Takeaways from Bears Atrocious Loss to Vikings in Week 15
Bears fans just don’t know what to say anymore. There is absolutely nothing to say after the Bears suffered yet another atrocious loss to the Vikings 30-12 last night. Chicago couldn’t get anything going, and they kept hurting themselves with numerous mistakes and miscues. After a disastrous loss to the 49ers last week, I figured the Bears could’ve picked themselves up this game, but that wasn’t the case whatsoever. Here are some takeaways from this barbaric loss to the Vikings.
The Offense Keeps Hurting Themselves
Here is an interesting statistic, the Bears have been scoreless in the first half of five games this season. When the Bears went for it on fourth and short twice in the first half yesterday, they couldn’t convert both times. The first miss set up an easy field goal for the Vikings, and the second one, the Bears passed up a field goal that wouldn’t keep them scoreless. Then, in the third quarter, at the Vikings’ one-yard line, a one-yard touchdown by D’Andre Swift was waived off because Bears offensive lineman Doug Kramer was ruled ineligible. Also, the Bears got pushed back further due to a holding flag on offensive tackle Kiran Amegadjie. At that point, the Bears settled for a field goal. This was the first time since Week 15 of the 2017 season that the Vikings held an opponent scoreless and without a third-down conversion in the first half of a game.
Penalties Hurt the Bears This Game
Even though the Vikings had 10 penalties in the game and the Bears had one less with nine, the Bears’ penalty yardage was 93, and many of them just showed signs of undisciplined football. Offensively, the biggest penalty was the previously mentioned failure to report by Doug Kramer, which nullified the D’Andre Swift touchdown run. This was a huge rookie mistake from Kramer here, as he should know to report to the refs that he’s eligible. Then defensively, Tyrique Stevenson, who got an interception in the first half, gave up a 30-yard pass interference play, putting the Vikings on the one-yard line to score a touchdown.
The Bears Are Not a First Half Team
There are so many issues with this Bears team, but for the rest of the season, fans shouldn’t tune in until the first half is over. Another zero on the scoreboard for the Bears at the end of the half and some questionable calls from their interim head coach. Nothing made sense last night, and the entire game felt doomed from the start. To mention the stat I stated earlier, the Bears have been scoreless in the first half for five games this season. That should explain a lot about how this Bears team has performed this season.
