Cards can fix what ails Bears
The Bears defense has allowed only five touchdowns in two games this season. That’s not the best in the league, but it’s good.
All five have come in the fourth quarter. That’s the worst in the league, so it’s bad.
For all the talk about leading the league in sacks — not to mention the most interception returns for scores and forced fumbles per game — the fact the best unit on the Bears has been at its worst in the most critical quarter is troubling. Yes, the fifth TD was a case of the Bears giving up yards to the Seahawks in exchange for eating clock, but still, fix this.
And would you look at that: Here come the Cardinals, winless and hapless, the NFL’s version of a “Wheel of Fortune” prize puzzle.
The Bears get a team with an offense that has scored an NFL-worst one touchdown in two games — that’s half as many as the Bears defense has scored — and is last in the league in yards, third-down conversions and time of possession. It looks as if the Bears called down to the concierge to schedule a spa day.
Clip & Save: I know road shutouts are difficult, but I have this one Bears 17, Cardinals zip.
There seems to be more than twice as many Bears receivers open in the end zone than there have been Trubisky touchdown passes this season. Can we see him cut it down to missing only half of his available targets?
I’m convinced ESPN wired Bears linebacker Khalil Mack for sound during Monday night’s game because the channel needed a bigger waste of time than Jason Witten.
Tarik Cohen, meet the 10-yard line. Now, don’t move behind it to catch a punt.
They weren’t lying about Jordan Howard’s improved pass-catching.
Bears nose tackle Eddie Goldman is playing more like a guy trying to get paid than one who just hit the jackpot.
The Vikings signed defensive tackle Tom Johnson. He also is known as “Sebastian Thunderbucket.’’ If this NFL thing doesn’t work out, there’s always Marvel.
Maroon 5 was selected to be the Super Bowl halftime act. Congratulations, Maroon 5. You’ve officially turned old. Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Timberwolves because major markets are better for drama kings.
On Throwback Thursday, Lauri Markkanen tweeted a photo of himself wearing a Timberwolves cap on draft night. That Throwback Thursday just happened to follow Butler Trade Me Wednesday. I always thought Nordic trolls were just a myth. A fan sitting just beyond the Rays dugout at the Rogers Centre kept asking for a baseball during Thursday’s game, so Cy Young candidate Blake Snell traded the fan a ball for some chicken tenders and fries — and a chocolate malt to be named later, I imagine.
What’s up, George Bell?