Good opponents will not let the Bears get away with this.
Any of it.
It was a thrilling afternoon, but hardly encouraging as the Bears beat the Lions 27-23 thanks to a late spark by Mitch Trubisky and a lot of freebies. Thank goodness for the Bears and their fledgling quarterback they play the Lions twice every season.
With another feast Sunday, Trubisky has a 106.0 career passer rating against them — a spike from his 82.7 versus everyone else. Similarly, coach Matt Nagy is 5-0 against the Lions and a modest 16-12 otherwise.
Every win matters for the Bears when the future of their coach, general manager and starting quarterback is as shaky as a Jenga tower, and they desperately need to stack victories in the first four games against some of the worst defenses on their schedule.