(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game. After unanimously picking the Bears to beat the Rams last week, our experts aren't so sure this week against the Cowboys:
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Brian Hanley |
Dan McNeil |
Terry Boers |
Cowboys 20, Bears 13 |
Cowboys 27, Bears 24 |
Cowboys 23, Bears 20 |
Bears offense is the league's worst for first-down yardage. Jay Cutler has the NFL's second-lowest passer rating. Tough spot for win. |
Both quarterbacks possess the ability to put on a show or spit the bit completely. Only because he's at home, I'm taking Tony Romo over Jay Cutler. |
I am in Argentina. Cowboys 23, Bears 20. |
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Hub Arkush |
Dan Hampton |
Matt Spiegel |
Cowboys 20, Bears 17 |
Cowboys 23, Bears 20 |
Cowboys 27, Bears 17 |
The Cowboys are a bad matchup for the Bears as DeMarcus Ware will be all over Jay Cutler all night long and Carr, Claiborne and Jenkins are more than capable of taking away Cutler's favorite targets. I fear DeMarco Murray could expose the Bears' Run 'D' |
Bears will have chance in the fourth quarter, but the Dallas pass-rush is too much. |
Bears D-line makes life hell for Romo, but he perseveres just enough. And a Cutler pick-6 on a forced target to Brandon Marshall moves that conversation unfortunately forward. |
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Jason Goff |
Matt Abbatacola |
Adam Hoge |
Bears 28, Cowboys 16 |
Cowboys 14, Bears 13 |
Bears 20, Cowboys 16 |
Cowboys will get adequate pressure targeting J'Marcus Webb once again. Sooner or later the Bears two big play weapons have to break out (Marshall & Hester). I think this is the game they do so. |
Offensive struggles continue. Jay Cutler gets booed at Soldier Field even though the game is in Dallas. Forte sits and Bush doesn't finish the game. |
I should know better than to trust Jay Cutler in prime time, but the Cowboys don't scare me. I expect Forte to return and that's enough as the defense continues to shine. |
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Ryan Baker |
Megan Mawicke |
Josh Liss |
Cowboys 21, Bears 17 |
Bears 23, Cowboys 17 |
Bears 23, Cowboys 20 |
The return of Matt Forte will give the running game a boost but the Bears' offensive line will be overmatched by Dallas' top ranked defense, namely DeMarcus Ware. |
Expect a low scoring, defensive battle. Whichever team can have a successful running game has the best chance of winning. Jay Cutler will struggle again under the prime time lights but the Bears defense will bail him out. |
Dallas will burn the Bears' over-confident defensive secondary early. But Jay Cutler should 'manage' to drive the visitors into a second half lead in a matchup of two teams with sub-par running games. |