Read what writers around the country are saying about the Bears following Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills.
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The Bears were very efficient on their opening offensive drive of the season, which included a 44-yard reception by wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.
The very next play, Jay Cutler hit Martellus Bennett for a 12-yard touchdown, giving the Bears a 7-0 first quarter lead.
Bills quarterback EJ Manuel responded on the next drive, leading the team down the field and then running in a 2-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Willie Young got the first sack of the 2014 season for the Bears, taking down Manuel for a 6-yard loss.
Following a 14-yard reception in the second quarter, Brandon Marshall fumbled. The return by Buffalo's Preston Brown gave the Bills possession in Chicago territory.
On the ensuing possession, Buffalo's Dan Carpenter drilled a 50-yard field goal to give his team a 10-7 lead.
Bills cornerback Corey Graham intercepted a Cutler pass and returned it 45 yards, setting Buffalo up with good field position.
Buffalo's offense took advantage, as Manuel hit C.J. Spiller for a 7-yard touchdown on the first play of the drive following the interception.
In the third quarter, Cutler evaded the Bills pass rush, spun around and flipped the ball to Bennett for an impressive 10-yard play.
Robbie Gould's 41-yard field goal cut the lead to 17-10 with 9:34 remaining in the third quarter.
Following a Chris Conte interception, Cutler hit Brandon Marshall for an 11-yard touchdown to tie the score at 17-17.
Cutler was intercepted by Buffalo's Kyle Williams midway through the fourth quarter, ending a Bears drive that had reached Bills territory.
Carpenter hit a field goal from 33 yards out, giving the Bills a 20-17 fourth quarter lead.
Running back Matt Forte made three receptions on the final drive, including an 11-yard reception that put the Bears in field goal range.
With 35 seconds remaining in regulation, Gould drilled a 37-yard field goal to tie the game at 20.
In overtime, Fred Jackson's 38-yard run set the Bills up to kick the game-winning field goal.
The Bills earned their first-ever victory in Chicago, defeating the Bears 23-20 after Carpenter made a 27-yard field goal in overtime to win the game.
NFL.com
Comments: "Jay Cutler missed Alshon Jeffery, who suffered a hamstring injury. The receiver was declared as probable to return but never saw the field. Jeffery started out hot and the Bears' offense is clearly lacking without him." - Kevin Patra. Read more
Yahoo! Sports
Comments: "...the Bears had ample chance to win it, landing on the Bills' 19-yard line with 45 seconds left before misfiring on two passes (on second-and-1 and third-and-1) to Marshall and Santonio Holmes. Clock-management issues seemed to plague the drive as the Bears struggled to balance moving the ball and milking the clock." - Eric Edholm. Read more
Sports Illustrated
Comments: "Don't look now, but Chicago faces six road trips in its next eight games, with opponents like New England, San Francisco and Green Bay among them." - Don Banks. Read more
ESPN
Comments: "Seeing the Buffalo Bills go into Soldier Field and pull out a victory was stunning. Bills QB EJ Manuel played one of his best games in the pros and completed 16 of 22 passes for 173 yards in the 23-20 overtime victory." - John Clayton. Read more
Pro Football Talk
Comments: "Turning three turnovers into 13 points and getting the game-clinching run from their oldest player, the Bills earned a 23-20 overtime win in Chicago on Sunday afternoon." - Mike Wilkening. Read more
USA Today
Comments: "In 2013, the Bears beat the Bengals to open Week 1. The Bears missed the playoffs, the Bengals won their division. In all, four of the 12 eventual playoff teams lost in Week 1 last year." - Chris Chase. Read more
