The Bears are who we thought they were...again.
Football Outsiders released their regular-season numbers for the 2020 season, and their analysis match more or less what many have been saying about the Chicago Bears all season long. This was a middle-of-the-road team buoyed by a strong (but not elite) defense and held back by an inept offense.
First, here’s a quick overview—the 8-8 Bears came in 15th in total DVOA (the catchall-metric that attempts to adjust on-field results for opponent and circumstance). Obviously, that ranking was not evenly distributed across all three phases of the game.