The Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals will face off in Week 3 of the NFL 2015 preseason on Saturday. Both teams will be looking ahead to the new season with optimism, but both will want to continue the progress made in recent weeks and really gear things up for their season openers, which are now just weeks away. Today's game has a scheduled start time of 7.30 p.m. ET and takes place from the Paul Brown Stadium. The game can be watched online through live stream via the link below.
The Bengals will be looking to bounce back from a torrid time in Week 2. Andy Dalton threw for just 46 yards and two interceptions as the Bengals looked well off the pace.
Cincinnati will be hoping to get their pass offense working again tonight so that they can leave their starters mostly off the field for Week 4 to rest ahead of the season openers.
The Bears meanwhile have been looking good running the ball in recent weeks, and they will want to continue their progress in that department. A good running game would take the pressure off Jay Cutler and allow him to keep opposition teams guessing with a more diversified game than he's been able to play in recent seasons.
Week 3 in the NFL preseason is a big one, with three games taking place on Friday night, and 11 more taking place on Saturday.
On Friday, the New England Patriots were able to obtain a road win over the Carolina Panthers 17-16, and although it was by no means anywhere near a complete performance, they will be pleased to have come out on the right side of the result.
The Patriots are of course dealing with the loss of Tom Brady, who through DeflateGate will miss the opening four games of the regular season. So their top priority is to make sure they cover his big absence well enough not to allow the opening games to undermine their season and push for another Super Bowl.
In other games on Saturday the Kansas City Chiefs continued to look impressive in their preseason warm-ups. The Chiefs claimed a very convincing 34-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, and their preseason form will give them hope that they can make a significant impact in the new season.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions looked far from their best, but still saw off a Jacksonville Jaguars team that looks like it is on the way up, but still a few seasons away from being able to seriously compete for postseason spots. The Lions came away from Jacksonville with a 22-17 victory.
Saturday's games feature 11 match ups, and being Week 3 fans can expect a much more intensive affair, with starters being given more field time as final preparations for the new season are put in place. Week 3 is traditionally a time where teams look to ramp things up significantly from previous weeks, and can be more intensive than Week 4 as teams look to be more cautious about injuries in the final preseason week as the new season gets close.
Today's big game between the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals has a scheduled start time of 7.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
