The Chicago Bears has their worst loss of the season on Sunday when they fell to the New York Jets 31-10, hitting a five-game losing streak for the third year in a row.
This loss was different from the previous four, however, as the Bears were without their budding star quarterback Justin Fields due to a left shoulder injury. Without Fields, journeyman Trevor Siemian got the start and failed to do much after a solid couple of drives that resulted in all 10 points to open the game.
The Jets were also onto a new quarterback after they benched former second overall pick Zach Wilson in favor of Mike White. The change paid off as White carved up the Bears with three touchdowns and no turnovers as New York tries to keep pace with the playoff chase. The Bears, meanwhile, are in the driver’s seat for one of the top picks in next year’s draft.
In the grand scheme of things, this game meant very little to the direction of the Bears aside from a couple potentially big injuries sustained during action. Fields didn’t have a role to play so his development wasn’t a factor and the defense was without two of their foundational pieces in Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker. But there were still things to be learned and observed. Here are our takeaway’s from Sunday’s loss.