Any slim odds the Bears had of making a Cinderella run into the playoffs were dashed on Monday night, as they fell to 4-10 and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.
The box score of their 17-9 loss to the Vikings more or less reflects what Chicago put forth onto the field: a pretty good defensive outing, but nowhere near enough offensive firepower to take advantage of a mediocre team. That’s a new concept.
Here are some of my jaded takeaways from this week’s loss.
Offense
It took some play in garbage time for him to do so, but Justin Fields put forth one of his better stat-lines of his rookie season this week.