The Chicago Bears offense had its best outing of the season against the Denver Broncos in Week 4. They set season highs in points (28), total yards (471), passing yards (300) and rushing yards (171).
But they were far from perfect, which included costly penalties and turnovers that helped the Broncos climb back from a 21-point deficit.
Buy Bears TicketsOffensive coordinator Luke Getsy explained how the Bears can build momentum heading into a Thursday night matchup against the Washington Commanders.
“It’s part of the next step. We’ve got to make sure that we can consistently execute,” Getsy said Tuesday. “That was a good example of overcoming a couple critical errors too. The penalties part of it was an issue that we can’t seem to get rid of just quite yet.
“We were able to overcome most of those except for the big one at the end. And so we gotta make sure we knock those out. But the execution part of it, the communication part of it was all pretty crisp and therefore it gave Justin an opportunity to go out and play at a high level.”
Execution will be key against the Commanders, who have some big names on defense, including Chase Young and Montez Sweat. But Washington has also given up 33-plus points in three consecutive games, so there will be opportunities for the Bears offense.
That starts with quarterback Justin Fields, who’s coming off a career game against the Broncos, where he threw for 335 yards, four touchdowns and set a franchise record with 16 consecutive completions in the first half.
If Chicago can establish a nice balance and get off to a fast start, they can build off a solid performance from last week.
