Good, bad and ugly from Bears’ loss to Packers in Week 5

Good, bad and ugly from Bears' loss to Packers in Week 5.

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Good, bad and ugly from Bears' loss to Packers in Week 5

Good, bad and ugly from Bears' loss to Packers in Week 5.

Article outline

  1. What happened
  2. Reaction
  3. What comes next
  4. The details
  5. The bottom line

Key points

  • The Chicago Bears were embarrassed in a 31-7 loss to then Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
  • Rome Odunze: The first of Chicago's fumbles came when they were already down 31-7.
  • Austin Booker: Perhaps the only player who truly indicated up to the game for the Bears was Austin Booker.
  • The Bears tried to respond with a drive of their own, but they were forced to settle for a 43-yard field goal.
  • Jaylon Johnson: Jaylon Johnson is another person who perhaps should not see the field.

For context, the Chicago Bears were embarrassed in a 31-7 loss to then Green Bay Packers on Sunday. This game was basically all ugly. The Bears committed five turnovers, averaged just 3.6 yards per play, out-gained by almost 200 yards and let the Packers score two rushing touchdowns after they came into this game without a rushing touchdown.

Notably, the ugliness starts with quarterback Tyson Bagent who had a dismal performance. It was reflected in his 27.4 quarterback rating. He was sacked twice, only had 87 passing yards on 12 completions and threw two interceptions. Bagent was eventually benched for Case Keenum. This person additionally threw an interception and lost a fumble. Wide receiver Rome Odunze additionally lost a fumble; it was just his second lost fumble. Defensively, Chicago's secondary was a disaster with numerous blown coverages and dismal coverage.

Here is a look at the good, bad and ugly from the Bears' second loss of the season against the Packers.

Austin Booker: Perhaps the only player who truly indicated up to the game for the Bears was Austin Booker. Green Bay had a 14-7 lead and were trying to add on to it right before halftime. Nevertheless, Booker strip sacked Packer quarterback Jordan Love on the first play of the drive. Love recovered the fumble and Green Bay still tried to create something happen before halftime. But, Booker sacked him again and that concluded the half. It was one of the most successful drives of the game for Chicago's defense.

Devin Bush: The free-agent linebacker addition additionally had a fine day as the leading tackler with eight total tackles, three solo tackles and two tackles for loss. Bush was at least putting an effort in to obtain some penetration and secure in the backfield, so that is something.

Cairo Santos: Chicago went into halftime only down by seven points when Green Bay responded with a 53-yard touchdown to Christian Watson to create it 20-7 after their kicker missed the extra point. The Bears tried to respond with a drive of their own, but they were forced to settle for a 43-yard field goal. Nevertheless, Santos missed it. Chicago never obtained into field goal range again. Any momentum the Bears had was gone after that missed field goal. Their next six drives concluded in a three-and-out, interception, another interception, a fumble, another fumble and a turnover on downs. It may have been one kick, but it sealed things for the Bears.

Rome Odunze: The first of Chicago's fumbles came when they were already down 31-7. Odunze picked up the fourth down conversion to obtain to Green Bay's 37-yard line. Nevertheless, he fumbled the ball which was subsequently recovered by the Packers. It was a long shot, but the Bears still had a chance to obtain back into the game if they scored a touchdown on that drive. Any tiny bit of hope was gone once Odunze lost the ball.

Tyson Bagent: This was the worst quarterback performance I have seen in a while. Both of his interceptions to Xavier McKinney were awful decisions that he should know better than to create. The offense could not do anything except for their one touchdown drive. Bagent averaged just 4.1 yards per attempt. He was sacked twice. Overall, this was a terrible show for him. There was talk during the offense that Bagent might have some trade value. That has certainly gone out the window. Even if Caleb Williams is not back, Bagent should not see the field next week against the Atlanta Falcons.

Jaylon Johnson: Jaylon Johnson is another person who perhaps should not see the field. He already was having the worst season of his career before this game and then he collapsed in coverage against Packers receivers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. Maybe Johnson will never be the same after his injury last season. At any rate, if the Bears have someone else they can put in the lineup, Johnson should be on the bench. This actually might have been a competitive or semi-competitive game if Chicago had cornerbacks who could cover downfield.

Meanwhile, the Bears need quarterback Caleb Williams to come back. Tyson Bagent is not going to cut it and while Case Keenum is decent, he could not have kept up with Green Bay in this game given how bad the defense played. Chicago seems like the most inconsistent team in the NFL right now with losses in both division games this season and atrocious defensive play in Week 1 and Week 5. The Bears need to create some changes and start being consistent if they are going to be a true competitor this season. They have all the talent to be competitors and there is no reason what happened against Green Bay ever should have occurred even without Williams in the game.

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Taken together, the developments around good, bad and ugly from Bears loss to Packers in Week 5 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.

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