Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles aiming for another turnover-free game

Opposing quarterbacks have completed 67.3 percent of their passes against the Bears, and Chicago has only intercepted opposing quarterback three times through five games.

Will the Bears eliminate or at least reduce the costly mistakes on offense that have kept them from putting points on the board? They’re not winning games, but I don’t think it’s [quarterback Brian] Hoyer’s fault. I just like to look around the league to get a grasp of how others are anticipating the outcome of this game.

“That’s just the bottom line“. “Last week, obviously it felt good to win the game”.

Chicago’s offense has moved the ball well with Brian Hoyer under center in place of Jay Cutler, but the team has struggled to put the ball in the end zone.

Still, as Hoyer said, a strong passing game has not produced enough scoring. The only Bears possession that began beyond their own 25 in the game is when Deonte Thompson returned the opening kickoff 32 yards to the Chicago 32. The Bears are 1-1 at Soldier Field. The Bears offense produced 522 yards, its most for a game since Mike Ditka’s 1989 team.

Our algorithms project Hoyer as the 22nd-best quarterback for fantasy purposes this week, with a projection of 251 passing yards, 1.74 touchdowns, and 0.81 interceptions on 34 attempts. Meanwhile, Jacksonville is coming off a bye week which followed a Week 4 win in London against that same Colts team. Yet, Jacksonville has gotten off to an incredibly slow start this season.

He vowed to stop putting the team in holes and backed it up against the Colts. “I knew they were going to start running the Cover 2 towards me”.

“I’m just trying to go out there and execute the game plan”. Howard is averaging 5.8 ypc and should be in for a solid game against a weak Jacksonville run defense. And Loggains points to Hoyer’s three years under Patriots star Tom Brady because Hoyer still talks about them.

Defensively, linebacker Paul Posluszny continues to flourish as a key veteran for this unit. He’s been in that system for a while. “So we won’t try to go down that road”.

The Bears haven’t won consecutive games at Soldier Field since November 16 and 23, 2014, when they beat the Vikings and Buccaneers by identical 21-13 scores.

ABOUT THE BEARS (1-4): Hoyer’s targets are once again a question as tight end Zach Miller (ribs) and wide receivers Alshon Jeffrey (hamstring) and Eddie Royal (calf) all missed practice time during the week.

Read up on the five Bears players you should keep an eye on in Sunday’s matchup with Jacksonville, here. Because looming after Sunday’s meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars, also a one-win team, are the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings with a combined record of 8-1 to this point. If you hang it high, you get a chance to get your coverage down there, and it’s a tough ball to catch.

Injuries to linebackers Danny Trevathan, Lamarr Houston and nose tackle Eddie Goldman have made things more hard, yet Chicago ranks 14th in yards allowed after finishing 19th last season. They’ve passed for 1,408 yards, which ranks 5th in the league.

Jeffery has 13 receptions in the last three games since Cutler injured his right thumb. He was one of Chicago’s top free-agent signings during the offseason after he won a Super Bowl title with the Denver Broncos.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has been reluctant to blitz often, and his background has been running defenses that get home with four rushers and cover with seven. “You could see where he was off two or three weeks”. “I think I’ll be fine”.