Any slim odds the Bears had of making a Cinderella run into the playoffs were dashed on Monday night, as they fell to 4-10 and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.The box score of their 17-9 loss to the Vikings more or less reflects what Chicago put forth onto the field: a pretty good defensive outing, but nowhere near enough offensive firepower to take advantage of a mediocre team. That's a new concept.Here are some of my jaded takeaways from this week's loss.OffenseIt took some play in garbage time for him to do so, but Justin Fields put forth one of his better stat-lines of his rookie season this week.Fields finished with 285 passing yards and a touchdown, going 26-for-39 on the evening. Granted, 163 of those yards came went the Bears were down by two scores, but he was able to string together some nice throws and some decent drives against a Vikings defense that was playing conservatively late in the game.His completion percentage over expected was at a positive 3
https://www.cbprotore.com/Charles_Snowden_Jersey-79. 8 percent, and he excelled when asked to stretch the field, though that didn't come too often.Justin Fields was most effective passing downfield, completing 8 of 11 passes traveling 10+ air yards for 128 yards and a TD.Fields completed +23.6% of his 10+ air yards passes over expected, a career-high. 5 sacks away from tying Richard Dent's single-season franchise sack record. Both veteran defenders showcased a combination of quickness and agility that made them consistent forces in Minnesota's backfield
Darion Clark Jersey.Dalvin Cook was held to just 3.2 yards per carry, rushing for 89 yards on 28 attempts. The Bears were able to finish with four tackles for a loss and 18 carries that resulted in a gain of two yards or fewer. Part of Cook's limited production came from the play of Roquan Smith, who fresh off of a Pro Bowl snub tallied 10 total tackles. He was especially on fire early in the game, as he had 6 of his tackles in the first quarter alone. A solid outing by the defensive line also helped plug up running lanes.The Vikings were able to capitalize on some one-on-one battles in the red zone and take advantage of favorable field position on two of their three scoring drives, but the Bears more than held their own for a team who was ravaged by injuries and COVID inactives. The defense can take solace in knowing they kept their team in the game
Riley Ridley Jersey.Three and out3. Kudos to Sean Desai for how he handled the defense on Monday night.The Bears were faced with their toughest challenge to date in terms of their own personnel in the secondarywhich says a lotbut Desai arguably coached his best game with almost all backups in coverage. The assignments were executed more often than not, the defensive backs held their own in man coverage, and there was less miscommunication in zone than normal. 2. Can we as Bears fans see Thomas Graham Jr. in the starting lineup going forward, please? I've already gone on about how he performed on Monday night, but his outing should show the Bears that there's more upside with him than there is with any other cornerback on the roster not named Jaylon Johnson. With the likes of Duke Shelley and Kindle Vildor struggling in starting roles and the Bears having been eliminated from playoff contention, there's no reason not to see if Graham can continue to build momentum to close out the year.1. There's nothing to play for anymore other than bragging rights, so there's no use pretending the rest of the season is for much more than giving guys more reps to close out the year.That said, can the Bears finally just bite the bullet and clean house? Please?
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