The offensive line ran out of the tunnel as a group during pregame introductions but after that, things got a bit more difficult against one of the NFL’s top defensive fronts.
On the plus side the Bears were not called for a single penalty, on any position group, and the line kept quarterback Jay Cutler relatively safe under pressure from the No. 1 ranked sack brigade. Cutler was sacked twice, once resulting in a strip and lost fumble, and the Broncos collected a modest three other hits on him out of a total of 34 pass plays, two of the hits coming on blitzes by safety T.