Following a disappointing season that was once sky-high with expectations, the Chicago Bears finished 2019 at a mediocre 8-8.
While their defense did enough to warrant a repeat trip to the postseason, it was the offense that failed miserably. In a season where they were expected to make significant strides, they regressed in many areas.
So it makes sense that the Bears landed in the middle-of-the-pack in NFL.com’s final regular-season power rankings coming at at No. 17.
If you told Bears fans in August this season would end with an Eddy Pineiro field-goal make in the final seconds, I’m sure most would have begun preparations for a parade down Michigan Avenue. Instead, Pineiro’s kick was good enough to (barely) beat the Vikings’ backups in the regular-season finale. The Bears were an 8-8 team all the way, mediocre at the beginning, middle and end.
Ryan Pace says he’s sticking with Mitchell Trubisky in 2020, and he will have some weapons. David Montgomery didn’t have the impact that fantasyheads dreamed about over the summer, but he went for 100 yards against the Vikings and became the fourth Bears rookie since 2000 with 1,000-plus scrimmage yards. The wide receiver corps has a legit No. 1 in Allen Robinson, who finished with the most receiving yards (1,147) by a Bears player since 2013.
As far as the rest of the NFC North goes, the Packers came in at No. 5, the Vikings at No. 11 and the Lions dead-last at No. 32.
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