The Chicago Bears embarrassed themselves against the Green Bay Packers once again.
The Chicago Bears kept it somewhat close on Sunday afternoon. In fact, if you weren’t totally clued in on the game against the Green Bay Packers, you would have tuned in midway through the fourth quarter and think, “Hey, they have a shot. The Bears must be playing them tough.”
But in the end, Chicago lost by a score of 35-16 in a game that was never really all that close. Chicago shot themselves in the foot all afternoon, even dropping three easy interceptions. Never mind the fact that they somehow made the postseason. They lost this game, and there’s about as crystal clear of a reason as it gets.
So, why did they lose? Two words: Matt Nagy.
At one point, the Bears led the league in penalty yards. All year long, we’ve seen poor tackling out of the defense. Multiple times, we’ve seen receivers almost catch the football, only to give it up mid-air for what turn out to be interceptions.
Then, when the Bears finally get on some kind of roll offensively, Nagy decides to take back some of the play-calling duties.
Yes, for those who are just now following along, Nagy reportedly took on more in terms of play-calling against Green Bay after giving it up to Bill Lazor a few weeks ago.
Why?
For no other reason other than arrogance, Nagy decided to take matters back into his own hands. He decided he knew best and that in a big game, with playoff implications to end the regular season, it should be his job once more to influence play-calling.
So, what did we see out of the offense with Nagy back in that chair?
It was constant 2-yard out routes accompanied with almost zero downfield chances and a pace of play that was much slower than it had been in recent weeks. Sure, that first drive of the game was fun. The Bears scored a touchdown. But, it was a 14-play drive that went 60 yards after the little blip on the opening kickoff.