Kyle Orton Injury Update | Grossman, Forte, Chicago Bears Beat Detroit 27-23
(Update: 11/13, 10:00 am – Kyle Orton is preparing for this week’s game against Green Bay as if he will start. Coach Lovie Smith says Orton does not need to be 100% to start Sunday’s game.)
I am so disgusted after the Browns loss to the Ravens that I can’t bring myself to write a recap yet. So…
Let’s procrastinate with a little bit of news on the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears took over sole possession of first place in the NFC North today with a 27-2
3 victory over the Detroit Lions, despite falling behind early and losing uber-hot quarterback Kyle Orton to an ankle injury. Orton was carted off the field in the first half and replaced by former starter Rex Grossman. Many fans and viewers, as well as the team, naturally feared the worst when Orton was carted off the field.
However, it appears that the Bears and their fans can breathe a slight sigh of relief. ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the injury to Kyle Orton is not considered to be season-ending. Apparently, the Comcast postgame show in Chicago reported that Orton does not have an injured ankle. It is too soon to tell how long how he might be out, but certainly the current prognosis is better than the dire one feared by Bears fans everywhere.
(Update: According to ESPN.com, Kyle Orton will be out a month.)
Stay tuned to the Chicago Bears news page for the latest updates regarding the status of Kyle Orton.
The winless Lions actually led this game 23-13 at halftime. In defense of the embattled Rex Grossman, who did lead the Bears to a Super Bowl just a few years ago, he accounted for both second-half touchdowns for the Bears. He threw a TD to Rashied Davis and ran for the go-ahead score with 5:36 remaining in the 4th quarter. The star of the day for the Bears though was rookie running back Matt Forte. Forte did not please fantasy owners by failing to get into the endzone, but he ran for 126 yards on 22 carries and provided a consistent threat that helped to keep the hapless Detroit defense off balance.
Despite his two scoring plays, Grossman finished the game only 9-19 for 58 yards and did throw a pick. So I don’t think any Bears fan is going to feel totally comfortable if Grossman is under center for any extended period moving forward. Obviously the best situation for the Bears is to get Kyle Orton back as quickly as possible and resume the surprising rhythm with which he had been leading the resurgent Bears offense.
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