![]() ![]() ![]() The Browns are using rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson at quarterback. None of the final four opponents - at the Cleveland Browns, home against the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons and at the Green Bay Packers - could provide a signature victory. He’s also 2-10 as an NFL starter.īeating the Lions at Soldier Field after a bye week would be a really good win, maybe a signature victory. Beating Joshua Dobbs and the Vikings next Monday night in Minnesota wouldn’t qualify. I don’t know if there’s a shot at a signature win the rest of the way. Their three wins this season have come against the Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders and Panthers. The Bears haven’t won consecutive games since the Matt Nagy era. An in-season move would only add chaos to a team that’s had its share already.īut with an improved roster - and it is better this season - the results need to start coming with at least some regularity, and this team cannot sustain any momentum. Eberflus is coordinating the defense, and they lack someone who could fill in as the head coach.Ĭanning the coach in season is a great way to get the entire staff to check out and start networking to find jobs for 2024 instead of helping to develop a young roster. The Bears are already down two coaches, as defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned under bizarre circumstances and running backs coach David Walker was fired. It would take something far more irregular than giving away a game like this in excruciating fashion. I’d be stunned if the organization made a move with Eberflus during the season. They got the takeaways Eberflus covets.īears tight end Cole Kmet is tackled in the first quarter Sunday, Nov. They moved the ball successfully - 25 first downs for only the second time under Eberflus (they had 26 in the Week 4 loss to the Broncos). They did a nice job against the Lions ground game. With the exception of the Lions touchdown drive at the end of the second quarter, the Bears controlled the first 55 minutes. “Obviously very disappointed in the loss and really disappointed because of the way we played in the beginning,” Eberflus said. We’ll get into some of the decisions and what happened in a bit. They will circle back to highlight some of the better elements of this game.īut what they’re doing, repeatedly, is failing to make plays at game-defining moments. They will talk about execution and missed opportunities. The Bears will talk about having to learn how to finish, one of those hard-to-define qualities you recognize when you see it. Column: ‘It’s unexplainable.’ How a story of promise, progress and production became another tale of woe for the Chicago Bears. Then the Lions toppled the Bears with a 73-yard, 11-play drive that took 124 seconds. Brown.Īt the end of the game - when the Bears managed to take only 15 seconds off the clock on three snaps, unable to get a first down - Goff marched the Lions 75 yards in six plays for a touchdown in only 76 seconds. Goff directed a 75-yard, 10-play touchdown drive in 96 seconds at the end of the second quarter, with a 7-yard scoring pass to Amon-Ra St. It wasn’t enough in the end as the Lions ripped through an improving Bears defense with their two-minute offense. The Bears got four takeaways for the first time since their Week 7 victory at New England last year, as cornerback Tyrique Stevenson had an interception and forced a fumble on a kickoff return and linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Fields had a beauty of a 39-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore. That’s what makes it disingenuous to sort through a game like this and pull out the positives - and there were plenty - while glossing over the “what the (expletive) happened.”įields ran for a season-high 104 yards as the offense posted a season-high 183 on the ground. Because I really want to see, like, what the (expletive) happened.” ![]() Honestly, I couldn’t answer your questions. I’ve seen a lot of football, but, damn, you know. “This is an ugly loss right here,” defensive end DeMarcus Walker said. “We should have beat that team,” wide receiver Tyler Scott said. ![]()
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