Chicago Bears: Studs and duds from rejuvenating win vs. Washington

The Chicago Bears got a shot in the arm by playing a struggling Washington team. Here is the good and the bad from the game.

That was a much-needed shot in the arm for the Chicago Bears. After the offense struggled for the first two weeks of the season, it got some help from the defense and did what needed to be done to come away with a 31-15 victory.

Head coach Matt Nagy condensed the playbook for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and he responded. Trubisky took advantage of the short field the defense gave him and got three touchdowns in the second quarter.

Many expected this game to be a get-good game. The Washington defense is rated near the bottom in nearly every major statistical category. With the Bears offense struggling, this was the perfect opponent to get things hopping again.

This was a great victory, but the Bears won’t play Washington anymore this season. They face some tough battles, including division rival Minnesota Vikings next week. Also, there were still some actions that were concerning. We some more of the things that made us worry in the first two weeks of the season. They came away with the victory, however, and that’s what counts.

The Bears’ first half was tremendous. They harassed Washington quarterback Case Keenum. He turned the ball over five times (and should have had a few more) and that overshadowed a pretty good performance in trying to come back in the second half. There are no moral victories in the NFL, however, and Keenum and Washington face a difficult season from here on out.

Let’s take a look at the good and bad from this Week 3 victory.