1st-and-10: No white flags, but a lot of red ones for Bears

Bears coach Matt Eberflus was unbowed by the Bears’ 38-20 loss to the Packers on Sunday. “it’s a long season. We’re gonna get better,” he said. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

It’s only Week 1? It’s just one game? We’ll see about that. 

The Bears have plenty of room to rationalize their 38-20 loss to the Packers and Jordan Love at Soldier Field on Sunday. They had 12 new starters. They played seven rookies. Justin Fields played 20 snaps in the preseason. Seven other starters played none. The offensive line was playing together for the first time in a real game.