Notes: Bears fall short of Falcons in yet another loss

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty ImagesAs has been the case in each of the last 4 weeks, the Bears fell just short in another close loss on Sunday.

This time, it was a 27-24 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta. Chicago fell to 3-8, decreasing their away record to 1-5 on the season. There was some offensive spark, but the result was the same: a porous defenses performance, and a failed attempt to take the lead back near the end of the game.

Here are some my takeaways from Sunday’s action.

Offense

Can we just wrap Justin Fields in bubblewrap for the rest of the regular season?

One could make valid arguments that the referees missed on multiple calls of either roughing the passer or unnecessary roughness…