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Through four games this season, it’s been more of the same from the Chicago Bears on offense. While receivers Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney have been the bright spots on offense, there have been more concerns that have overshadowed that.
The Bears offense has been searching for an identity dating back to last season, and Matt Nagy believes they found it in running the football. And it seemed to work through the first three weeks, where the offensive line showed improvement and David Montgomery was hitting open holes and getting significant gains. It opened up play-action, which allowed both quarterbacks Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky to find some success.
But Week 4’s game against the Indianapolis Colts was a reminder that this run game is far from an established product. The Bears were held to just 28 rushing yards on 16 carries, which is just unacceptable for an offense trying to find a balance.
In case you were looking for another concerning stat, the Bears are the only team in the NFL that has yet to score a rushing touchdown through these first four games.
Through one quarter of the season, the Bears are the only team in the NFL without a rushing touchdown.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) October 5, 2020
Montgomery has scored one touchdown this season — a 28-yard catch-and-run touchdown from Trubisky. Aside from that, Montgomery hasn’t had many chances to pound the ball in from the goal-line.
The Bears will need to find a way to get the run game going again, especially as they prepare to face a Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense that’s allowing just 64.3 rushing yards per game, which is the second best in the NFL.