In his return after missing the previous five games, Cutler was very efficient on third down. The Bears converted 7 of 11 after missing on their first three third downs. There were a couple of keys. First, the offense stayed ahead of the chains as there were only two instances where they had to gain more than 9 yards. Second, Cutler was accurate. They threw on 12 third downs and he was 7 of 12 for 119 yards, including a nifty ad-lib shovel pass to Howard that went for 34 yards and a pass down the sideline to Jeffery in one-on-one coverage with Xavier Rhodes that also went for 34 yards. Also, Loggains made a very good call in the second quarter to help set up the first touchdown with a screen pass to Howard to convert a third-and-9.