NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Cowboys free-falling, Bills stay perfect
By Randy Gurzi
It was the first game in the Nick Foles era for the Chicago Bears, who made his first start of the season following his Week 3 heroics over the Atlanta Falcons. Foles led them to a come from behind win but as the starter in Week 4, he managed just 249 yards on 42 pass attempts as they fell to the Indianapolis Colts 19-11.
That led some to question if Mitchell Trubisky was the entire problem with this Chicago offense. They might have struggled with the former No. 2 overall pick, but it’s hard to say they improved under the former Super Bowl MVP.
"“The loss showed Mitchell Trubisky might not have been the entire problem, as Foles had difficulty completing passes with Colts defensive backs draped all over his receivers on every play,” said Gene Chamberlin of SI.com’s Bear Digest. He later added that “the only Bears touchdown came with 1:35 remaining in desperation mode when Foles completed a 16-yarder along the sidelines to Allen Robinson II.”"
Even with the loss, the Bears are still in good shape with a record of 3-1. They can’t let this loss hurt their morale as they simply need to chalk it up to a bad day and figure out how to get the offense moving forward. And they might also need to figure out if Foles was the right choice.