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Bears lose to Seahawks 30-23

Posted by Brandon Mendelson

November 18, 2007 |

matt-hasselbeck-seattle-seahawks.jpgThe Chicago Bears lost another game that they could have won today, this time to the Seattle Seahawks. If a few more catchable passes would have been caught, and few more blocks would have been made, this could have had a better outcome than a 30-23 loss.

The first possession of the game for the Bears had things looking up and made me think that it was going to be a good day. Cedric Benson ran in a 43 yard touchdown, amassing more yards in one run than I think that he has ranked up all season. I said, “Who is that man and what did he do to Cedric Benson?” However, except for one other good run, Benson went back to being mediocre and ended up with a total of only 89 yards for the game on 11 carries and made the Seahawks run defense look stellar.

Rex Grossman did a good enough job to win, but unfortunately his receivers did not come through for him. There were several catchable passes that went uncaught and receivers who appeared to miss their spots. I liked that Coach Lovie Smith let him go long with his passes, but it was unfortunate that they didn’t get caught. Rex ended up with 21-of-32 for 220 yards. He also had a great move in the 4th quarter where he managed to avoid a sack. Given his previous inability to avoid sacks, this might be a sign of growth.

The defense had some good moments mixed in among the bad, much like they have in the past few games. They had a couple of good blitzes and Urlacher was on his game for the most part, but giving up 30 points is not exactly a strong performance and they couldn’t seem to handle the passing game of the Seahawks.

The Bears are just beating themselves now, which shows their lack of confidence, as well as their inability to play as a team. Last year’s successful team had both confidence and played like a cohesive unit. It seems like those two things might be at least part of the key to why the Bears are so much worse than last year.

I think this Thursday on Thanksgiving we should all give thanks the Bears have managed to win four games this year, as it appears to be a true holiday miracle.

The Bears next play at home this Sunday against the Broncos.


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