Week #3... Kyle and Jay both WIN... Who's Better So Far?

With both the Bears and Broncos winning in Week #3, it's looking like both teams are benefiting from the 'Trade of the Summer', though with the Broncos at 3-0, one could make the case for the Broncos being slightly better off. Those people might have to consider Denver's strong defense as well, but we're not here to debate which team is better, we're looking at Jay Cutler vs. Kyle Orton.

So, without further adue, here's the week #3 stats for Jay and Kyle...

Jay Vs. Seattle... Bears Win 25-19

21 of 27 for 247 yards (78% completion rate)

3 Touchdowns

1 Interception

11 of Chicago's 14 1st downs were achieved on pass plays

Jay's passing game accounted for 78% of the Bears total net yards

Kyle Vs. Oakland... Broncos win 23-3

13 of 23 for 157 yards (57% completion rate)

1 Touchdown

No Interceptions

10 of Denver's 21 1st downs were achieved on pass plays

Kyle's passing game accounted for 42% of Denver's total net yards

Summing It Up...

Looking at Week #3, it seems pretty obvious that while Jay was the foundation of the Bears offense, Kyle seems to be doing exactly what he prooved so adept at in Chicago... Game Management.

While the Broncos Defense gives up fewer points each week, the Bears have got to be wondering what's going to happen when they come up against a week when Jay is not quite 'on his game' like he was this week. The Broncos have obviously proven they can run while the Bears don't seem to be 'getting off the bus running' like they have so many years in the past.

Let's VOTE....

So, since the argument of 'who's better this week will be down 'fan-lines', we're going to ask a different question this week...

Which QB has been MORE INTEGRAL to their team's early season success this year than the other?

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Week #2... Orton and Cutler Both Win... Was Either Better?

While Chicago Bears fans got the rebound they were hoping for after a bad start by Jay Cutler against Green Bay, Broncos fans welcomed the team to their home opener by celebrating a resurgent defense that stifled the Browns for a mere 6 points!

You can read about the games in lots of places, but we're here to talk about Cutler Vs. Orton, so here's the stats...

Jay Cutler vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers

27 of 38 for 238 yards and 2 touchdowns

NO interceptions

13 out of 17 first downs were secured on passing plays

Jay rushed twice for a loss of 2 yards

With only 275 total net yards, Jay's passing game was responsible for 86% of the bears offense

Kyle Orton vs. the Cleveland Browns

19 of 37 for 263 yards and 1 touchdown

NO Interceptions

13 out of 25 first downs were secured on passing plays

Kyle rushed twice for a net of 0 yards

Kyle's 263 yards accounted for 59% of the total offense of 449 yards by the Browns

Summing it up...

It seems that the 'beauty may be in the eye of the beholder' this week for the fans of their respective teams. Both QBs did what they were asked to do in their given systems, although from an unbiased standpoint, it seems that the nod in the head to head competition goes to Jay, simply because of the fact that he bore the burden of a disproportionate amount of the offense.

What do you think!? Make sure you vote on the right and CLICK HERE to post your comments about Cutler Vs. Orton, Week #2!

Week #1... Orton Gets Lucky and Cutler no Luckman

If there's one thing that we learned in both the Broncos-Bengals and the Bears-Packers games, it's how quickly the tide can turn.

Kyle Orton and the Broncos benefitted from Brandon Stokley being in the right place at the right time when a long bomb was deflected.

Jay Cutler and the Bears fell when Aaron Rodgers prooved that his pre-season performance was no fluke and the Bear secondary reprooved it's challenges at giving up big plays.

So, let's get to the point of this blog though and look at Week#1's stats...

Kyle Orton vs the Bengals

Kyle was 17 of 28 for 243 yards and 1 touchdown to start 1-0 with the Broncos.

Take away the 'luck' of the Stokley TD and Kyle was 16-27 for 156 yards and no TDs, no INT's and a probable 0-1 start, but luck is a 4 letter word just like many others and the stat book will show this as a pretty good outing for Kyle.

Jay Cutler vs. the Packers

Jay was 17 or 36 for 277 yards, 1 Touchdown, and 4 Interceptions

Obviously, Jay was no Sid Luckman and his 2nd half performance prooved that he can bounce back from a bad half and engineer a decent drive. However, it's also obvious that Jay and his receivers should probably go to the library together and make sure they are all on the same page of the same book!

Week #1 Goes to Kyle... with a few caveats

Like it or not in Chicago, Jay let you down. This may be a good thing because the pressure that Bears fans put on the #1 QB in the city are immense and probably unreachable, at least in a 1 game measurement.

Likewise in Denver, Kyle's win may set the bar higher than he is capable of given that without the big play, his efforts were very average and the offense just didn't seem like it could put together a sustained drive. After all folks, it was the Bengals.

Next week, the Browns head to Denver and the Steelers head to Chicago... We'll see how it plays out!

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