Cowboys vs Bears Week 8: history, key players, projection
By Riley Donald
In Week 7, Dallas Cowboys handled the Detroit Lions rather thoroughly spurred on by their defense creating five second-half turnovers. It also saw the Chicago Bears dismantling the New England Patriots in Foxborough. That combined gives this Week 8 matchup that much more intrigue.
Dallas is looking to prove themselves as a serious contender in the NFC and NFL with Dak Prescott back at the helm coming off of a solid performance in his return. With any rust shaken off, him leading this offense makes them undoubtedly better and provides more firepower.
Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that Dak Prescott had “no adverse aspects,” when it came to his surgically-repaired thumb following Sunday’s game vs. Detroit. Jones expects it to be better and better as time goes on.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) October 25, 2022
The Bears showed the entire league they may just be a little frisky when they bullied the Patriots in a way that mirrored the Cowboys’ game plans of previous weeks. They ran the ball and turned over their opponents.
Arguably two of the most historic franchises in the NFL square off on Sunday in Dallas, and this matchup has a lot riding on it between Dallas staying the course of a playoff team and the Bears looking to continue to build momentum.
Cowboys vs Bears: History, key matchups, and prediction
Cowboys vs Bears: Matchup History
All-time Record: 15-12 in favor of the Dallas Cowboys (2-0 playoff record in favor of the Dallas Cowboys)
Most recent result: Chicago Bears 31, Dallas Cowboys 24 on December 5, 2019
A rather even historical series here and even more so in the last 10. The last 10 matchups have been split right down the middle 5-5 with no team getting more than two wins in a row. Dallas brings back Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and some familiar faces to this matchup while the Bears are completely renovated. They are headlined by second-year quarterback Justin Fields and a revamped, younger defense.
A fun matchup in this one that may be forgotten in the history books by many is back in 2007. It was early in the season and a Sunday night game when the Cowboys went to Soldier Field. The game was unremarkable as the Cowboys handled the Bears 34-10 behind 145 receiving yards from Terrell Owens and 90 receiving yards from Jason Witten.
It was a fun one because it was also the first NFL game that I had attended. I was 11 years old and vividly recall Dallas fans taking over the Soldier Field stands chanting, “54 is overrated” when Brian Urlacher gave up a touchdown to Jason Witten.