Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears: Complete Week 14 Preview for Chicago
Published by Matt Eurich on December 3, 2014
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears needed a win on Thanksgiving Day against the Detroit Lions to get to .500 and stay afloat in the NFC play race, but they fell to 5-7 on the season with a 34-17 loss.
Chicago mustered just 269 yards of total offense on the day, leaving many on offense frustrated.
“The talent we have on the team, we’re definitely underachieving right now,” running back Matt Forte said, via Jon Greenberg of ESPNChicago.com. “Some guys got to do some soul-searching for the rest of the season to plan on how they’re going to play the rest of these games.”
It will not get any easier for Chicago this week when it takes on the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football.
Thursday night will be the 25th all-time meeting between the Bears and Cowboys. Dallas leads the all-time series 13-11. The two teams last squared off on Monday Night Football last December with the Bears coming away with a 45-28 victory.
Dallas (8-4) is also coming off a Thanksgiving Day loss in which it was trounced at home by the Philadelphia Eagles 33-10. The Cowboys gained just 267 yards of total offense against the Eagles. Quarterback Tony Romo threw for 199 yards on 18 completions with two interceptions and was sacked four times.
“We should have been better,” Romo said, via Dan Hanzus of NFL.com. “I should have been better. And I am going to play much better next week, I can promise you that.”
Chicago has struggled against the pass this season, allowing an average of 270.7 yards through the air per game. In addition to allowing big yardage through the air, Chicago’s defense has also allowed the second-most passing touchdowns this season with 27.
While Chicago’s playoff hopes are all but dashed, it still has an opportunity to play spoiler to teams like Dallas that are trying to make their way into the postseason.
Here is our Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears preview for Week 14.
