The Chicago Bears lost their eighth game yesterday, 27 to 24 against the Atlanta Falcons, but this loss didn't have any of the feel-good buzz surrounding it as in previous weeks. The running game wasn't as explosive, no records were broken, the play-calling was second-guessed, and Justin Fields may have been injured.
The Bears had the edge in most of the team stats, but a kickoff return touchdown from Atlanta's Cordarrelle Patterson, a missed (long) field goal, and a wide disparity in penalties (Bears: 7-56, Falcons: 2-13), were too much for the Bears to overcome.