Different yet same? Yep, the uniforms were different, but the result was the same: a Chicago Bears loss, this time to the Washington Commanders.
Oh. so close. The very last play. Just inches from the goal line. Poor Darnell Mooney.
It’s important to note that the Bears are 2-4 and, by all optics, really look like a team that lives near the bottom of the league.
This was not a good watch, and for anyone who did, all we can say is you get what you get. 12-7, it sounds like a score from a field-hockey game or a high-scoring baseball/softball game. The last drive was heart-pumping, but when it came down to it, in the red zone, three times, what happened? NOTHING.
For the Bears, this was more trick than treat. Yes, Justin Fields had a spectacular touchdown pass to Dante Pettis, but for most of the night, the second-year signal caller was getting tossed and turned by his offensive line, or at least, what resembles his offensive line. He came close, again, to winning the game but failed.
The Chicago Bears are going nowhere unless they figure out a way to get better in this rebuilding year.
Also, for rookie Velus Jones you can only say, ” Oh my goodness.” Twice this season, Jones has fumbled on a punt return, and twice, they were lost, and the latest one allowed Washington to get good field position.
Commanders rookie Brian Robinson would score the touchdown, to which we say how wonderful it is to see him back on the field after the horrific incident he went through. It’s also important to note that Carson Wentz is still undefeated on Thursday Night Football. The pleasantries stop there; back to the criticism.
Twice early on, the Bears had drives that reached the red zone and were prime spots to punch in for touchdowns. Both times, they were thrown back, one because of an interception by Jonathan Allen. Then the last drive, which was, to make a long story short, empty.
190 passing yards for Justin Fields. Not good enough. 238 rushing yards for the Bears as a whole. That’s nice, but not what this season is about. This is Justin Fields and his development. Yet someway, somehow, the Bears just could not find ways to work on offense.
Don’t be fooled by the defense only giving up 12 points. They didn’t exactly drop jaws, either. They, too, are just going to receive a little less criticism. Sure, holding Carson Wentz to 99 yards passing is very nice, and only 128 yards given up on the ground is nice, but they, too, made several mistakes.
This year is going to be what it is. Having said that, there is no reason for the Chicago Bears to look this incompetent. Don’t let the final score fool you. This was anything but close to a good game. If anything, it was an antidote for the previous Thursday Night Game. 10 days from now, Chicago takes on New England; this time, it’s on Monday Night Football in Foxborough. Yikes.