the 30, 20, 10, 5, matt forte. >> good job, bears!ow. >> it's time to blitz, and our focus is on the chicago bears who by the way today found out that kevin jones, running back, out for the year. the bears won three of the final four games in '08 to fin irk 9-. rookie running back matt forte now their number one led the team in rushing touchdowns. as for this coming season, the big move for the bears came in april when they acquired q.b. jay cutler from the broncos. here's mark schlereth with his take on the '09 bears. >> well, a lot of new faces in chicago right now. jay cutler and the crew, but let's not worry about the offensive side of the ball. the biggest concern for the chicago bears, this is a proud franchise, a franchise that's always based itself on defense, the monsters of the midwest. well, to me there is one key linchpin for this defense, and that man, tommy harris. he has got to get back to an elite level. if he doesn't, this bears' defense, which ranked 21st overall last year, is going to struggle again. he's got to be

bears driving, dumped to matt forte. this is a good-looking play. gene harris knocks it loose but greg olsen recovered, now on the ball. 20 seconds ago, we said gold at fort knox, robby is solid gold with a field goal. 44-yard field goal good. and the bears go on to beat the steelers 17-14. bears with a rough early schedule and they faced last week with jay cutler with the four picks and come back against the super bowl champion team that had 10 days off. beat them 17-14. a relieved quarterback. >> means a lot. it means a lot to this team which is a lot of pressure and expectations since i got here and orlando got here and the defense stepped it up. glad to get this one off our back and move on. >> while a chin strap game and a big way to go for chicago because it could have gotten bad. >> well, i think they're so encouraged when jay cutler plays like this you see the strength of his game, the strong arm, the accuracy and ability to throw even off his back foot and put the ball where he wants and if he's careful with the football which he was today t

touchdown matt forte. >> breaks the tackle to the 30. 10, 5, matt forte. >> touchdown bears, wow!icago bears won three of the final four games in 08 to finish 9 and 7. rookie running back matt forte led the team in rushing touchdowns, but the offense is expected to reach another level of production now that jay cutler is running the show. here'swi mark schlereth. >> lot of new faces in chicago right now. jay cutler and the crew. but let's not worry about the offensive side of the ball. the biggest concern for the chicago bears, this is a proud franchise. a franchise that's always based itself on defense. the monsters of the midway. well, to me there is one key lynchpin for this defense. and that man, tommy harris. he has got to get back to an elite level. if he doesn't, this bears defense which ranked 21st overall last year is going to struggle again. he's got to be the guyas that penetrates. that ties up offensive linemen, and keeps them off that he leet line backing corps. if he can do that, theyif can go back to a place of promise. if not, they're going to struggle on defense o

bears driving, dumped to matt forte. this is a good-looking play. gene harris knocks it loose but greg olsen recovered, now on the ball. 20 seconds ago, we said gold at fort knox, robby is solid gold with a field goal. 44-yard field goal good. and the bears go on to beat the steelers 17-14. bears with a rough early schedule and they faced last week with jay cutler with the four picks and come back against the super bowl champion team that had 10 days off. beat them 17-14. a relieved quarterback. >> means a lot. it means a lot to this team which is a lot of pressure and expectations since i got here and orlando got here and the defense stepped it up. glad to get this one off our back and move on. >> while a chin strap game and a big way to go for chicago because it could have gotten bad. >> well, i think they're so encouraged when jay cutler plays like this you see the strength of his game, the strong arm, the accuracy and ability to throw even off his back foot and put the ball where he wants and if he's careful with the football which he was today t

cup cutler to matt forte.s out, but greg olson recovers this one, right place, right time. then perhaps the most important play in the game. third and four. jay cutler fires that one in to devin hester. he makes the catch. so jeff reed could not do it twice. robbie gould says one time is all i need. >> did his job. >> there is your ball game. bears win 17-14. cutler, two touchdown passes and no interceptions. jeff reed's had better days. ravens-chargers. couple of teams thought to be in the mix for afc supremacy. philip rivers had himself an afternoon against a very, very tough "d." darren sproles, this helps your average. just throw it in the flat. good-bye. did a great job. understand the linebacker's got to cover him. one of the receivers in there. going to pick that linebacker. going to be all legal, and let sproles spripg him out on the back side. philip is happy. chargers up 7-0. third quarter, rivers continue to go play well. has a little time. >> this is a throw now. >> perfect throw. >> therefore, the

bears driving, dumped to matt forte. this is a good-looking play. eg olsen recovered, now on the ball. 20 seconds ago, we said gold at fort knox, robby is solid gold with a field goal. 44-yard field goal good. and the bears go on to beat the steelers 17-14. bears with a rough early schedule and they faced last week with jay cutler with the four picks and come back against the super bowl champion team that had 10 days off. beat them 17-14. a relieved quarterback. >> means a lot. it means a lot to this team which is a lot of pressure and expectations since i got here and orlando got here and the defense stepped it up. glad to get this one off our back and move on. >> while a chin strap game and a big way to go for chicago because it could have gotten bad. >> well, i think they're so encouraged when jay cutler plays like this you see the strength of his game, the strong arm, the accuracy and ability to throw even off his back foot and put the ball where he wants and if he's careful with the football which he was today there is i think that he can be an

i'm matt lauer from the new home of the dallas cowboys. meredith vieira is holding down the fort in new york. and trust me, meredith, this place puts the big in the big "d." this stadium is an engineering marvel, and it boasts some mind-boggling numbers, meredith. how do these sound? 20,000 tons of steel. 3 million square feet of space. it can hold more than 100,000 fans. and, of course, a price tag of $1.12 billion. that's a lot of jack, meredith. >> that sure is. and what a big tv set you've got there. talk about a big head, lauer. >> yeah. it's a little scary, isn't it? it is the centerpiece of cowboys stadium. it's the largest high-definition video wall in the entire world. to give you a sense of just how big it is, you probably have one of those 52-inch television sets at home, a flat-screen tv. you could take 2,000 of those to fill one side of this hd monitor. 2,000 on each side. and the screen weighs as much as a 747 jet. and if you notice right under that video display, i hope that thing's secure. al roker has made his way to cowboys stadium as well. al, nice view. >> yea