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NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: Cowboys find spark, Raiders look like pretenders

By Randy Gurzi

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 20: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a first quarter touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the game at AT&T Stadium on October 20, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 20: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a first quarter touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the game at AT&T Stadium on October 20, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 20: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears passes the ball against the New Orleans Saints during the first quarter at Soldier Field on October 20, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 20: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears passes the ball against the New Orleans Saints during the first quarter at Soldier Field on October 20, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) /

16. Chicago Bears (14)

Last season, the Chicago Bears won their division and rookie head coach Matt Nagy was given the 2018 NFL Head Coach of the Year award. That had them expecting more in 2019 but so far, they’ve just had more struggles. This weekend, they hosted the New Orleans Saints and wound up losing 36-25, but that score makes it look like a much closer score than it actually was.

Chicago scored 15 points in the final quarter as they were desperately trying to put points on the board. In fact, they were down 36-10 before Allen Robinson pulled in a seven-yard touchdown from Mitchell Trubisky. They then scored a two-point conversion before getting the ball back on an onside kick.

That led to a Javon Wims touchdown catch and the Bears looked to recover an onside kick again but that was overturned due to a penalty. Before that desperation outburst, the only real sign of life the Bears showed was the 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Cordarrelle Patterson.

A usually strong defense for Chicago was overwhelmed by the Saints and that highlighted their biggest issue. This offense simply isn’t good enough to win shootouts, meaning they have to rely on Khalil Mack and company to do all the work in order to get wins. That’s not the best way to do things.

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