2. Offense reverts back to early-season struggles
Just when the Bears offense appeared to be trending in the right direction, they were brought back to the reality of what’s been a horrendous season for this unit.
There was plenty of blame to go around for the offense’s struggles — quarterback, offensive line play, lack of a running game, dropped passes, absence of tight ends — but there’s one that stands out above the others: Play calling.
After back-to-back games where Chicago’s offense had found its stride, Bears head coach and play caller Matt Nagy seemed to revert away from the very things that had worked for his offense over the last couple of games and back to the things that resulted in losses.
Whether it wasn’t rolling Trubisky out — to help out him and the offensive line — or failing to establish the run, Nagy’s gameplan seemed like a carbon copy of the exact one that lost the Bears their season opener — and doomed the offense from the start.