The Chicago Bears are 3-1 after another impressive all-around performance, this time dominating the New York Jets in Week 4. While quarterback Caleb Williams remained sidelined, the Bears continued to find ways to move the football and control the game.
That makes this another strong showing for head coach Ben Johnson, who has helped his team overcome Williams’ absence while getting contributions from both sides of the ball. From an efficient rushing attack to a defense that completely suffocated the Jets, Chicago once again looked like a well-coached football team.
Bears Offensive Performance
Even without their starting quarterback for the past two weeks, the Bears offense has continued to roll. On Sunday, Chicago nearly put up 500 yards of offense. Imagine if Williams were playing. They might have dropped another 50-burger and 600 yards.
In all seriousness, this was an impressive performance by Chicago’s offense.
The Bears went 7-of-15 on third down, posted 232 rushing yards and held the ball for 42 minutes. That means Chicago possessed the ball for nearly 75% of the game. Needless to say, that is incredible work by this unit.
It is much easier to control the clock when you run the football as efficiently as the Bears did Sunday.
Of course, it also helps when your defense delivers the kind of performance Chicago’s defense did.
Bears Defensive Performance
The Chicago defense didn’t allow a single third-down conversion. Not one. The Jets went 0-of-7 on third down and didn’t even eclipse 100 yards of total offense until the fourth quarter.
That is simply mind-boggling and the definition of dominance.
New York scored only nine points, with six coming from two Bears turnovers that resulted in field goals. The Jets added a deep touchdown with the game all but out of reach.
After allowing 37 points in Week 1, the Bears defense has surrendered just 9.3 points per game over its last three contests. Despite overcoming poor play from their free-agent addition at inside linebacker, this unit has consistently locked opposing offenses down.
Dennis Allen’s defense didn’t force any turnovers in Week 4, but it will gladly take another dominant performance like this.
Grade: A
This was an easy grade to assess.
Johnson’s offense remained efficient even though it didn’t reach 30 points. The Bears controlled the game on that side of the ball despite the absence of Williams. They have done that in back-to-back weeks, which serves as a testament to the work Johnson and his staff have done.
Of course, the Bears defense is playing like a Super Bowl-caliber unit as well. Are they facing offenses comparable to the 2013 Denver Broncos? Certainly not.
They are, however, crushing the offenses in front of them and doing exactly what they are supposed to do. That is a major reason the Bears are 3-1.
