CHICAGO -- Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall werent about to let Andrew Luck upstage them. Instead, they played like theyd never been apart. Cutler threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, Marshall added 119 yards receiving with a TD, and the Chicago Bears spoiled Lucks debut, beating the Indianapolis Colts 41-21 Sunday in the season opener. "We got the guys," Marshall said. "We have the pieces. We have the coaches." Matt Forte ran for 80 yards and a touchdown to go with 40 yards receiving. Newcomer Michael Bush added two TD runs, and the defence did its part, holding Luck in check. He was 23 of 45 for 309 yards with a 4-yard TD pass to Donnie Avery early in the fourth. But Luck also lost a fumble, got sacked three times and threw three interceptions -- two to Tim Jennings -- in an up-and-down start for a rookie with huge shoes to fill. All he has to do is prove the Colts were right to take him with the No. 1 pick in the draft and part with Peyton Manning after he missed last season with a neck injury. "There will be a lot of positives, a lot of negatives, well try to learn from it," Luck said. "Im still disappointed fresh off what happened but well get over it." Reggie Wayne, one of Mannings old targets, caught nine passes for 135 yards. But it was a familiar result for a team with new management and a new coach in Chuck Pagano after winning just two games. Then again, it was hardly a surprise. The Bears are eyeing big things, and they wound up with their highest point total since they scored 48 in a win over Detroit on Oct. 4, 2009. With their Pro Bowl running back and strong-armed quarterback leading the way, they racked up 428 yards -- 287 while building a 10-point halftime lead -- in their first game with Mike Tice as co-ordinator. Fortes 6-yard run early in the third quarter and Robbie Goulds field goal after LaVon Brazill fumbled away the ensuing kickoff made it 34-14. Cutler shook off a rough start and completed 21 of 35 passes. He got sacked by Robert Mathis for a 12-yard loss on the games first play from scrimmage, a familiar site for the Bears, and had an interception returned 3 yards for a touchdown by Jerrell Freeman on the second possession. But Chicago caught a big break when the Colts Dwight Freeney left with a sprained an ankle in the first quarter. The Bears believe they are poised for a playoff run after injuries wrecked a promising season a year ago, sending them to an 8-8 finish. New general manager Phil Emery revamped the roster and brought in a go-to receiver, reuniting Cutler with his old friend from Denver in Marshall in that blockbuster trade with Miami. "The chemistry he has with 15 (Marshall) dating back to their time together showed up today," Pagano said. Cutler said the opportunities for Marshall to make plays were there. "I thought Indy, they werent really scared of him," Cutler said. "They were going to let him make plays if he was capable of making plays. They wanted to stop the run, and they were going to play man against us and try to beat us outside." One big concern is Brian Urlachers left knee after he initially injured it in the finale last season and had it scoped last month. The eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker practiced this week for the first time since July 31, and there was some thought that he should sit this one out, with a trip to Green Bay on Thursday. Instead, he started and coach Lovie Smith pulled him from the game after things got out of hand even though he wanted to stay in it. "I dont like to leave the game, but hes the head coach, so I do what he says," Urlacher said. Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Tillman limped off the field with what Smith said was a lower leg injury. He appeared to be favouring his right leg after Indianapolis punted on its first possession and came back for the next defensive series before sitting out the rest of the way. The Colts were missing receiver Austin Collie, who was held out because of a concussion, and their defence took a hit when Freeney rolled his ankle on a low block early in the game. That happened on the Bears first scoring drive, which wiped out a 7-0 deficit and quieted the groans that were rumbling through Soldier Field. That sack on Cutler was an all-too-familiar sight, and Freemans touchdown return on a short swing pass intended for Forte to start the second possession wasnt what the Bears had in mind. "When you come out and give up a sack, thats not playing well," Forte said. "Thats just a lack of effort right there, and then, we throw a pick-6. Its just were not focusing. We had to get that out of the way, and as you could see, it looked like everybody was focused on all the drives after that." They quickly erased that deficit, with a 32-yard run around the left end by Forte and a 15-yard spin through the middle leading to Bushs 1-yard scoring run. And they grabbed a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter on Cutlers 3-yard pass to Marshall. That came after a neat one-handed grab by Forte, who leapfrogged a defender while turning a short pass into a 31-yard gain. A deep pass by Luck intended for Avery got picked off by a leaping Jennings. That led to a field goal by Gould, making it a 17-7, and the Bears led 24-14 at the half. "Bad start to the game, great start to the season," Marshall said. Notes: Freeney was scheduled for an MRI. ... Colts RT Winston Justice left the game with a concussion. ... There was a moment of silence in the press box before the game in honour Associated Press sports writer Joe Mooshil, a fixture in Chicago who died Friday night at age 85. wholesale jerseys free shipping . Halpern had four goals and 12 assists for the Washington Capitals last season. 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"I missed two preseason games, so just the opportunity to go out there and play, I took advantage of it, and I had a great time," Walker said. "I wanted to get my feet back under me, make sure the knee was good. I felt like everything was perfect and had a great game." Philip Rivers went 8 for 10 for 89 yards and an interception in one quarter for San Diego (3-1), which will be back in the Bay Area to open the season on Monday Night Football Sept. 10 at Oakland. Harbaugh hollered at the replacement officials when they didnt initially call intentional grounding on Rivers left-handed throw under pressure with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter. Neither considered it a big deal afterward. Kaepernick connected with rookie first-round draft pick A.J. Jenkins on a 12-yard score midway through the second quarter that put the defending NFC West champion ahead 21-0. Kaepernick finished 12 for 18 for 158 yards and two touchdowns for the 49ers (3-1). "Tonight was the first time I really felt like I just went out there and let it loose and just played ball," Kaepernick said. "It felt good to finally get in a rhythm." Smith didnt throw a pass in his short outing, handing the ball to Kendall Hunter on the first four plays of the game and one more to Jenkins. Anthony Dixon ran for a 1-yard TD. "Just wanted him to go out and break a sweat," Harbaugh said. San Francisco defensive co-ordinator Vic Fangio called out his units struggles -- particularly the backups -- in a 29-24 win at Denver on Sunday night in which the Niners fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter before rallying in the second half to win. This time, the 49ers starters got the night off completely on a windy, chilly summer evening along the bay at Candlestick Park. Not that San Diego did enough right on offence to give the No. 2 D much of a test. San Franciscos Josh Johnson, fighting for the No. 3 quarterback job with 22011 holdover Scott Tolzien, threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Palmer in the third quarter and another late in the period to Garrett Celek for 3 yards.dddddddddddd Walkers first-quarter touchdown catch -- and Kaepernicks first career TD completion as he begins his second season with San Francisco -- was set up by safety Trenton Robinsons 22-yard fumble return. Antonio Gates caught a 13-yard pass from Rivers, was stripped by C.J. Spillman and Robinson recovered and ran. "I didnt realize how close he was to me," Gates said. "So when I caught the ball, he was right there. It was kind of a challenge for the ball at that point because I kind of carelessly, loosely, brought the catch in. I know better than that." Two plays after the fumble, Walker caught the ball on a crossing route to the left sideline and beat safety Atari Bigby at the 5 before spinning into the end zone for the Niners, who went 13-3 last year in a resurgent season under Harbaugh, the NFL Coach of the Year. "He was fired up about that play and made a tremendous athletic play," Harbaugh said. Darcel McBath intercepted a pass by Rivers on San Diegos next possession. The Chargers are counting on Rivers to carry the franchise back to its old winning ways as a contender in the AFC West after two years out of the playoffs. It gets much harder for Harbaughs crew now. San Francisco opens the season at Green Bay on Sept. 9 in a big test for two teams that consider themselves Super Bowl contenders. They would rather not rely quite so heavily on All-Pro kicker David Akers and his NFL-record 44 field goals from 2011. Akers missed a 47-yarder wide right on the last play of the first half and went 8 for 9 in the preseason. Nate Kaeding kicked a 27-yard field goal in the opening minute of the fourth quarter for San Diegos lone points. "What was displayed today was not what we are about, not what we worked this hard for," Gates said. Notes: Harbaugh said LB Parys Haralson "is working through something," but declined to elaborate. ... San Francisco rookie RB LaMichael James muffed two punts and bobbled a third. ... 49ers LB Aldon Smith didnt play after all as Harbaugh had said he probably would. Smith, who had a 49ers rookie record 14 sacks in 2011, injured his right hip in the exhibition opener against Minnesota on Aug. 10. ... The teams must cut their rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 by Friday night. ... San Diego and San Francisco played in the preseason for the 26th straight year and 11 consecutive exhibition finales. San Francisco has won the last three. ... Tolzien threw an interception early in the fourth. ' ' '