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The Bears continue to slide in the power rankings after three straight losses.
For the second time in three seasons, the Chicago Bears are 3-5. For the third time in the last three seasons, the Bears have lost three or more games in a row.
As the once 3-2 Bears start to fall out of playoff contention, their power rankings are tanking. Though the standings mean more, let’s take a look at where they stand in the Week 9 power rankings.
Following a frustrating loss to the Packers, the Bears dropped several spots in the Week 7 power rankings.
The Chicago Bears are coming off a frustrating 24-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, where Chicago dropped to 3-3 on the season. And there were implications among power rankings.
Heading into Week 7, the Bears dropped a little bit. Last week, they surprisingly were ranked as high as 13th in some power rankings. Now, they’ve fallen given Sunday’s loss to Green Bay.
The Bears continued their trend of moving up in the power rankings after their upset win against the Raiders.
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For the first time in the 2021 NFL season, the Chicago Bears have won on the road. They were 2-0 at home and 0-2 on the road. Now, they are 1-2 on the road and have a winning record after five games.
After their upset win over the Las Vegas Raiders, there’s a little more confidence in this Bears team. They’ve moved all over the place in power rankings heading into a Week 6 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
The Bears turned things around on Sunday, beating the Lions 24-14. Coming off of that win, the Bears have moved up in the power rankings.
The Chicago Bears turned things around on Sunday, beating the Detroit Lions 24-14. Coming off of that divisional win, the Bears have moved up in the power rankings.
After Justin Fields’ first career win as a starter and another impressive showing from the defense, the Bears are in the best spot they can be going into a tough stretch on their schedule.
The Bears fall in every NFL power ranking after their poor offensive showing against the Browns. And things are only going to get worse.
After an embarrassing showing on Sunday, the Chicago Bears have found themselves falling in the power rankings across different sites. With the 31st ranked QBR (22.6) and poor offensive play-calling, this team looks to be in some serious trouble going forward.
After the Lions game this week, the Bears will play five of their next six games against teams with a winning record. This could be a rough stretch for Chicago.
The Bears beat the Bengals to record their first win of the season. Here’s where they stand in the power rankings heading into Week 3.
The Chicago Bears won their home opener this past Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-17. Following that win, the Bears have moved up in the power rankings, even if it is just a couple of spots.
Let’s take a look at where the Bears stand going into Week 3.
The Bears have been red-hot lately, and they continue to trend up heading into the final week of the regular season.
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The final week of the regular season is here, and the Chicago Bears control their destiny for the final spot of the playoffs. The Bears have been red hot lately, especially on offense, but many aren’t rushing to buy-in on what Chicago is doing. This week, the Bears will have to prove to the league that they should be taken seriously heading into a matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
Let’s take a look at the power rankings heading into Week 17.
Let’s take a look at the power rankings heading into Week 12 as the Bears prepare for Sunday Night Football.
The good news for the Chicago Bears is that everyone in the NFC North lost while they were on their bye. The bad news is no one has confidence in their offense and now they have to take on the Green Bay Packers for a pivotal divisional matchup in Lambeau Field. At this point, heading into Week 12, we know who the Bears are. Now, coming out of their bye week, how can they flip the narrative about themselves and stay in the hunt for the NFC North and NFC playoff picture.
Let’s take a look at the power rankings heading into Week 12 as the Bears prepare for Sunday Night Football.
With each passing week, the Chicago Bears continue to dip in the national power rankings.
With each passing week, the Chicago Bears continue to dip in the national power rankings.
In Touchdown Wire’s post-Week 9 power rankings, the Bears dropped another spot from 16th to 17th following a 24-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans. It was another demoralizing loss that showcased the offense’s multitude of deficiencies.
While quarterback Nick Foles threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns, a good portion of that came in the fourth quarter as the Bears trailed significantly throughout the game. Another reason why the stat line doesn’t tell the whole story. Foles remains a problem for Chicago, but he’s not the only problem.
In the wake of their loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Chicago Bears have lost three-straight games and are struggling to piece together where their season goes from this moment. This week, the problem was not the quarterback position. Nick Foles played a largely clean game, completing 36 of 52 passes for 335 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
No, the problem this week was something else that has plagued the Bears this season: Facing an early deficit. Chicago fell behind by ten at halftime and trailed 17-0 entering the fourth quarter. The offense had three-straight “three-and-outs” in the first half, along with a four play drive that ended in a punt, leading to the halftime deficit.
After starting 5-1 this season, Chicago has lost three straight games and fallen out of the postseason race. The Bears have continued to prove their critics right, especially as the offense continues to struggle to resemble even a decent offense.
The Bears fell behind 17-0 in the fourth quarter, but they did battle back to score 17 points. But it wasn’t enough to overcome a Titans team that had offensive struggles of their own.
To their credit, the Bears fought back and brought the game within a touchdown when Foles hit Jimmy Graham for an eight-yard touchdown with just over a minute remaining. But the Titans recovered the onside kick, and were able to run out the clock.
Thankfully for the Bears, winnable games are on the horizon. They’ll get games against Detroit, Houston and Jacksonville. What might seal their season is how they fare in the other four: Two against Green Bay, and two against Minnesota, including next Monday night. If they handle those, they can still win the division.
Much like the Bears took care of business in the favorable part of their schedule earlier this season, Chicago has some winnable games coming up against the likes of the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Chicago will play five divisional games over the next eight weeks, including two each against the Packers and Vikings and one more against the Lions.
But until the Bears offense proves it’s capable of scoring a moderate amount of points on a consistent basis, it’s hard to discuss winnable games.
The Chicago Bears are undefeated after two weeks, but they haven’t convinced anyone that they’re contenders just yet.
The Chicago Bears are undefeated after two weeks, but they haven’t convinced anyone that they’re contenders just yet. That’s what happens when you eke out wins against two of the worst teams in the NFL when you should blow them out.
Chicago’s first two games have come down to the final play, where they’ve gotten lucky with a dropped pass in the end zone against the Detroit Lions and batted away a pass in the final seconds. Still, a win is a win. And right now, the Bears have two more than several teams in the league.
The Bears dropped one spot in Touchdown Wire’s post-Week 2 power rankings, which means they likely weren’t too convinced after Chicago had to fend off a late Giants rally to secure their second win of the season.
Although, they’re feeling encouraged by Trubisky’s Week 2 performance, which if he can be consistent through four quarters would do wonders for the Bears offense.
“As a result, we still have no earthly idea what Trubisky is. Perhaps the Giants can provide clarity next Sunday. Perhaps not.”
That’s what I wrote in last week’s Power Rankings regarding Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who was so bad in the first three quarters against the Lions, you couldn’t have blamed head coach Matt Nagy if he’d pulled Trubisky for high-priced backup Nick Foles. But then, Trubisky threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns against Detroit’s injury-depleted secondary, and all was relatively right with the world. Trubisky continued that hot streak through the first half of Chicago’s 17-13 win over the Giants, with 13 completions in 18 attempts for 159 yards, two more touchdowns, and no interceptions.
So, what do we think of Trubisky now? There are still matters of concern, but as my Touchdown Wire colleague Mark Schofield pointed out on Monday, Trubisky has made advances when it comes to pre- and post-snap recognition. Which could be a career-saver.
The Bears offense was impressive in the first half against the Giants — orchestrating touchdown drives on their first and last possessions of the half — to score 17 unanswered points. But the second half was a different story. They were held scoreless and struggled to maintain the same momentum and hot streak they’d started with.
Chicago’s defense had a much better outing than the season opener, where they brought pressure with four sacks on Giants quarterback Daniel Jones and two takeaways. While the Giants were able to march down the field on the final drive, the defense made a play when they needed to in order to secure the win.
The Bears will face their toughest challenge so far this season when they face the winless Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, who are facing a must-win situation following two brutal losses to start the year.
