Bears Beat Colts, 23-11, For Second Preseason Win

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmy Clausen's two second-half touchdown drives trumped Jay Cutler's three first-half field-goal drives Saturday night.

Chicago's backup quarterback threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Bellamy to give the Bears the lead midway through the third quarter, then took advantage of a Colts turnover to lead the Bears to another TD and a 23-11 preseason victory.

First-year coach John Fox has won his first two preseason games, though this was hardly a beauty.

The Bears finished with seven penalties, one turnover and were 3-of-12 on third-down chances. Plus, Cutler got his team inside the Colts 10-yard line twice before mistakes forced Chicago to settle for field goals.

For the Colts, it was another dismal exhibition game. Indy has now lost seven straight since winning in the preseason on Aug. 24, 2013 against Cleveland. It also has lost five straight to the Bears in August, dating to a win in 1995.

And that wasn't even the worst part.

First-round draft pick Phillip Dorsett, the small, speedy receiver from Miami, left in the third quarter with a right knee injury. The worst fears seemed to be dispelled when the Colts announced his return was probable, but Dorsett never came back and no immediate update was available.

Indy certainly had its chances, though.

Andrew Luck scored on a 5-yard run and then threw a conversion pass to Andre Johnson to give Indy an 8-6 lead early in the second quarter.

After Robbie Gould's third field goal of the night made it 9-8, Sheldon Price picked off Clausen and set up Adam Vinatieri for a go-ahead 25-yard field goal to end the first half.

But Clausen made amends in the third quarter.

He found Bellamy for the first score and watched with delight as Jeremy Langford broke a tackle on his 2-yard TD run with 2:00 left in the third.

Clausen finished 6 of 9 for 54 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Cutler was 8-of-9 for 69 yards and was sacked once in the return to his home state. Matt Forte, who did not play last week, carried eight times for 24 yards and had one catch for 12 yards. Langford ran nine times for 80 yards.

Luck was 5 of 9 for 71 yards and rookie Josh Robinson led the Colts with 13 carries for 61 yards.

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