The Bears played by far their fewest defensive snaps of the season in their 17-16 loss to the Chargers on Sunday, and that meant they didn’t have to rotate as much. The offense’s 38 minutes of possession meant the Bears had just 45 plays on defense. The previous low was 57.
Defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano took advantage of that by playing linebacker Danny Trevathan, cornerback Kyle Fuller, safety Eddie Jackson and safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix the entire game. He also rode cornerback Prince Amukamara (98 percent of the snaps), linebacker Khalil Mack (96 percent), linebacker Leonard Floyd (93 percent) and linebacker Roquan Smith (89 percent).