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Chicago Bears linebacker Jerrell Freeman does not need to study film to learn the strengths of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.After all, Freeman spent the previous four seasons as Lucks teammate with the Colts.I really think hes one of those once-in-a-generation type players, said Freeman, who signed with the Bears as a free agent during the offseason. Talking to him, you realize hes one of the smartest people youll ever be around. His athletic ability, his arm and everything, I think highly of him.Hes definitely going to be tough. They can be down 30, and -- trust me, I know -- those guys over there think they always have a chance if theyve got (No.) 12 back there.Granted, odds are slim that either team will build a 30-point lead when the Bears (1-3) visit the Colts (1-3) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX). Neither teams start to the season has gone as planned, and both sides need a win to climb toward .500 and prevent their playoff chances from diminishing even further.Indianapolis is averaging 27 points per game, which ranks No. 7 in the NFL. Defense is another story, as the Colts are allowing 31.3 points per game, third worst in the league.On offense, Chicago is managing only 15.5 points a game, which is tied with the Tennessee Titans for worst in the NFL. The Bears defense is allowing 24.3 points a game, which ranks No. 19.Chicago is coming off its first win of the season, a 17-14 decision over the Detroit Lions. However, the victory carried a heavy price as wide receiver Kevin White, the teams 2015 first-round pick, broke his left fibula and badly sprained his left ankle. White missed all of last season because of injuries to the same leg.White joins a long list of injured Bears teammates that includes quarterback Jay Cutler (thumb), running back Jeremy Langford (ankle) and defensive tackle Eddie Goldman (ankle). One starter who could return is linebacker Danny Trevathan, who missed the past two games because of a thumb injury.If Cutler is unable to play, veteran Brian Hoyer would make his third consecutive start. Hoyer faced the Colts last season while with the Houston Texans. He threw for 312 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in a 27-20 loss.When you look at them defensively, they have the guys, Hoyer said of the Texans. I think numbers can be deceiving at times.Like the Bears, the Colts know all about aches and pains, but their biggest problem might be bruised feelings after entering the season with high hopes. The team released two defensive starters -- linebacker Sio Moore and cornerback Antonio Cromartie -- following an ugly 30-27 loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week in London.In the past, the Colts prevented bad games from transforming into long losing streaks. The organization is 18-7 in the first game after a loss under coach Chuck Pagano.Everybodys going to have an opinion, and thats great, Luck said. But we know we just have to execute better. Whatevers called, weve got to run it better.I think theres a human tendency to (want) change, change, change. We know you cant afford to do that in the NFL. Theres no cutting everything and throwing it out. Its double down on fundamentals, technique and execution.In the Colts backfield, running back Frank Gore needs 20 rushing yards to surpass Jim Brown (12,312) for No. 9 on the NFLs all-time list. Gores next touchdown will tie him with Terry Allen (73) for 27th in history.As Gore aims for milestones, Bears running back Jordan Howard is preparing for the second start of his career. The fifth-round pick out of Indiana was terrific in his first start one week ago as he ran for 111 yards on 23 carries. With 178 rushing yards on the season, Howard trails only the Dallas Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott among rookies.Colts defensive tackle Arthur Jones would like to prevent Howard from enjoying an encore performance. Jones rejoined his teammates this week after serving a four-game suspension for violating the leagues policy on performance-enhancing drugs.Ive been working, though, Jones said. Its not like Ive just been sitting on the couch. ...We grind every single day. I had a couple guys to work out with. Whenever they tell me my time is right to be on the field, Ill be ready to go. Cheap Air Max 270 Wholesale . 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Cheap Air Max 270 China . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Alastair Cook has said that England will seek to park all of the off-field hype surrounding Mohammad Amirs comeback to Test cricket, despite reiterating his belief that players who get involved in corruption ought to be banned for life.However, he also admits that the distractions may help to galvanise a Pakistani team that is eager to make amends for the controversies of their 2010 tour.Well spend a lot of time talking about it in the build-up, Cook told ESPNcricinfo during a Yorkshire Tea event at The Oval, but once we get out there well just be thinking about playing.Obviously its more of a distraction on the Pakistan side, but we know they tend to get united behind distractions. But all that stuff off the field, weve just got to park it, and were pretty good at that.Nevertheless, ignoring the hype of Amirs comeback is not the same thing as ignoring the threat that he will pose in his first Test appearance since the lifting of his five-year ban for spot-fixing, and Cook in particular remembers the challenge he posed as a teenaged prodigy that summer.Cook was dismissed three times each by Amir and his then new-ball partner, Mohammad Asif - who was also implicated and jailed in the News of the World sting, as he mustered 57 runs in six innings, either side of a cathartic and career-changing century at The Oval in the third Test.It was warm and humid, it was muggy, Cook recalled. When the sun was out it was hot and there was rain around. The ball swung.He bowled brilliantly as a youngster on his first tour, in good conditions he was an absolute handful, he added. But a lot of water has gone under a few bridges since then, so itll be interesting to see how he copes and see the crowd reaction is.But as an England side, weve got to stay away from that sideshow. Whether you agree with him playing or you dont, thats not for us to say as players. Its down to us to play him as a fantastic bowler.Nevertheless, memories of the 2010 LLords Test are sure to come flooding back when the players take the field for the first Test next week, and Cook admitted that the atmosphere on that fourth and final day six years ago, on the morning after the newspapers revelations that Pakistans bowlers had been bribed to bowl no-balls to order, was one of the most peculiar he had ever experienced on a cricket field.ddddddddddddIt was very surreal, horrible, he said. Did Swanny [Graeme Swann] get a five-for? I dont think anyone celebrated any wickets. It was a disappointing day as we were on the verge of what we thought was a genuine win.And thats the problem when you fix games of cricket, or spot-fix, you tarnish games of cricket for the players, the crowd, everyone. The punishment should be befitting of someone who does that.Guys who are paying a lot of money to watch us want to see a genuine spectacle, they want to know the 22 players, and the two umpires, are trying their best, and nothing should distract from that.My feelings are clear, if you get caught matchfixing, you should be banned for life.England come into the Test series off the back of a convincing 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka but with recent memories of their own 2-0 loss against Pakistan in the UAE last winter - when a near-miss in the first Test at Abu Dhabi gave way to two comprehensive defeats at Dubai and Sharjah. Cook, however, is confident of setting that record straight.They are massively different conditions, he said. Misbah scored about 95% of his runs against spin, I dont think hell be facing as much spin as he did there.Theyve got a very good bowling attack, with a lot of variety, backed up by good spin. But it was a very close series. I dont think 2-0 quite reflected the sides. We are a bit more comfortable in those conditions, but we were unlucky in that first Test. ' ' '