The Bears ended a rough stretch where they lost three of four to the Bengals in 2013, picking up a hard-fought 24-21 win. Considering that they don't play each other that frequently, those 12 years have spanned two meetings, with the Bears taking the last two to pull within 6-5 in this series. Ironically, that was the last win for the Bengals against this team, as they have now gone 12 years without a win against Chicago. Following that win, the Bengals responded with two more wins, with one coming in 2005 by a score of 24-7 and the other coming in 2009 when Carson Palmer torched the Bears secondary for five touchdowns in a 45-10 beat down. Led by a defense that allowed 264 yards in that game, the A-Train Anthony Thomas gashed the Bengals for 188 yards on the ground to go with one score. Moving to the 2000s, and the Bears got off on the right foot in 2001 when they won 24-0. Those were the only two times these teams met in that decade as the Bengals downed the 90's decade of this rivalry. Following their two wins, the Bengals handed the Bears two consecutive losses in the 1990s, with the first coming in 1992 31-28 in overtime and the second coming in 1995 16-10. Three years later saw the Bears even the series 2-2 as they topped the Bengals 17-14 and ended the 1980's with a 2-1 record against them. Gault finished with seven catches for 174 yards and one score. The Bears made quick work of the Bengals in 1986, depositing them 44-7 on Willie Gault's massive day catching the ball. It took 14 years for the Bears to beat the Bengals for the first time, but that time frame only was three meetings given the lack of times the teams played. Get picks now.Ironically that was the last time these teams would meet for eight years until the Bengals won again in 1980 17-14. See NFL picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The Bears are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Bengals, according to the latest NFL odds.īettors have moved against the Bears slightly, as the game opened with the Bears as a 3-point favorite. Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free.Where: Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois.We'll see if Cincinnati can repeat their recent success or if Chicago bounces back and reverse their fortune. Among those leading the charge for the Bengals was RB Joe Mixon, who rushed for one TD and 127 yards on 29 carries.Ĭincinnati's win lifted them to 1-0 while Chicago's loss dropped them down to 0-1. Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Cincinnati ultimately got the result they were hoping for last week with a 27-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. QB Andy Dalton had a memorable game, but not in the way you want to be remembered: besides failing to produce a single touchdown, he threw one interception and fumbled the ball once with only 5.42 yards per passing attempt. Last week, the Bears lost to the Los Angeles Rams on the road by a decisive 34-14 margin. Chicago is expected to win - but not by much - so they will need to come into the game prepared for a fight. The Chicago Bears will take on the Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m. Last Season Records: Chicago 8-8 Cincinnati 4-11-1 What to Know Current Records: Cincinnati 1-0 Chicago 0-1
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