2013 CBS Intro for the NFL (CIN @ CHI) | LIVE 9-8-13

Bengals at Bears — Opening of the Game

The CBS broadcast opened at Soldier Field on September 8, 2013, with Cincinnati and Chicago both coming off 10–6 seasons. The Bengals had made the playoffs; the Bears had not.

The preview focused on new Bears head coach Marc Trestman, quarterback Jay Cutler, receiver Brandon Marshall, and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton and A.J. Green. The weather was overcast, with temperatures in the 70s.

Opening Kickoff

Cincinnati elected to defer, so Chicago received. Devin Hester, Chicago’s celebrated returner, never got a chance to handle the ball: the kickoff went for a touchback, and the Bears started at their own 20-yard line.

Chicago’s First Offensive Play

Cutler lined up with two tight ends and threw across the middle to Martellus Bennett, but Bennett dropped the pass. The footage ends just after the incompletion, before the next play or any score is shown.

Presenters and Sources

• Jim Nantz and Phil Simms — game announcers
• CBS Sports / The NFL Today — broadcast, presented by Southwest Airlines

The excerpt does not show a final outcome or provide game-clock times for the plays.