Bears By The Numbers 11/12/12

JENNINGS RECORDS THIRD TWO PICK GAME OF SEASON; 7TH & 8TH INTs OF SEASON: Bears CB Tim Jennings recorded two interceptions on Sunday versus Houston and now has an NFL-best eight interceptions on the year.

His career-high eight interceptions are the most by a Bears player since Nathan Vasher had eight in 2005.

Jennings entered the season with seven career interceptions in 85 games played.

Eleven of Jennings' 15 interceptions have come in his three seasons with the Bears (2010-12) after spending the first foru years of his career (2006-09) with the Colts.

Jennings is the first Bears player since at least 1960 with 3 multi-interception games in the same season (Week 1 vs. Indianapolis and Week 8 vs. Carolina). He is the first player since Baltimore's Ed Reed in 2010 to accomplish the feat.

BEARS DEFENSE RECORDS TWO TAKEAWAYS: The Chicago Bears defense recorded two takeaways (two interceptions by Tim Jennings) and now have an NFL-best (30) takeaways on the season, (19 interceptions, 11 opponent fumble recoveries). The Bears have multiple takeaways in every contest this season.

Since Lovie Smith took over as head coach of the Bears in 2004, Chicago has recorded the most takeaways in the NFL with 296 (120 opponent fumble recoveries and 176 interceptions).

GOULD HITS 51-YARD FIELD GOAL: Bears K Robbie Gould hit a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter versus Houston. Gould has now hit 10-straight field goals from 50-plus yards second-longest streak in NFL history and one away from the league record of 11 held by Tony Zendejas (Houston Oilers and L.A. Rams, 1988-93).

For his career, Gould is 13-of-17 (.765) on 50-plus yard field goal attempts, third most accurate kicker in NFL history from that range among kickers with at least 10 attempts from 50-plus yards.

Gould connected on his only other 50-plus yard field goal attempt this season, a 54-yarder in Week 3 vs. St. Louis.

MARSHALL HAS 8 RECEPTIONS FOR 107 YARDS: Bears WR Brandon Marshall has eight receptions for 107 yards versus Houston, his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year, tied for fifth most in franchise single-season history.

Marshall's five 100-yard receiving games are tied with Harlon Hill in 1954 for the second most 100-yard receiving contests through the team's first nine games, trailing Hill's six such games in 1956.

Marshall now has 67 receptions for 904 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on the season. His 904 receiving yards are third in the NFL (trailing Detroit's Calvin Johnson - 974 and Indianapolis' Reggie Wayne -931) and his 67 receptions are second (trailing Wayne's 69).

Marshall's 904 receiving yards are the most receiving yards by a Bears player through the team's first nine games since at least 1960.

His 67 receptions are already the most receptions by a Bears player since Bernard Berrian had 71 in 2007.

BEARS D FORCED SIX THREE-AND-OUT: The Chicago Bears defense held the Houston Texans to season lows in points (13) and total net yards (215), while forcing six three-and-out drives on 13 non-kneel down possessions (46.2 percent).

The Bears entered the game sixth in the NFL in three-and-out drive percentage (26.3; 26 three-and-outs of 99 offensive possessions).

Since 2004, the Bears lead the NFL in three-and-out drives forced 469 and three-and-out percentage (34.0; 659 of 1,940).

PEPPERS RECORDS SIXTH SACK OF SEASON: On 3rd-and-4 in the fourth quarter, Bears DE Julius Peppers recorded his sixth sack of the season, dropping Houston QB Matt Schaub for a 7-yard loss.

Peppers now has 25 sacks as a member of the Bears in 41 games played. Since joining the NFL in 2002, Peppers has 106 sacks, entering the week third in the NFL in sacks during that time.

BEARS OFFENSIVE LINE HOLDS TEXANS TO 0 SACKS: The Bears offensive line held the Houston Texans defense to zero sacks, the first time the Bears offfense accomplished the feat since Week 16 at Green Bay (December 25) of the 2011 season.

Houston entered the week tied for third in the NFL with 25 sacks.