Chicago Bears tank opportunity to shift narrative in loss to Packers
A walking abomination. A walking embarrassment. A disgrace. Powerful and hurtful words that describe the Chicago Bears against the Green Bay Packers.
Three turnovers, two being interceptions, and the mystique of being owned proved consequential as Chicago (3-10) blew a 16-3 lead and lost 28-19, allowing the Green and Gold (5-8) to pass Chicago for the most wins in NFL history with 787, breaking a tie with the Bears.
Unbelievable. The offensive playcalling by offensive coordinator Luke Getsy looked gutless multiple times. Though Justin Fields had his best throwing day with 254 yards passing and another long touchdown run, throwing two picks in the fourth quarter sealed his fate.
It negates the big plays from Equanimeous St. Brown and N’Keal Harry; it negates a chance for the Bears to overcome their demons with the Pack. All in all, a loss. But at least the draft pick is still high, right?
In contrast, the owner, Aaron Rodgers, seemed to get his way once again. 182 yards passing isn’t that good, but with no turnovers and a touchdown pass to rookie Christian Watson, all’s well for now. Watson even had a touchdown run on a sweep in the fourth quarter.
The Chicago Bears could have flipped the script on the Green Bay Packers but chose to stay pat.
Despite the turnovers, pinning this loss squarely on Justin Fields would be stupid. He deserves a large portion of the blame, but the whole pie? Not even close. The playcalling, as said before by Luke Gesty, was gutless. The defense couldn’t make stops when needed, and all in all, the Bears looked cowardly.
That may sound harsh, but in this day and age, production matters. The lack of ability to produce against the Green Bay Packers has been a significant problem for the Chicago Bears. There’s no other way around it. Unless they step up and change the narrative, it will remain that way.
Fou games left for the Bears, and at this point, you don’t wish for them to lose them all, but in this case, given how many holes they have to fill, it would be best to see who is worth keeping for next season and who needs to go. That matters more than another “W” this year.