Matt Eberflus made excellent use of the 11 days between Thursday night’s game and Monday night’s game. It’s starting to seem like a rarity as Eberflus is a rookie head coach who understands his responsibilities like a veteran. The lack of head coaching experience was nowhere to be seen in the Bears’ 33-14 win over the Patriots.
This is what he is exceptional at: controlling what he can control. Among the things he controls well are preparing, planning and recognizing his team’s potential and limits.
Here are my other post-game scores:
• Peyton Manning He wanted the bears to try to score another goal at the end of the game. Eberflus did the right thing by putting Justin Fields to his knees, prioritizing sportsmanship and respect.
• It was a really well designed game plan from offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and the game call was money all night.
• In terms of what they tried to do and what they accomplished, the Bears’ charge was somewhat similar to the Ravens’ charge. Given some of the similarities in staff, the Ravens offer a logical plan for the Bears.
• The bears’ best defense would be their offense. About 14 minutes of possession time? This is impressive. On offense, no Patriots player has done more than appear in a cameo.
• This was Justin Fields’ pinnacle, at least until now. He lived through his advances better than before, and mostly made sensible decisions.
• The fields ran dynamically, as they have done many times this season. But he also ran responsibly in a way he didn’t always do.
• Runs designed for the fields will be less effective as the defenses are planned for them – unless the Bears become more diverse and effective in the passing game.
• Fields’ possession remains a problem. The box score says he has four failings against the Patriots and 11 failures are tied for the league lead. Not much was done from it because the Bears took back ten of these trinkets. This is luckier than can be explained. For example, his 2021 draft classmate Trevor Lawrence has lost all four of his misfits. If Fields continues to put the ball down, it will cost the Bears their victory.
• Fields deserves credit for the victory, but not at the expense of the big guys on both sides of the ball. The victory was thanks to them as much as anyone else.
• Offensive player Sam Mustipher does not dodge. And the Bears should be grateful for that. Every NFL team needs Sam Mustiphers.
• Bears general manager Ryan Poles will greet Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker today. It should get another one for Dante Pettis, a player he signed on a bargaining contract who contributed in various ways in the third wave of free agency.
• The Bears’ three tackles were byproducts of the passing offense, the points scored, and the running defense.
• Roquan Smith doesn’t have a manager, but if he did, the manager would no doubt bring up the linebacker’s Monday (12 balls, a sack and a tackle) performance when negotiating Smith’s next contract.
• If the Bears thought it was hard to block Patriots pass pitcher Matthew Judon (he certainly was), wait until they get a bunch of Micah Parsons to go up against in Dallas on Sunday.
• One week before the NFL trade deadline, Poles need to soberly approach the Bears’ victory. It would be wrong to be a buyer unless the bears are picking up a player in the long run. Standing is usually the best way.
• It was a game worth savoring and remembering, the Bears’ best win of the season so far. Ultimately, however, nothing more should be read than the Bears’ worst loss of the season so far in Green Bay. Both games carry equal weight in the rankings.
(Photo: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
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