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| Willie Young (97) strips quarterback Blake Bortles (5) in a game at Soldier Field on Oct. 16, 2016 Credit: AP / Jeff Roberson |
The Chicago Bears (1-5) managed to lose a game that should have been theirs against the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3) at Soldier Field on Sunday.
The Jaguars started off hot, starting their first drive from their own ten and marching all the way down into the red zone. Fortunately for the Bears, a bobbled pass resulted in a Porter interception. Up until the second half, the game was all Bears (even though they did a lot to shoot themselves in the foot). Hoyer started the game 8 for 8, the Bears converted 70% of their third downs, and they doubled Jacksonville's yardage. Despite all of that the Bears only led by 10 at the end of the half. The small lead was a result of stupid penalties, Hoyer missing Jeffery on what should have been an easy touchdown pass, the lack of a rushing attack, and poor play calls at the end of the half (didn’t utilize two timeouts).
Even though they didn’t lead by much, the Bears looked poised to handle Jacksonville throughout thankfully to the defense. But the Bears offense continued to let the Jaguars hang around despite multiple short drives in the third quarter. The Bears weren’t able to capitalize on Jacksonville’s inability to get down field until late in the third quarter when they settled for another field goal putting them up 13-0. The Bears went into the fourth quarter up 13, thinking that they would have the chance to get the win.
However, the Jaguars were able to score very early into the fourth quarter as they drew to within one score. The Bears were predictably unable to answer on their next drive, leaving all of the momentum on the Jaguars side. That was until Willie Young stripped Blake Bortles on the ensuing drive, which was recovered by Hicks at the 28 yard line. Even with amazing field position, the Bears were unable to get anything going and had to settle for yet another field goal.
With a little over 8 minutes left in the game, it seemed that Bears defense would be able to hold off Jacksonville just long enough to get the win. Unfortunately for the Bears, the defense allowed a field goal and a touchdown on the next two drives, giving Jacksonville the lead 17-16. The Bear were given the ball back, down by 1, with 2:49 seconds left but were unable to get close enough for a field goal due to an offensive holding penalty and a missed 4th down conversion.
Brian Hoyer finished the day 30/49 for 302 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions. It is yet another game where Hoyer was able to pad his stats but not produce in crucial moments of the game. The Bears also finished with less than a hundred yards rushing as a collective unit, showing that this game was pretty one dimensional (49 pass attempts).
The Bears are ranked 31st in points per game this season which makes sense given their record. This loss solely rests on the offenses inability to score touchdowns.
Although the Bears will be playing the struggling Green Bay Packers (3-2) on Thursday night, I see no reason why this team doesn't get steam rolled into further NFL irrelevance.
The Jaguars started off hot, starting their first drive from their own ten and marching all the way down into the red zone. Fortunately for the Bears, a bobbled pass resulted in a Porter interception. Up until the second half, the game was all Bears (even though they did a lot to shoot themselves in the foot). Hoyer started the game 8 for 8, the Bears converted 70% of their third downs, and they doubled Jacksonville's yardage. Despite all of that the Bears only led by 10 at the end of the half. The small lead was a result of stupid penalties, Hoyer missing Jeffery on what should have been an easy touchdown pass, the lack of a rushing attack, and poor play calls at the end of the half (didn’t utilize two timeouts).
Even though they didn’t lead by much, the Bears looked poised to handle Jacksonville throughout thankfully to the defense. But the Bears offense continued to let the Jaguars hang around despite multiple short drives in the third quarter. The Bears weren’t able to capitalize on Jacksonville’s inability to get down field until late in the third quarter when they settled for another field goal putting them up 13-0. The Bears went into the fourth quarter up 13, thinking that they would have the chance to get the win.
However, the Jaguars were able to score very early into the fourth quarter as they drew to within one score. The Bears were predictably unable to answer on their next drive, leaving all of the momentum on the Jaguars side. That was until Willie Young stripped Blake Bortles on the ensuing drive, which was recovered by Hicks at the 28 yard line. Even with amazing field position, the Bears were unable to get anything going and had to settle for yet another field goal.
With a little over 8 minutes left in the game, it seemed that Bears defense would be able to hold off Jacksonville just long enough to get the win. Unfortunately for the Bears, the defense allowed a field goal and a touchdown on the next two drives, giving Jacksonville the lead 17-16. The Bear were given the ball back, down by 1, with 2:49 seconds left but were unable to get close enough for a field goal due to an offensive holding penalty and a missed 4th down conversion.
Brian Hoyer finished the day 30/49 for 302 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions. It is yet another game where Hoyer was able to pad his stats but not produce in crucial moments of the game. The Bears also finished with less than a hundred yards rushing as a collective unit, showing that this game was pretty one dimensional (49 pass attempts).
The Bears are ranked 31st in points per game this season which makes sense given their record. This loss solely rests on the offenses inability to score touchdowns.
Although the Bears will be playing the struggling Green Bay Packers (3-2) on Thursday night, I see no reason why this team doesn't get steam rolled into further NFL irrelevance.
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