Chicago Bears: Penalties becoming an alarming trend

There have been some encouraging signs from the Chicago Bears in the first 5 games, but there is one major area of concern. The Bears have been guilty of too many penalties and the bye week is coming at the right time.

The Chicago Bears are averaging around three more penalties in 2019 compared to 2018. Furthermore, the Bears are only one of nine other teams that have had 50 or more flags thrown against them in the first five games of the 2019 season. Penalties have happened when the team has had the ball and when they have been on defense.

On opening night, the Bears had a couple of big offensive plays that were called back due to penalties. Without them, the Bears may have beat their…