That’s three weeks in a row the Chicago Bears have stumbled in the red zone, and it’s something head coach Ben Johnson recognized and addressed in his opening remarks at his postgame press conference before he even fielded any questions about their win over the New York Jets.
“Obviously, we got to get better in the red zone,” he said. “It’s been really three weeks in a row that we’ve left points out there. So that’ll be a major emphasis for us going forward, as well as the turnovers. We can’t have
those on offense, but overall, like I said, great job finding a way to get to three and one.”
The Bears gave the ball away twice, once on a Tyson Bagent interception, and once on a D’Andre Swift fumble. Swift seemed to be sidelined after that, and I’d imagine Bagent’s film session will be ugly, because he had a couple of other poor decisions. But all in all, it was a solid performance for Chicago’s number two QB.
The Bears have one of the best offenses in the NFL, and each week they’ve made mistakes that cost them points. Whether that be penalties, execution, or bad play calls, they need to self-scout, clean some stuff up, and take the offense to the next level.
And considering no team in the NFL has more yards than they do through 4 games, what would that next level look like?
Check out our latest Bear & Balanced right here (or on YouTube), live at 6:00 p.m. CT as we talk through the game.
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Here’s our usual bullet-point outline for Bear & Balanced.
- Intro: We’ll both share some general thoughts about the game.
- Trench Tribute: Our weekly pick for the best Bears lineman.
- Caught up in a numbers game: This segment features one number or statistic from the game that we found interesting.
- Sweet Tweets: We’re both active on social media (be sure you’re all following us at @gridironborn & @wiltfongjr), so we highlight one Twitter interaction/Tweet each week. We’re both also on Bluesky here and here.
The Caleb Corner:Tyson’s Corner: We’ll talk about quarterback Tyson Bagent before we take our commercial break.- The 3 Bears: You all know the story of the Three Bears, don’t you? In this porridge-themed portion of the show, we give our picks for the Bear that was hot, the Bear that was cold, and the Bear that was just right in the game against the Jets.
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