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Johnson valiantly played through an oblique injury against the Lions and wasn’t quite himself. “I know that could’ve been a game where I allowed no catches. And [the Lions] know they got away with some uncharacteristic things out of me.”

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during Sunday's game and how we graded the Bears in their loss against the Lions.

“We can’t keep shooting ourselves in the foot,” safety Eddie Jackson said after the defense committed three penalties and allowed two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 31-30 loss to the Lions. “We gotta do our jobs. We gotta get this fixed. We gotta get it fixed fast.”

From Justin Fields' stardom to Chase Claypool's encouraging debut, here are our takeaways from Sunday's game between the Bears and Dolphins.

After losing Robert Quinn a week ago, the defense took another emotional hit this week when Roquan Smith was traded to the Ravens. But defensive coordinator Alan Williams is confident the defense can not only survive Smith’s absence, but thrive in spite of it. “We will,” he said. “It’s not…

The undrafted free agent from Wisconsin and Lake Zurich could be in line for a bigger role after Roquan Smith was traded to the Ravens. “What’s there not to like about Sanborn,” defensive coordinator Alan Williams said. “He just needs a chance to get on the field and perform.”

Cornerback Jaylon Johnson doesn’t have time to mourn the trade of linebacker Roquan Smith, the Bears’ best player.

Bears DC Alan Williams said rookie Jack Sanborn will see an increased workload at linebacker, and he's in consideration for the WILL role.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during Monday's game and how we graded the Bears in their win over the Patriots.

Perhaps one day, Gillette Stadium will be known as the beginning of the beginning for the Bears’ head coach.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams both said this week that the challenge would be greater if the styles were different — say, if one was a running quarterback.