If the Bears’ visit to Green Bay was intended to represent a benchmark for their 2023 season’s progress, they failed their final exam quite emphatically.
Chicago’s report cards are currently under review and will be returned to our students throughout the next week. Until then, let’s review yesterday’s season finale one last time.
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good:
- The Silver Lining… is that there is no Silver Lining. There’s no easy excuse for why Chicago lost — after all, the ball bounced the Bears’ way early and often:
- Packers’ K Anders Carlson missed an early Field Goal
- Green Bay’s rookies allowed the clock to run out on the 1st half before picking up extra points
- Packers’ WR Bo Melton dropped a sizzling TD pass that hit him in the hands
- A Packers’ DB dropped an end-zone INT as Chicago rallied
- And then on 4th & 1 I thought the officials credited Chicago with a first down they may not have actually gotten.