Keenan Allen to miss rest of season with lacerated kidney

He will get about $2.5 million.

“He’s an excellent quarterback”, Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.

Still, this is another winnable game on the schedule. “But the main thing is to just keep coming at him and when he does hold the ball get those sacks”. Gehlken cautions that Weddle’s availability in practice Wednesday shouldn’t indicate his availability one way or another against the Bears, however it’s clear the 30-year-old safety doesn’t intend to rest easy this week with the Chargers slated for a bye following Monday’s game.

The victory should best be remembered as the first glimmer of a defensive scheme that, once the personnel was in place, would terrorize the league during the 1984 and 1985 seasons and help lead the Bears to a Super Bowl title.

Along with a plethora of injuries, the defense has been absolutely very bad all season long. “Just find a way to win a football game”. While Langford will likely do just fine running the ball, the biggest impact of Forte’s absence will be felt in the passing game as Forte is the team’s best pass protector and receiver out of the backfield.

-TE Antonio Gates (knee) was able to play Sunday but was compromised.

Marc Mariani filled in for Royal after the injury, but Marquess Wilson is the guy I’d like to see step up for Chicago on Monday.

Wilson has 18 receptions on the season but has yet to impress. He does a lot of things at the line of scrimmage for them, getting them in and out of plays.

But the Bears are capable of playing the same sandlot brand of football with a pass-heavy approach. We went up against him twice a year for the last four years. Even though Rivers has been sacked 19 times in 348 pass attempts, the Bears’ failure to generate a pass rush is alarming. He threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions against the Ravens. The Chargers have managed only 1 punt return yard in eight games this season.

Rivers will be without his top receiver threat as Keenan Allen, third in the league in yards receiving, was placed on IR with a lacerated kidney. With the season-ending injury, Allen finishes with 67 receptions, 725 yards and four TDs.

Dickerson covers the Chicago Bears for ESPN’s NFL Nation.

Campbell also makes another interesting point in assessing Cutler’s comfort with the pre-snap protection calls, made more critical due to injuries on the Bears offensive line.

“The Bears should try and take advantage of an undersized Chargers defense, including two 5’9” corners, especially Brandon Flowers, who has been getting picked on by teams all year.

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-Wide receiver/kick returner Jacoby Jones was released after returning five punts for a minus-4 yards. Despite outcry from fans, the city and team have been unable to come to terms on a plan for a new stadium for more than a decade.