TAMPA, Fla. — After the Bears were forced to punt on their first possession in the second half, the entire offense gathered for a huddle. Veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis could be seen in the middle talking to the entire offense. The unit started the game with an opening drive touchdown, but after Justin Fields scored on the 1-yard touchdown…
The Chicago Bears played horribly on Sunday in Tampa Bay, yet still had a chance for a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. You know what happened next. Chase Claypool took a bad penalty, Justin Fields threw an awful pick six and the Bears were handed a 27-17 loss to drop them to 0-2 on the season with a…
Matt Eberflus announced a big change on Friday ahead of the Bears’ Week 2 matchup with the Buccaneers. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams will not make the trip to Tampa Bay due to personal reasons, so Eberflus will handle the playcalling duties on defense. There is no timetable for Williams’ return, but Eberflus is no stranger to calling defensive plays. “I’ve…
After a challenging week that started with a beatdown by the Packers, the Chicago Bears are back at it again. Week 2 brings a road date with a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that is moving on from the Tom Brady era by tapping the services of Baker Mayfield. Tampa Bay sprung a surprise Week 1 win in Minnesota and now…
It’s been four days since the Chicago Bears let down the city with a stinker of an effort against the Packers and Bears fans are still dragging. Kevin Kaduk, Mark Carman and Lawrence Benedetto talk about the Chicago-wide depression and where it ranks in the last 30 years of the Bears wandering through the wilderness. Also on the show: Can…
On third-and-8 late in the third quarter and the Bears trailing by 18 points to the Packers, Kyler Gordon came on a nickel blitz. The second-round draft pick rushed off the right edge and ducked underneath right guard Jon Runyan and appeared to hit his right hand on running back AJ Dillon. Gordon fell just to the right of quarterback…
LAKE FOREST — Justin Fields only threw four passes beyond 10 yards against the Packers in the 38-20 whooping at Soldier Field last Sunday. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy didn’t help QB1 with all of the screen plays and emphasis on attacking the field horizontally.But Fields was also clearly gunshy on several plays with opportunities for bigger gains downfield. Fields said…