Dallas Cowboys 41 - Chicago Bears 28 12/4/14

It was the DeMarco Murray show on Thursday Night Football in Chicago. Murray's excellent performance lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 41-28 victory over the Chicago Bears. In the game, Murray punched in a one-yard touchdown run to open the second quarter and he continued to pile up touches as the game continued. Murray carried the ball 32 times for 179 yards and one touchdown, while catching nine passes for 49 yards. QB Tony Romo completed 21 of 26 passes for 205 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. WR Dez Bryant caught six passes for 82 yards, while WR Cole Beasley caught three passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns. RB Joseph Randle entered the game when DeMarco walked off to take grass out of his helmet and in the one play that Murray missed, Randle hit the hole for a 17 yard touchdown run. TE Gavin Escobar also caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Chicago's offense was headed by QB Jay Cutler who played well by completing 32 of 46 passes for 341 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. However, the biggest blow to the Bears came in the first quarter where their star WR Brandon Marshall suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung after suffering a brutal hit. At that point, Marshall grabbed three passes for 61 yards, one of which was a spectacular one-handed catch downfield that went for 42 yards. WR Alshon Jeffery emerged in his absence as he caught six passes for 95 yards and one touchdown, and TE Martellus Bennett caught a team-high twelve passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. RB Matt Forte struggled to get anything going on the ground as he recorded thirteen carries for 26 yards and a fumble, but he caught eight passes for 74 yards. This was a dominant win for the Cowboys as they improve to 9-4 with an impressive 6-0 road record, and it showed the rest of the league that their offense runs through DeMarco Murray whether it is running the ball or throwing it. With the defeat, the Bears fell to 5-8, they are stuck in a two game losing skid, and now they have to deal without star WR Brandon Marshall for the rest of the season.