Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers: Full Report-Card Grades for Chicago
Published by Matt Eurich on November 10, 2014
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears desperately needed a win on the road Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers, but they failed to do anything right in all three phases of the game and lost by a score of 55-14.
Aaron Rodgers was nearly untouchable in the first half, throwing for 315 yards with six touchdowns. The Packers went into halftime with a 42-0 lead.
Rodgers did not complete a pass in the second half and was replaced by Matt Flynn.
The 42 points allowed by the Bears in the first half were the most in team history, via the Chicago Sun-Times’ Adam Jahns:
The #Bears‘ 42 points allowed in the first half is a new high, breaking the long-standing record of the Patriots‘ 38 points on 10/26/2014.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) November 10, 2014
On the other side of the football, Chicago struggled mightily to get into any sort of rhythm offensively.
Jay Cutler threw for 145 yards in the first half with one interception and one lost fumble. The team failed to get the football in Matt Forte‘s hands early, and he finished the first half with just nine carries for 35 yards. Cutler finished the night with 272 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
As much as the team struggled on offense, the defense played arguably its worst game of the season on Sunday night. As a whole, the defense allowed 451 yards of total offense and gave up 50-plus points for the second game in a row.
Bears have allowed 106 points in their last 2 games (51 vs Patriots, 55 vs Packers)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 10, 2014
“There’s really not anything to say to you guys,” linebacker Lance Briggs told the media after the game, via Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune. “We lost. It was ugly. We’ve got to be men and go to work on Monday.”
The Bears will now need to turn their attention toward the Minnesota Vikings, who will travel to Soldier Field this week for an NFC North showdown. Chicago’s hopes of making a playoff push are all but gone, but they will need to continue to push themselves each week to get better.
Here are our report-card grades for each Bears unit following their Week 10 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
