Bears say they didn't play up to their standards during a sloppy win over the Bucs
What needs help The Bears have been penalized 40 times for 361 yards during their win streak.
Key points
- CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have lofty expectations for their play.
- “I think the good teams, even when they get victories, if they don’t hit those benchmarks, then there leaves some more to be desired,” Johnson said, “and I felt that from our crew, which is a good thing.
- “In some ways, we started the game off right and we finished it strong, but that middle second and third quarter, that wasn’t quite our style of play.” What's working Jeffery Simmons has one sack in each of his first two games after he was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Tennessee.
They failed to meet those standards in a sloppy win over Tampa Bay.
So we’ve got to continue that.” The Bears hit their bye week with a four-game win streak and a 7-2 record.
Additional details
- But the Bears made a wide array of mistakes before Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the team to an unlikely victory given how it played for much of the night.
- I think that’s the next evolution of this team, not just that we win but the manner in which we play.
- One of their nine penalties against the Buccaneers was a questionable holding call on D’Marco Jackson that wiped out a 91-yard kickoff return by Zavion Thomas in the third quarter.
- Key number 7 — Santos has made seven game-winning field goals in the final two minutes or overtime with the Bears, ranking third in franchise history.
- Linebacker Devin Bush had a game-high nine tackles against Tampa Bay after he had six tackles and a sack in Simmons' debut with the Bears.
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