Buffalo 23, Chicago 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 7, 2014
Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
74°
Head Official:
Brad Allen
Attendance:
62425
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Bills 23, Bears 20 (OT): Fred Jackson’s 38-yard run set up Dan Carpenter’s winning 27-yard field goal as visiting Buffalo knocked off Chicago.
EJ Manuel accounted for two touchdowns and C.J. Spiller caught a scoring pass to give the Bills (1-0) their first win in six road games against the Bears (0-1). Jackson broke loose on a second-and-5 scamper to put the ball at the Chicago 1-yard line and Carpenter soon drilled his third field goal of the contest five minutes, 14 seconds into overtime.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler passed for 349 yards – setting a franchise record with his 10th career 300-yard outing – and two touchdowns but also was intercepted twice. Matt Forte rushed for 82 yards and also had 87 more on eight receptions.
Chicago scored 10 third-quarter points to tie the game at 17 as Robbie Gould booted a 41-yard field goal and Cutler threw an 11-yard TD pass to Brandon Marshall with 4:23 left. Cutler was intercepted by Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams with 7:52 remaining in the fourth to set up Carpenter’s go-ahead 33-yard kick with 4:02 left, but Gould tied the score with a 37-yarder with 30 seconds left to force overtime.
The Bears struck first on Cutler’s 12-yard scoring pass to tight end Martellus Bennett before Buffalo scored the next 17 points. Manuel scored on a 2-yard run in the opening quarter while Carpenter kicked a 50-yard field goal and Spiller caught a 7-yard pass from Manuel en route to a 17-7 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Williams’ interception was the first of his nine-year career. … Chicago C Roberto Garza and G Matt Slauson both departed with ankle injuries, while WR Alshon Jeffery exited with a hamstring ailment after five receptions for 71 yards. … Bills rookie WR Sammie Watkins had three receptions for 31 yards in his NFL debut.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Buffalo |
|
Chicago |
Fred Jackson
|
Player |
Matt Forte
|
7 |
Attempts |
17 |
61 |
Yards |
82 |
8.7 |
Avg Yards |
4.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
38 |
Long |
14 |
Receiving
Buffalo |
|
Chicago |
Robert Woods
| Player |
Matt Forte
|
4 |
Receptions |
8 |
78 |
Yards |
87 |
19.5 |
Avg Yards |
10.9 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
32 |
Long |
18 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Buffalo
|
360 |
193 |
167 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
Chicago
|
427 |
86 |
341 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against San Francisco. The Bears have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Miami. The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.