Bears defense turns tables on Colts 29-13
Published: Sun, Sep. 07, 2008 11:44PM
Modified Sun, Sep. 07, 2008 11:43PM
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Rookie running back Matt Forte ran for 123 yards and one touchdown in his NFL debut, and Kyle Orton committed no turnovers as the Bears surprised the Indianapolis Colts 29-13 at the first regular-season game played at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Two-time league MVP Peyton Manning didn't look like himself in his first game action since having surgery to remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee in mid-July.
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And the loss snapped the Colts 21-game winning streak in September and October, the longest streak since the Green Bay Packers won 23 straight pre-November games from 1928-32.
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