Last week, I took a second look at how the 2016 Chicago Bears used the running game on offense and tried to figure out why the passing game was leaned on so heavily despite the revolving door at quarterback and the wide receiver struggles. Because I had previously questioned whether or not the Bears were abandoning the run because of the scoreboard, I wanted to look at a few other trends.
As I noted elsewhere, the Bears converted only 37.8% of their third-down attempts in 2016, placing them 21st in the NFL.