2009 Chicago Bears Season - Regular Season - Week 9: Vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 9: Vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Nine: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears — Game Summary
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: 65°F (Partly Cloudy)
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pam Oliver
  • Game attendance: 62,309 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
First Quarter
  • ARI – 12:12 – 11 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald (Rackers kick) (ARI 7–0)
  • CHI – 9:13 – 33 yd TD pas from Jay Cutler to Greg Olsen (Gould kick) (7–7)
  • ARI – 3:26 – 6 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Ben Patrick (Rackers kick) (ARI 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • ARI – 11:19 – 17 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald (Rackers kick) (ARI 21–7)
  • ARI – 2:49 – 15 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Anthony Becht (Rackers kick) (ARI 28–7)
  • ARI – 0:00 – Rackers 43 yd FG (ARI 31–7)
Third Quarter
  • ARI – 7:46 – Rackers 30 yd FG (ARI 34–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • CHI – 11:50 – 3 yd TD pass from Jay Cutler to Greg Olsen (Gould kick) (ARI 34–14)
  • CHI – 9:04 – 20 yd TD pass from Jay Cutler to Greg Olsen (Gould kick) (ARI 34–21)
  • ARI – 4:30 – 4 yd TD from Kurt Warner to Steve Breaston (Rackers kick) (ARI 41–21)
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 17 3 7 41
Bears 7 0 0 14 21
Leading Passers
  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 22/32, 261 yards, 5 TD
  • CHI – Jay Cutler – 29/47, 369 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Leading Rushers
  • ARI – Tim Hightower – 15 carries, 77 yards
  • CHI – Matt Forté – 5 carries, 33 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
  • CHI – Earl Bennett – 7 receptions, 93 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • ARI – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Bryant McFadden, & Karlos Dansby (6)
  • CHI – Danieal Manning (12)

Coming off their win over the Browns, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 duel with the Arizona Cardinals. Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner hooked up with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on an 11-yard touchdown pass. The Bears would answer as quarterback Jay Cutler competed a 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen, but Arizona came right back as Warner hooked up with tight end Ben Patrick on a 6-yard touchdown pass. Chicago would find themselves in a huge deficit in the second quarter as Warner completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Fitzpatrick and a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Becht, followed by kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 43-yard field goal.

The Cardinals would add onto their lead as Rackers booted a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter. The Bears tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Cutler connected with Olsen on a 3-yard and a 20-yard touchdown pass, but Arizona pulled away with Warner completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Breaston.

With the loss, Chicago fell to 4–4.

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