live updates from the game The Bears

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of starters in their all-important third fourth preseason game against the Chiefs today , including Mitchell Trubisky. Matt Nagy and company are on to Green Bay in Week 1. Here’s the full list of 31 inactives:Notably, James Daniels will start at center against Kansas City’s first team defense. Eric Kushwill flank him at left guard. Meanwhile, Roy Robertson-Harris and Jonathan Bullard still have a defensive competition to sort out and both will play. Of all the main receivers, Kevin White will also receive snaps against the Chiefs. So there are things to keep an eye on!For live scoring updates during today’s preseason game, you can follow along here.This is your official Open Thread during today’s action as well, and thread responsibly. We’re almost at the end of the preseason and are just 15 days away from the regular season opener. Nagy’s “Revenge Game” against Kansas City stands in the way. The game starts at 12:00 p.m. CT.Even while not playing, Jordan Howard arrives to Soldier Field in style. First quarter update: No Trubisky, no first-team offensive line, no problem for the Bears evidently. On the first possession of the game, Chase Daniel took Chicago right down the field (while aided by penalties). Benny Cunningham would take it in for the score on a nice cutback in his return from injury. Not to be outdone, the first-team Chiefs offense led by Patrick Mahomes responded on the next series. The explosive Tyreek Hill did a bunch of the heavy lifting. And last year’s NFL rushing leader, Kareem Hunt, finished it off to tie it up at 7-7.In what is clearly becoming a shootout the Bears would then again score led by Daniel. This time the veteran hit Kevin White for his first ever career touchdown.That has to feel great for a man in White who has been through so much. The Bears lead 14-7 at the start of the second quarter. Second quarter update:After a terrific first quarter, the Bears offense would not let up. Is part of their performance rooted in a bad first-team Chiefs defense? Probably. But it still counts!Following a Chiefs field goal, Chicago ran it’s attack through their rookie seventh rounder Javon Wims. And he did not disappoint as evidenced by this 53-yard catch and run. Two players later, Wims put his 6-foot-4 frame to good use for an acrobatic touchdown to make it 21-10. Good throw from Daniel, and a better catch from Wims. With plays like this, Wims is an easy lock for the Bears’ final 53-man roster.In a surprising turn of events, the Bears’ defense was able to hold it’s own Kansas City’s first-team attack with some forced three-and-outs. That set up one last field goal drive to make it 24-10, which was facilitated by Chase Daniel’s legs. Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in his second season as a coach, and Nagy’s Bears backups are getting one over on Andy Reid’s first stringers. Not an ideal day for the mentor.Notable first half performers:Chase Daniel: 15/18, 198 yards, two touchdowns , 149.5 passer rating. Six carries, 47 yardsJavon Wims: Two receptions, 70 yards, one touchdownIsaiah Irving: Five tacklesThird quarter update:Not much doing in the third quarter for either team offensively. Notably, the Bears were able to keep the Chiefs’ first team offense out of the end zone on four plays near the goal line. Tyler Bray obviously, isn’t Daniel. We head to the final stanza!Click on our names to follow us on Twitter:WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter; Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Andrew Link; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook.Time, TV channel, and streaming infoDate: Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018Time: 12:00 p.m. CTLocation: Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisTV: This game will be live on the NFL Network and on locally in the following places per 506 Sports.WFLD (FOX/32 - Chicago)WIFR (CBS/23 - Rockford)WYZZ (FOX/43 - Peoria)WRSP (FOX-55/27 - Springfield/Champaign)WSBT (FOX/22.2 - South Bend IN)WANE (CBS/15 - Fort Wayne IN)WTVW (ABC/25 - Evansville IN)WAWV (ABC/38 - Terre Haute IN)KLJB (FOX/18 - Quad Cities)KFXA (FOX/28 - Cedar Rapids IA)WOI (ABC/5 - Des Moines)WIFS (57 - Madison WI)Announcers: Adam Amin (play-by-play) and Jim Miller (color)Radio: WBBM 780 AM and 105.9 FM, and in Spanish on Latino Mix 93.5 FM and Univision 1200 AMReplay: Full replay schedule at NFL NetworkOnline Stream: NFL GamepassWeather: High 70’s, partly cloudy [NFL weather]Odds: Bears -2.0 [OddsShark]SB Nation Chiefs site: Arrowhead PrideBears vs. Chiefs prediction: Bears 24- Chiefs 19 via OddsharkLatest articles from WCG:Chicago Bears: what to watch for against the Kansas City ChiefsRoquan Smith unlikely to make debut against ChiefsBears top suitor for Khalil Mack, according to former NFL executiveCheck out the latest WCG Radio (now on iTunes!) right here!And the latest T-Formation Conversation (also on iTunes) right here!Join Windy City Gridiron FanPulse!Week 3 Preview: Bears vs. Cardinals While things have been bad for the Bears’ offense, some teams have it worse. And while Chicago has seen some very bad offensive football over the years, the 2018 Cardinals is taking it to a new level.They have scored just six points, total, in their first two games of the season. The Cardinals have the fewest passing yards in the league, while the Bears aren’t a ton better, coming in 29th.So Sunday’s game doesn’t appear to be a high scoring affair but there’s plenty of intrigue, especially on the Bears side. Could this be the game where the offense breaks through? How much more stifling can the defense be , especially after containing two of the league’s best quarterbacks?Arizona CardinalsSB Nation site: Revenge of the BirdsGame day/time/TV: Sunday, 3:25 p.m. CT, FOXRecord: 0-2Last week: 34-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Cardinals ended with five first downs, a QB that passed for less than 100 yards and converted just three of 12 third downs.They had 137 total offensive yards, while they allowed 432 yards to the Rams.They held Todd Gurley in check in the running game (just 42 yards and just 90 total allowed) but he still managed three scores on the ground.Bears all-time record against: 58-28-6Historical match ups: Being two charter franchises, that shared the same city for a number of years, this series goes back a ways. In fact, after the divisional opponents, the Cardinals are the next team with the most games against the Bears.The most iconic gamethough has to be the so-called Miracle in the Desert game, a.k.a. the ‘Crown their ass’ game. The Super Bowl bound Bears came back from a 20-0 deficit to win 24-23 with two defensive scores and a Devin Hester return TD.Offense: The Cardinals almost have none.They rank 32nd in offensive yards, 32nd in pass yards and 31st in rushing yards.The Cardinals are averaging just three points per game following a six point performance in week one and a shutout last week.Quarterback Sam Bradford is taking ‘checkdown’ to a whole new level. He has 243 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions on 61 pass attempts.He’s averaging four yards per attempt, 6.6 yards per completion, 2.5 Adjusted Yards Gained per Attempt and 2.16 Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt.His receivers are the future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec./104 yds./0 TD), Ricky Seals-Jones (7/36/0) and Christian Kirk (5/31/0).They also have the versatile pass catching running backs in David Johnson (6/33/0) and Chase Edmonds (9/39/0).Johnson has gotten off to a disappointing start as a runner as well, with just 85 rushing yards and the team’s only touchdown of the season. He is averaging just 3.9 yards per attempt. Edmonds is doing well with limited touches, as he has 29 yards on five attempts (5.8 YPC). Defense: Their defense, while having some big names, hasn’t fared a ton better than their offense. Maybe it’s the new schemes and coaches, maybe it’s the lack of help one unit is getting from the other.The Cardinals come in with the 30th ranked defense in yards allowed and they rank 25th in points allowed. Their pass defense is 27th and their rush defense is 28th.While the unit has Patrick Peterson (7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 pass defensed) , Chandler Jones (1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 2 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and Haason Reddick (3 tackles), they have been unable to slow down opponents.Injury report: The Cardinals are a lot more banged up than the Bears are, luckily for us.Their Wednesday injury report listed 11 players:Limited: QB Sam Bradford (non-injury related), S Ruby Ford (ankle), OL Mike Iupati (chest), DL Robert Nkemdiche (foot) and OL Andre Smith (elbow)Did not participate: WR Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring), LB Dennis Gardeck (ankle), DL Olsen Pierre (Toe)Full participation: OL Korey Cunningham (thumb), DE Markus Golden (knee), TE Jermaine Gersham (Achilles)See the Bears injury report here (spoiler alert: it’s tiny)Key match ups: This is going to be about Mitchell Trubisky reading and identifying his reads and targets against a suspect Cardinals secondary. Trubisky has to watch out for Patrick Peterson, who is one of the best in the game. Charles Leno Jr. is going to square off against Chandler Jones, who has gotten off to a slow start this season, but he remains one of the best in the game. This is a bigger test for Leno, who has quietly been very good, and will have a chance to really solidify himself as one of the better left tackles with a good game.For the Bears’ defense, it’s all about stopping David Johnson. So long as the Arizona offense can’t establish the run, then it will be a long day for them, because Bradford seems unable, or unwilling, to take downfield shots. Larry Fitzgerald remains one of the best receivers in the game , so it would be nice to see Kyle Fuller have a nice solid game against him after having some struggles in the first two games.What to watch for: Can the Bears offense put together an entire game and get touchdowns consistently?The offense has had its lumps during the first two weeks and everyone is waiting for Trubisky to get it all together. This week appears, on paper, to be that game.The Cardinals haven’t been able to move the ball or stop their first two opponents. If Trubisky and the offense really struggle again this week, then the alarm bells and panic buttons will be sounding all week around Chicago.However, this could be a big game for Jordan Howard. The Cardinals are 28th against the run (though they are not much better against the pass, 27th) so the o-line should be able get some push.On the other hand though, because of Mitch’s struggles, opponents are going to focus on slowing down Howard and make the QB beat them. It was Seattle’s gameplan and it worked in large part, until Matt Nagy utilized his wideouts in sweeps and outside runs to get rushing yards.I expect another game with upwards of five players receiving rushing opportunities.Key stats: The Bears are +1 in the turnover margin, while the Cardinals are -1The Bears are converting 42.9 percent of their redzone trips into touchdowns, which ranks 25th. The Cardinals rank 19th, converting 50 percent of their redzone trips, however they’ve had just two trips through two games.The Cardinals defense is 31st in third downs, allowing 50 percent of opponents to gain a first, their offense ranks dead last in third down conversion at 20 percent.This year, 39 times players have passed for more than Arizona QB Sam Bradford’s 243 yards passing in a single game. That is Bradford’s two game total.Bradford has not thrown a touchdown since week one of last season.Prediction: I think that this is a winnable game for the Bears, which scares me into thinking they will lose, so I think the Cards win 6-3. For my pick on the over/under check out my piece over on Sports Bet Collective by clicking here. (First pick is now free!)

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