With memories of Torrey Smith’s game-winning 71-yard touchdown still fresh, the Bears began preparations for the Washington Redskins on Wednesday needing to figure out how to diffuse a similarly explosive target.
Washington’s DeSean Jackson may only have 18 catches for 292 yards this year, but the 29-year-old had receptions of 42, 56 and 63 yards in consecutive November games and caught a game-tying 28-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night (Washington went on to lose on a last-second field goal). He presents a similar test to the one provided by Smith, which the Bears’ secondary spectacularly failed Sunday at Soldier Field.