In the two games since their bye week, the Bears have shown some changes that surely game out of the self-analysis they did during that break. They’ve mapped out a bigger role for tight end Cole Kmet, changed up their offensive line and tweaked the pecking order among their skill players.
That plan continued to materialize in their 34-30 loss to the Lions, which was a good offensive performance for the Bears until they melted down on their final two drives.
One positive was that they finally figured out how to use Cordarrelle Patterson, at least for a day.