The Washington Commanders are the dumpster fire, not the Bears.
Al Michaels mentioned during the 4th quarter of the television broadcast that the 0-4 Bears had been called a dumpster fire.
Buy Commanders TicketsBut the Bears set the tone in EVERY phase early and defeated the Commanders 40-20, Thursday night at FedEx Field.
They tackled better, blocked better, ran the ball down the Commanders’ throats, and had receivers so open that Washington’s pass defense had frankly never looked worse.
It was frustrating, then infuriating.
In the first quarter, the Bears totaled 199 yards, while the Commanders generated only 12 yards.
If that is not bad enough, the Bears were putting the whooping on the Commanders defense to the tune of 10.0 yards per play!
The Commanders defense did nothing to get off of the field, so the Bears enjoyed 10:21 time of possession in the quarter while the Commanders only kept the ball for 4:39.
The Bears earned 58 rushing yards in their seven carries, while the Commanders mustered a mere 8 yards on 4 carries.
The second quarter, in some ways, was even worse. The Bears ended the half with a 27-3 lead, 14 to 5 first downs, 307 yards to 84, 122 rushing yards to 13, and they averaged 6.8 yards each rushing attempt to 1.9 by the Commanders.
Unlike the first half, Commanders decided to compete in the second half. They took the second-half kickoff 75 yards in five plays. Then drove 70 yards for a field goal, and suddenly, the Bears lead was 27-14.
Following a Bears field goal, the Commanders again traveled 75 yards to narrow the deficit to 30-20. But that was as close as they would come.
The winless Bears had accumulated only two sacks, but tonight, they managed five. Sam Howell has now been sacked 29 times in five games.
Thursday night was embarrassing for the players and for the coaches. The team was not ready to compete at the beginning of the game.
Did they provide any evidence they are any better than any other Ron Rivera team here in the previous three seasons?
No, they did not.
