The Chicago Bears came into their Sunday afternoon matchup with the Minnesota Vikings believing that they could beat them. After seeing the Green Bay Packers lose to the New York Giants in London a bit earlier in the morning, a three-way (3-2) tie for first was in sight.
The first half was an absolute disaster for the Bears. Most of the first halves of this season have been hard for this team as they can never seem to get it going offensively. Going into the 3rd quarter, they were losing 21-10.
Somehow, the second-half adjustments helped the Bears get back in the lead. At one point, they led again by a score of 22-21. All of this was because of some great play by their young players that need to take big steps.
Justin Fields was brutal in the first half but was magnificent in the second half. He made lots of amazing plays using both his legs and arms. It is games like this one that make people think that he can be a superstar in this league. With very little help, he almost led them to a big comeback win.
On one play, in particular, Darnell Mooney was able to make a one-handed grab on a Justin Fields throw that went very far. It will go down as one of the best catches that the Bears have this season.
Seeing Mooney and Fields connect like that is good news for Bears fans. In this game, he had two receptions for 54 yards. If they can connect more often, they might be able to really start scoring some points.
The Chicago Bears showed lots of growth in their loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Darnell Mooney wasn’t the only notable receiver in this game either. Velus Jones Jr. earned his first career touchdown reception. The Bears need to get this kid going and this game was a great step toward that. It is a moment that he will remember forever.
David Montgomery was also an impact player. He didn’t have the best day rushing as he only had 20 yards on 12 carries but one of them went for a touchdown. However, he had four receptions for 62 yards which led the Bears.
Unfortunately, after all of that, the Vikings put together a game-winning drive which allowed them to take a 29-22 victory. The defense and special teams were okay in this game but giving up those 29 points is not great.
One bright spot on the defense is Kindle Vildor who made a great play to have an interception that gave the Bears a chance to win. They didn’t pull through in the end but it was a valiant effort all game long.
There will be plenty of people who are angry about the game but the effort was there. This is a team that doesn’t have the talent to beat a team like the Vikings but they are showing some good stuff to keep these games close.
As they get more talent added to the roster in the coming years, they should become a very good team in the NFC. It stings to lose a game that they had won but in the end, it was a game with undeniable growth.
