
Examining the Bears Narrow Loss to the Lions
- November 14, 2022
- 5 minutes read
The Bears lost a close game to the Detroit Lions on Sunday at home, 31-30. Heading into the fourth quarter, the game looked like it was put away after the Bears were up 24-10. Was it the Lions offense that sparked them back? Was it the referees? Was it Fields’s pick-six? Was it the defense? Let’s take a look.
I really wish I didn’t have to write about a Bears loss, but here I am. Justin Fields broke more NFL records as he once carried the team on his back, scoring a total of 4 touchdowns, 2 passing and 2 rushing. Tight End Cole Kmet was instrumental to the Bears win today, tallying on 2 receiving touchdowns to his now-career total of 7. Montgomery and Herbert both had mostly quiet games as the ground game was led by Fields. The defense once again heavily felt the absence of both star players Robert Quinn and Roquan Smith as both players were traded away before the trade deadline. D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams both tacked on a rushing touchdown against the Bears rushing defense, who cannot seem to stop running backs on the first tackle most of the time. Cairo Santos, who has been mostly automatic this year, missed an extra-point try after Fields redeemed himself on a historic 67-yard rushing touchdown. In order to win football games at any level, you have to be consistent from all 3 phases of the game: offense, defense and special. The offense was consistent scoring as they have averaged 31 points in each of their last 4 games. The defense, on the other hand, has given up 32.25 points per game over the last 4 games. On special teams, Santos has been automatic kicking Field Goals, going 14-14 on the year, but has struggled with PATs, going 11-14, one of which was enough to be the difference in Sunday’s game. Nonetheless, the game wasn’t terrible, but the closing of the game from the defense, Fields’s pick-six, and Santos’s mixed extra point all proved costly as the Bears fell in heartbreaking fashion to the Lions 31-30.
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