Seemingly embarrassed by the Bears’ offensive ineptitude in a -24-10 loss to the Rams on the ‘‘Monday Night Football’’ stage Oct. 26 at SoFi Stadium — particularly his offense being outscored 7-3 by his own defense — a despondent Matt Nagy latched on to the one promising offensive moment of the night.
Rookie tight end Cole Kmet’s nifty 38-yard reception in traffic seemed to spark an epiphany.
“Cole Kmet is going to start playing more in this offense,” Nagy said resolutely after that game. “He’s deserved it. He earns it. He’s a guy that I think I’m really proud of the way he’s playing.