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 EJ Manuel accounted for two touchdowns and C.J. Spiller caught a
scoring pass to give the Bills (1-0) their first win in six road
games against the Bears (0-1). Jackson broke loose on a second-and-5
scamper to put the ball at the Chicago 1-yard line and Carpenter
soon drilled his third field goal of the contest five minutes, 14
seconds into overtime.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler passed for 349 yards – setting a
franchise record with his 10th career 300-yard outing – and two
touchdowns but also was intercepted twice. Matt Forte rushed for 82
yards and also had 87 more on eight receptions.
Chicago scored 10 third-quarter points to tie the game at 17 as
Robbie Gould booted a 41-yard field goal and Cutler threw an 11-yard
TD pass to Brandon Marshall with 4:23 left. Cutler was intercepted
by Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams with 7:52 remaining in the
fourth to set up Carpenter’s go-ahead 33-yard kick with 4:02 left,
but Gould tied the score with a 37-yarder with 30 seconds left to
force overtime.
The Bears struck first on Cutler’s 12-yard scoring pass to tight end
Martellus Bennett before Buffalo scored the next 17 points. Manuel
scored on a 2-yard run in the opening quarter while Carpenter kicked
a 50-yard field goal and Spiller caught a 7-yard pass from Manuel en
route to a 17-7 halftime lead.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Williams’ interception was the first of his nine-year
career. … Chicago C Roberto Garza and G Matt Slauson both departed with
ankle injuries, while WR Alshon Jeffery exited with a hamstring ailment
after five receptions for 71 yards. … Bills rookie WR Sammie Watkins had
three receptions for 31 yards in his NFL debut.
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