USA TODAY Sports Weekly

Bears (1-1) at Cardinals (0-2)

- Jess Root

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

TV: Fox

Danny Sheridan’s line: Bears by 5

Bears’ keys to victory: Chicago basically needs to do what Washington and the Rams did against Arizona. If the Bears keep the Cardinals’ offensive plays in front of them, Arizona won’t challenge them down the field. Chicago must give the ball to RB Jordan Howard in both the running game and the passing game. If the Bears avoid turning the ball over (they did it three times in Week 2 vs. Seattle), that should be enough to put more pressure on the Cardinals than they can handle.

Cardinals’ keys to victory: They basically must do everything differentl­y than they have so far. They have scored six points in two games and have given up 40 second-quarter points. They must move the ball and must give the defense better field position. Throwing the ball farther down the field than 3 yards might help. They must get first-half points, which they haven’t done this season.

Matchup to watch: Bears LB Khalil Mack vs. Cardinals LT D.J. Humphries. Humphries has yet to allow a sack this season, but Mack is one of the best. Can Humphries keep Mack away from QB Sam Bradford? Although he has been sacked just three times in the first two games, Bradford has passed for a total of 243 yards — including 90 against the Rams on 17 of 27 accuracy. That’s an average per completion of 5.2 yards.

Who wins? At this point, the Cardinals look like one of the two worst teams in the NFL. They haven’t been able to score, and their defense hasn’t been able to keep them in the game.

Bears, 20-10

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