Chicago Bears 30 Atlanta Falcons 12

Chicago Bears football was back big time today as the home team Bears stuffed the Atlanta Falcons 30-12 in their opener. Key turnovers, big games by Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, and Brian Urlacher, and great play by the defense, offense, and special teams made for a relatively easy Bears win over a tough Falcons team.

This was the first step in determining whether the Bears will be contenders or pretenders in 2011. The next two games against the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers will give us some idea of what the Bears really are this season.