Broncos at Bears, 11 a.m., Sunday, KCNC-4
For the record: The Bears, who are coming off a 37-13 blowout win over St. Louis, have won two straight games to improve to 4-5 and put themselves back into the NFC Wild Card race.
Who’s hot: Jay Cutler completed nearly 80 percent of his passes, while throwing three touchdowns and zero interceptions Sunday against the Rams. He’s averaged a 70 percent completion rate and has thrown six touchdowns to one interception in November.
Who’s not: Chicago’s wide receivers outside of Alshon Jeffrey have not produced this season. Only one, Marquess Wilson, had a catch Sunday and even he had just one reception for 1 yard. The Bears’ passing game is Jeffrey, the running backs, and tight ends Martellus Bennett and Zach Miller.
Key stat: The Bears have only sacked the opposing QB 15 times in nine games this season. That marked places Chicago in the bottom five of the NFL. Good news for Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler getting his first start.
FYI: Bears coach John Fox will face the Broncos for the first time since the two parted ways in January. Fox was the Broncos’ head coach from 2011-14.
Injury report: Bears star running back Matt Forte has missed the last two games with a knee injury. His status for Sunday’s game against Denver is up in the air.
Coachspeak: “Our football team is growing.It’s a new system, a lot of new players. … I like the way our guys are going about their business.” — Fox told the Chicago Tribune.
