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Remember the Thomas Brown bump?
Once upon a time, the Bears’ offense seemed invigorated when Brown was promoted to offensive coordinator after Shane Waldron was fired following a dreadful 142-yard offensive performance in a 19-3 loss to the Patriots on Nov. 10.
In NFC North games against the Packers, Vikings and Lions, the Bears averaged 363 yards per game and 5.5 yards per play. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, whose performance regressed in the final three games under Waldron — 50.5% completions, 156 passing yards per game and a 64.7 passer rating, was much improved.