The defense allowed just 12 total points and took the a weakened San Diego offense out of a balanced approach as the game went on. But pass rush from the down linemen was nearly non-existent.
Even when the Bears did get to Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, they couldn’t “get” to him. Rivers was under virtually no pressure early, saw the rush pick up occasionally in the second quarter to force several throwaways, but too often the outside rush allowed Rivers to ease away from pressure.
“We knew we were going to be up against a big test,” said coach John Fox.