Chicago Bears: Chicago Loses At Home To Seattle Seahawks, Who Is To Blame?
Published by Bob Warja on October 17, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
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So the Seattle Seahawks, win-less on the road and 2-2 on the season, come into Soldier Field against a 4-1 Bears team, knowing that they cannot stop the pass and that Jay Cutler is back at QB. Sounds like a recipe for a rout for the Bears, right?
Wrong.
The Bears fell to 4-2 losing at home to Seattle 23-20. A key missed field goal ended up being the difference, though it was a 54 yard attempt, and probably should not have even been attempted, to be fair.
Look, for all of its intricacies and statistics, football is a simple game really. Mainly, it comes down to the fact that the team that controls the line of scrimmage usually wins the game.
So there it is in a nutshell, Bears fans. The Seahawks controlled the line, even when the end result wasn’t a sack on Jay Cutler. The Bears fine radio analyst and former offensive lineman Tom Thayer said it best: one of his keys to the game was that the Bears needed to play disciplined on the line of scrimmage and that simply did not happen.
Too bad Thayer can’t still play, this team could use him.
Hey, all is not lost as the Bears still lead the division and even though they lost a game that looked to be a sure win on paper, they just need to regroup, put it behind them and get after it next week against Washington.
Meanwhile, let’s take a look at why the Bears lost this game before we look ahead to next week’s match-up.
