 In the following weeks Hester began to develop a rapport with Cutler and amassed 634 receiving yards and three touchdowns through the first ten weeks of the season.He played the best game of the season on October 25, 2009 against the Cincinnati Bengals, catching eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.In a game against the St. Louis Rams during the thirteenth week of the season, Hester injured his calf and missed three starts.