Forte, Bears knock out Bulger, Rams
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11/23/2008 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Forte rushed for 132 yards with two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears hammered the St. Louis Rams, 27-3, at the Edward Jones Dome.
Kyle Orton managed the game well, completing 18-of-29 passes for 139 yards with a touchdown for Chicago (6-5), which snapped a brief two-game losing skid. The Bears, who have split their last six contests, are now tied with Minnesota for first place in the NFC North. The Vikings defeated Jacksonville on Sunday. Jason McKie had a TD catch, while Robbie Gould kicked a pair of field goals in the win.
Devin Hester had 115 all-purpose yards for the Bears and Tommie Harris had a pair of sacks to lead the defense.
Trent Green finished 16-of-30 for 219 yards with four interceptions in relief of Marc Bulger for the Rams (2-9), who have lost their last five. Bulger completed both of his passes for 11 yards before leaving early in the first quarter with a concussion after being sacked by Adewale Ogunleye, who also had a pair of sacks. Bulger is listed as day-to-day.
Torry Holt had four catches for 84 yards, and Josh Brown accounted for the Rams only points with a 43-yard field goal.
Chicago opened the scoring on its first drive of the contest, going 49 yards on four plays. Danieal Manning returned the kickoff 50 yards to the St. Louis 49, and Hester ripped off 20 yards on an end around to move it to the 29-yard line. After a short run by Forte and a 15-yard pass from Orton to Desmond Clark, Forte ran up the middle for a 13-yard score.
Jason McKie's seven-yard touchdown grab capped a seven-play, 63-yard drive to make it a 14-0 game with 1:44 remaining in the opening quarter.
Following a missed 40-yard field-goal by Brown on the first play of the second quarter, the Bears coughed up the ball when Forte fumbled on the Rams 40-yard- line. After St. Louis was unable to take advantage of the miscue, Forte, on the second play of the set, sprinted up the middle of the field for a 47-yard TD.
A 43-yard effort by Brown with 5:01 left in the half got the Rams on the board at 21-3. But Gould would nail a 43-yarder of his own to put the Bears up by 21 with 1:38 remaining in the half, an advantage they would take into the break.
In the third quarter, the Bears used a strong dose of the running game behind Forte and managed to tack on another field goal, this time a 38-yarder by Gould with 5:13 left in the period. They would hold a 27-3 lead after three quarters, which would be the final score after a scoreless fourth.
Game Notes
Chicago will play at Minnesota on November 30, while St. Louis will host Miami...The Bears improved to 49-34-3 all-time versus the Rams in the regular season...The Bears' Lovie Smith is 2-0 in his head coaching career against the Rams, for whom he served as defensive coordinator from 2001 through 2003...The Rams were without lead running back Steven Jackson, who is nursing a thigh injury, and left tackle Orlando Pace, who is out with a knee injury...Despite the loss, the Rams have won four of their last six against the Bears.
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