Chicago Bears: 3 Takeaways vs. Packers in Week 4

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3. Slow start again puts them too far behind

The Chicago Bears don’t have the personnel to get into a shootout with anyone. Also, they cannot survive bad starts. Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they fell behind 26-0. With questions at quarterback and wide receiver, they just couldn’t handle that deficit. Against the Packers, the Bears found themselves behind 14-0 early the first quarter. The score was 21-0 in the second quarter before Glennon finally got the Bears on the board with a touchdown pass just before halftime.

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As I mentioned, the Bears just cannot fall behind early. When that happens, they need to throw more and take more chances to get back in the game. As we saw against Tampa and Green Bay, the more Glennon drops back, the more bad things happen for Chicago. Glennon now has eight turnovers in the last three games. He’s thrown five interceptions and lost three fumbles. His inability to move the pocket hurts the offense. As soon as there’s some pressure, Glennon tries to get rid of the ball. The trouble is he keeps throwing it to the opposition.

The Bears felt like they got a chance to regroup when a real storm hit Lambeau Field. Heavy rains and lightning hit the area and everyone needed to clear. The weather caused a 47-minute delay. The Bears felt they survived both storms but they did not. Glennon could not get the offense moving consistently. Much of the reason for that was because he threw another interception.

We’ve seen how the Bears can stay with teams when they don’t get down a lot early. If the game is close, they can use their limited offense to stay in the game. They took the defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons to the final play and they beat the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime.

Once they fall behind by multiple scores early, the team cannot stem the tide and things snowball from there.

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