Adversity confronted the Bears in their home opener with Andy Dalton's knee injury and the entire defense and special teams pulled together to prevent a second straight loss. VIDEO: BEARS GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Bears safety Tashaun Gipson was flagged for taunting, as was Bengals defensive back Von Bell, and players are still wondering exactly what it is they can and can't do.

Considering how Justin Fields had to take over the Bears offense just before halftime after Andy Dalton's knee injury, an inconsistent attack was predictable.

Justin Fields had to play and struggled after Andy Dalton went out with a knee injury but the Bears defense produced four takeaways and it stood up for a 20-17 victory over Cincinnati. VIDEO GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Bears and Bengals scoring and big-play updates with in-game blogging from BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain at Soldier Field for Week 2 of the NFL season. Andy Dalton has been replaced due to injury by Justin Fields.

The Bengals at Bears matchups, where to watch or listen to the game, the betting line and a BearDigest.com prediction on the winner.

A pair of newly acquired practice squad players have been moved up to the regular roster for Sunday's game with Cincinnati after backup tackle Larry Borom was placed on injured reserve following an ankle injury suffered last week.

It's safe not to assume what happened in Week 1 will happen in Week 2 for fantasy football purposes because it's still too early in the season to attach trends to players.

Andy Dalton and the Bears offense face the Cincinnati Bengals and could face the wrath of the first Soldier Field home crowd since 2019 with a slow start, because preseason has already shown fans' impatience with Matt Nagy's Justin Fields plan.

Another bad performance, another bad loss Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at home could mean Matt Nagy's team is looking at disaster coming out of the gates and losing the Soldier Field crowd advantage at least until Justin Fields starts at quarterback.

There has been plenty of criticism all week for the Bears secondary after allowing Matthew Stafford the best passer rating in the NFL  for Week 1 and they're vowing to fix it so they can "shut people up."

The Bengals' style of play provides opportunities for more Bears big gains on offense, and the defense has to make more big plays than last week against the Los Angeles Rams or they'll meet with a second straight defeat.

Nose tackle Eddie Goldman tried to practice early in the week but hasn't been able to do it since and the Bears have ruled him doubtful for Sunday's game with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Veteran Bears playmakers Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks and Allen Robinson hold distinct advantages in matchups this week and the Bears can go a long way toward bouncing back from a loss by exploiting them against Cincinnati Sunday at Soldier Field.

Former Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller had a strong first outing for the Denver Broncos after being cut by the Bears for salary cap purposes.

Missed assignments got blamed for what happened against the Bears defense in Week 1 as coordinator Sean Desai made his debut but at the root of these mistakes were problems the team might not be able to entirely solve this week against Cincinnati.