Just over a year ago, Wheeler scored two touchdowns against the Bills during a preseason contest in Buffalo, but suffered a knee injury that led to him spending the entire season on injured reserve.
Sunday night, he added two more touchdowns against the Bills — runs of 1 and 10 yards — and finished the game as the Bears' leading rusher with 19 carries for 80 yards. Coming off last week against Miami where he reached the end zone, but had the score nullified by a penalty, finding the end zone twice was a great feeling for the second-year running back.
"It felt vindicating," Wheeler said. "It felt good. For some reason I keep scoring two touchdowns against the Bills, but I'm not gonna complain about it. I'm happy for it. i'm really just pleased with how my teammates performed.
"It was a complete team effort — offense, defense, special teams, O-line, tight ends, receivers — everyone doing what they're supposed to be doing, how they're supposed to be doing it. That's why the score was like that at the end."