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Cubs lose Game 1 of NLCS, Bears look for 3rd straight win today in Detroit

Daniel Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud  homered as the Mets doubled up the Cubs 4-2 in Game One of the National League Championship Series at Citi Field.  Curtis Granderson's RBI single snapped a 1-all tie in the fifth inning to put New York ahead for good.  He later added a sac-fly for the Mets, who lead the best-of-seven matchup one-game-to-none.  Matt Harvey struck out nine over seven-and-two-thirds innings of two-run ball for the win.  Jeurys Familia got the final four outs for the save.  Jon Lester allowed all four runs in six and two thirds frames to take the loss.  Starlin Castro tied the game at one for Chicago with an RBI double in the fifth and Kyle Schwarber hit a solo shot in the eighth.  New York hosts Game Two of the series on Sunday.

While Jay Cutler is receiving some praise for leading the banged-up
Chicago Bears to back-to-back wins, Matthew Stafford is hoping to
dig out of a horrendous start.
Two quarterbacks playing much differently meet Sunday when the
visiting Bears look to avoid their longest losing streak against
the winless Detroit Lions in 42 years.
Cutler has had a patch-work receiving corps with first-round pick
Kevin White, Pro Bowler Alshon Jeffery and veteran Eddie Royal
nursing injuries. Making matters worse, Will Montgomery and Jermon
Bushrod also have gone down on the offensive line.
Cutler, however, has made the most of what's left by keeping plays
alive despite battling a hamstring injury that cost him one-plus
games. Since sitting out a 26-0 loss at Seattle on Sept. 27, he's
thrown for 533 yards with four touchdowns and one pick.
The 10th-year pro lost an early fumble in the end zone last Sunday
before rebounding with a pair of late scoring strikes in an 18-17
win at Kansas City. He dropped the snap before calmly hitting Matt
Forte in stride for the go-ahead score with 18 seconds left.
Coach John Fox said Cutler is still growing under new offensive
coordinator Adam Gase.
"We're still six months into it from just a learning aspect, not
even a practicing aspect, but I like what I've seen and I expect
him to get better moving forward," Fox told the team's official
website.
Since throwing for 12 touchdowns and one interception in his first
nine career starts against the Lions (0-5), Cutler has five TDs and
six picks while getting sacked seven times in three straight
losses. He did not play in the most recent meeting - a 20-14 home
loss Dec. 21 - after being benched by former coach Marc Trestman.
Matthew Stafford certainly knows the feeling after being yanked
following his third interception in last Sunday's 42-17 home loss
to Arizona. Coach Jim Caldwell stuck to his word after reportedly since
Stafford has struggled throughout much of the season, ranking 33rd
in the NFL with a 74.8 passer rating while throwing a league-high
eight interceptions. He's thrown just two touchdown passes to go
with five picks over his last three games.
One result has been star receiver Calvin Johnson's 32 catches for
just 322 yards.
With backup Dan Orlovsky not a likely solution, Caldwell has made
it clear Stafford will be under center as the Lions try to end
their worst start since going 0-16 in 2008.
Stafford has played well at home versus Chicago (2-3), completing
67.6 percent of his attempts while throwing for eight touchdowns
and three interceptions in four meetings."There's no quarterback controversy or anything of that nature,"said Caldwell, who guided an 11-5 Lions team to the playoffs last
year. "But I know one thing, we've got to get better."
Detroit, which hasn't won five straight versus Chicago since
1971-73, could face some hostility if it doesn't get off to a
strong start. Frustrated fans booed the Lions last weekend, leading
receiver Golden Tate to voice displeasure before easing off this
week.
Caldwell then admitted Monday that his squad didn't give maximum
effort.
"I understand where our fan base is coming from as far as their
patience with this organization and a lot of people put it in
perspective," Tate told the team's official website.
Since allowing 35.0 points and 331.0 yards per game during an 0-3
start, the Bears have given up an average of 18.5 points and 265.0
yards. They have nine sacks in the previous three contests - led by
Pernell McPhee's three - after previously recording none.
Linebacker Shea McClellin, though, could be out after injuring his
knee last week.
Detroit is 22nd in total defense (375.4 yards per game) and 27th
against the rush (126.6) after allowing a season-high point total
and 187 rushing yards against Arizona. Now linebacker DeAndre Levy
is out after aggravating a hip injury in his season debut.
That could be a bad sign as the Lions face Forte, who has an
NFL-best 438 rushing yards. However, they've limited him to 94 and
2.3 per carry in the last three meetings.
Bears tight end Martellus Bennett, who has a team-high 28
receptions - 10 more than anyone else - is questionable with a quad
injury that happened in practice Thursday. Jeffery and Royal are
also listed as questionable
Sunday's game can be heard on Newstalk 1060 with the Pre-Game Show at 11:30.

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