The Bears’ starters only made a cursory appearance in the preseason opener Saturday at Soldier Field, but the initial impression against the Buffalo Bills wasn’t overwhelmingly positive.

Bears quarterbacks were sacked nine times, and the starting offense mustered only 10 yards — when Jay Cutler was flushed out of the pocket and scrambled for a first down.

The Bears, however, pulled off a feat that eluded them last year: They won a preseason game.

They beat Buffalo 10-3, but their most beleaguered unit didn’t do anything to deflect the negative attention.

“Too much pressure on the quarterback,” coach Lovie Smith said. “We have to tighten that up a little bit.”

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