The Bears and everyone in Chicago had a huge piece of Humble Pie last night. Scratch that, a big piece of Humble Pie ala Mode. That shit was stacked.
In a game where many (including myself) thought the Bears would dominate, the team clawed back from 14-down to win 16-14 in a stressful AF nail-biter.
Once again, in a season where the offense was the talk of training camp, it was the defense who dialed it in and won the game – snagging 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and smacking the Cardinals with 4 sacks.
Just another day at the office for @52Mack_.#CHIvsAZ | #DaBears https://t.co/3BNVL8wvuv
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 23, 2018
Even when all 20 Cards fans in the stands had hopes of a Josh Rosen-led comeback after head coach Steve Wilkes benched veteran captain Sam Bradford, the Bears D welcomed the rookie to the NFL with a sack and a pick on 4th down to end the game.
When you pick off a pass with 1:10 left in the game and holding a 2-point lead, maybe you need a nickname.#CHIvsAZ | #DaBears https://t.co/fl4ahVxBmd
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 23, 2018
The offense continued its same-old, same-old story of showing glimpses of greatness mixed in with the inability to finish.
Mitchell Trubisky had an average day with 220 yards, 24-of-35 completed passes and 1 interception for a 73.5 rating. He notably had trouble linking up with receivers on deep ass passes.
A bright spot for the offense was the dual run effort from Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen who ran for a combined 114 yards on 29 carries. Munch also ran in for a 1-yd tuddie. Munch and Rik all day, baby.
First touchdown of the 2018 NFL season for former Indiana running back Jordan Howard. #iufb https://t.co/OMVAhiF9BU
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) September 23, 2018
Sure, it was ugly. But guess what? The Bears fucking pulled it off and finished. They got a big fat George W. Bush to put them at 2-1 atop the NFC North.
Ooops… we dropped something. pic.twitter.com/Lgin4oIMYe
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 23, 2018
Also, let’s use this Monday to not only celebrate a win, but also as a day of worship to Ryan Pace for giving Chicago Khalil Mack. Take a look at that stat line below. God. Damn.
It’s back to Soldier Field to face Ryan “Conor McGregor” Fitzpatrick and the Buccaneers next Sunday at noon. As The Mack said when he arrived to Chicago, “Bear down. Let’s get it.”
-Kurbs
#ForTheBrand
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