If there’s one snapshot from the Bears’ 34-30 loss to the Lions on Sunday, it’s Mitch Trubisky grasping for a football that was knocked out of his hands at his own 7-yard line as the Lions recovered his fumble and eventually turned it into the game-winning touchdown.
But the Bears’ failures were far more widespread than just Trubisky, who otherwise played well enough to win.
There were many costly moments for the Bears during a game in which they had a 10-point lead and the ball with five minutes left. Here they are in reverse chronological order:
Montgomery comes up short
The Bears’ scramble for a late escape ended when running back David Montgomery couldn’t convert a fourth-and-one with 16 seconds remaining.