Thursday, April 18, 2013
EARLY predictions for the upcoming 2013 Bears season!
Here are my EARLY picks--let me know what you think!
Week 1--Vs. Cincinnati: Home Openers tend to give a big edge to the home team. Bears win a surprisingly high-scoring affair, with Matt Forte coming up big. BEARS 1-0
Week 2--Vs. Minnesota: Big time revenge game for the Bears defense, as they let a late season home game slip away last year. May have been what kept them home from the playoffs, got their coach fired, and cost them #54 (?). Bears force 3 turnovers to win big. BEARS 2-0
Week 3--At Pittsburgh: Steelers are a team in decline this year, Bears offense wins a game for them (which they have rarely been able to do in the past). Mark it down: Steelers finish 6-10 or worse this year. BEARS 3-0
Week 4--At Detroit: Revenge game for Detroit. They'll be healthy and give the Bears their first loss of the year. BEARS 3-1
Week 5--Vs. New Orleans: Bears will be better equipped to compete in "shoot out" type games like this one will be, but will come up just a little bit short. I see a score like 35-32. BEARS 3-2
Week 6--Vs. New York Giants: Home Openers tend to give a big edge to the home team, and so do home Thursday night games. The Bears will match up well with this team, and will pick off Eli twice. BEARS 4-2
Week 7--At Washington: RG111 will be injured, but this will still be a tough game against Cousins. Don't like this game on the road. BEARS 4-3
Week 9--At Green Bay: Picking a split this year. Bears have not looked good in recent years up in Green Bay. Cutler will look better with the new coaching staff, but the Bears will still come up short on the road. BEARS 4-4
Week 10--Vs. Detroit: Bears even up the season series with a big win. 3 plus touchdown passes for Cutler. BEARS 5-4
Week 11--Vs. Baltimore: Like this matchup for the Bears. Ravens will take a step back this year. Critical home win to keep the Bears well in the playoff hunt. BEARS 6-4
Week 12--At St. Louis: Rams are improving, but this will be one the Bears have to have. BEARS 7-4
Week 13--At Minnesota: Minnesota has been a House of Horrors. Vikings pick up the season split at home. BEARS 7-5
Week 14--Dallas: Another must-win late-season conference home game. Bears have handled Romo as recently as last year. BEARS 8-5
Week 15--At Cleveland: Browns don't have enough playmakers to exploit a potentially depleted Bears defense by this point of the season. Bears put 8 in the box and bottle up Richardson.
BEARS 9-5
Week 16--At Philadelphia: The Bears have won a bunch of close, hard-fought games against the Eagles in the last 5-6 years. Eagles are due to grab one in this matchup at home.
BEARS 9-6
Week 17--Vs. Green Bay: Marc Trestman begins to cement an offensive legacy with a playoff clinching win at home against the hated Pack. BEARS 10-6
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