Monday Night Football should be an interesting matchup between the Chicago Bears (1-1) on the season and the Washington Redskins (0-2). The Chicago Bears have the best defense in the NFL and have used that defense and translated it to the offense. Khalil Mack will be a busy man in the middle trying to get to Case Keenum who’s been elusive in the pocket at times. Mack interrupts everything in the run game for the opposing teams and he’s in every single quarterback’s dreams creating nightmares. This Chicago defense and team runs off the energy of Mack and when he makes plays it energizes the team as a unit.
The Bears defensive line will be trying to eat all night but they will be trying to stop one of the best running backs in NFL history in Adrian Peterson. Peterson has resurrected his career in Washington DC with the Redskins after his short stints in New Orleans and Arizona. The Redskins use Peterson’s angry running style to beat up the defenses that they play and he doesn’t look to have slowed down at all. One thing that Adrian Peterson has improved is his pass-catching out of the backfield. Chris Thompson is still in the mix but Peterson has shown that he has the hands if he needs to use them on a play. The mix of Peterson and Thompson will have to be on full display because Keenum should be under pressure all night long.
Case Keenum has 601 yards on the season with 5 touchdowns and has looked extremely well in the pocket showing a lot of patience. One person that Keenum has been able to rely on is the rookie sensation, Terry McLaurin. The rookie has been able to haul in 10 receptions for 187 yards with 2 touchdowns in 2 games. Mind you that’s his first two games of his young career in the NFL. The fact the team has shown a lot of trust and faith in McLaurin this early just shows how much they believe in his ability to get open at any time. The Redskins have their new number 1 receiver in McLaurin and even with a tough Bears defense, he might be able to open.
On the flip side, the Bears have Mitch Trubisky who has struggled out the gate to get his offensive game going. This could be a huge bounce-back game for Mitch and the Bears offense to get things on track to match the intensity of the Bears defense. Mitch has 348 yards on the season with 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. Mitch Trubisky needs to get back to his game from last season where he used his legs and arm to get the Bears down the field with ease. Look for Mitch to get the ball in the hands of his playmakers Allen Robinson, David Montgomery, and Tarik Cohen. This should be the game where Montgomery goes off and gets things going as the rookie will be playing in his first MNF matchup in his career with the whole NFL and world watching.
Both teams will have their hands full tonight in a matchup that should be very defensive. The Bears will lean on Khalil Mack and the Redkins will lead on Josh Norman. Don’t expect much offense in this game unless we see some missed coverages in the secondary. The Monday night matchup could be decided by the defense and special teams something that teams don’t usually prioritize like these two teams. Cohen should be dangerous in the return game and I would look for his impact in this game tonight.
Score Prediction: Chicago Bears 17-10
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