The farther we get from this game ending, the less annoyed I am by it. Overall, the Bears lost on the road to a Super Bowl-caliber roster (granted, without Lamar Jackson) and a great head coach coming off a bye week with their back against the wall. Tyler Huntley has not been very good elsewhere in his career, but he’s had success at Baltimore. Am I annoyed by some of the things that led to this loss? Sure. But overall, the Bears are 4-3 after this game, which is exactly where I thought they’d be at this point.
Let’s get to the loss.
Oct 26, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke – Imagn ImagesBears 24 Hour Rule
As always, let’s start with Caleb Williams. While the Saints game felt like it might not be as bad on tape as it looked in real time, this one felt like the tape would be just as bad as it felt as we watched live. Caleb looked comfortable early and was good on the first two drives. He found Rome Odunze a handful of times, and he looked like he was in a rhythm. But on both of the first two drives, redzone woes popped up again. Once those drives ended and the Ravens eventually took a lead, it felt like the rhythm was thrown off, and the Bears started to scramble offensively. That can’t happen.WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEARS WEEK 8? Game Recap | Instant Grades | The Nightcap
While I thought the tape would be worse than last week, Ben Johnson apparently disagreed when he made his appearance on ESPN 1000 (h/t Bearsszn on Twitter/X):“He played better this game than I think he had the previous two. When you look at it, all 60 minutes, and I’m not saying it’s perfect. I actually came away, from watching the tape this morning, encouraged that we took a step in the right direction here this week. I know for some people it’s hard maybe rationalize because the result wasn’t there. But yeah, I saw tangible growth from him. He’s working his ass off.”
I think it’s important to remember, and I’ve said this no less than 1,000,000 times, that Caleb Williams is learning an entirely new way to play quarterback than he’s played his whole life. In college, he was in Lincoln Riley’s wide-open, air raid offense that schemed a whole lot of easy one-read throws. Now, he’s in Ben Johnson’s very complicated system and being given no training wheels or life preserver. It’s going to look rough at times. He’s going to miss reads. He’s not always going to see things he should have. There are going to be ups and downs in essentially his Rookie 2.0 year. Let’s give it some time, even if patience isn’t always easy. However, it’s more than fair to expect some progress. We need to start seeing that throughout the rest of the season. No more one step forward, one step back. Redzone issues need to get better. You can’t win in the NFL when you consistently settle for threes instead of sixes. The Bears got away with that against teams like New Orleans, Washington, and Vegas because they’re not all that good. Good teams, like Baltimore, make you pay when you don’t put them away. That, to me, is the top issue that needs to be fixed. A close second is all of the pre-snap penalties. They just keep happening, and it’s just totally shooting yourself in the foot. It’s one thing if the defense makes a play to hold you to three. It’s extra disheartening when it’s of your own doing due to a dumb penalty. Ben Johnson, in his postgame presser, said the coaching staff is doing all they can to cut those out, but at some point, it’s just on the players to figure it out, and I agree. I don’t doubt the staff is doing what they can. At some point, though, players just have to stop making mental mistakes, or the Bears will need some new players.Ben Johnson holding his players accountable regarding the penalty issues on ESPN 1000:“We’re here as coaches to support these guys.. But it would go a long way if we had a little more ownership in that locker room. Guys taking the bull by the horns to get this cleaned up.”
— Dave (@dave_bfr) October 27, 2025 Next up on the list of issues for me is special teams. It may sound like a hot take, but I think special teams failure is the real reason the Bears lost. Tory Taylor had a punt downed at the one brought back because of a pre-snap penalty. Cairo Santos can’t get a kick there from 57 yards out. The kickoff team was BRUTAL. The Ravens started drives that began with a Bears kickoff at the 28, 38, 34, and 44 – with the last coming at a critical time when the defense needed a stop. The kickoff team was essentially spotting Baltimore one or two first downs per drive on the last three kickoffs. That just can’t happen, especially with a defense that’s already really depleted. Speaking of Cairo Santos, I think his time is up. If Jake Moody weren’t in the organization, maybe I’d feel differently. But he is. Santos is a nice and accurate kicker, but the game is kind of passing him by at this point. If you can’t consistently be a threat from 57+ yards, you just can’t really kick in today’s NFL. Sure, Moody struggled with the Niners. But he’s also perfect as a Bear (granted, not many lengthy kicks) and was a very good kicker at Michigan. This team is in a spot where it can afford to give him an extended tryout. It’s not like this team is contending for a Super Bowl this season. Let’s see what he’s got and if he’s a long-term answer, and if he’s not, let’s look in the offseason. I thought the offensive game plan seemed a little odd. Maybe D’Andre Swift is a little more banged up than the team is leading on, but it seemed like they kind of just stopped using him after the first two drives up until the touchdown drive. I think we’re seeing a little too much DJ Moore in the backfield. Maybe that’s because of Roschon Johnson being out, but DJ Moore is a very good receiver, and I think putting him in the backfield more than you need to doesn’t help much. I’m not saying abandon that completely, but it felt like we saw it too much yesterday. Overall, it just felt like Ben Johnson overthought at times. That’s going to happen, and it didn’t lose them the game either. Just a general observation. Oct 26, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai (25) rushes and is tackled by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith (0) during the first quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Colston Loveland’s numbers weren’t eye-popping yesterday, but I did think he was fine. Sure, we’d like to see more from our top-ten pick. But he had three receptions on five targets for 38 yards. That’s not nothing. He was also on the field for 81% of the team’s plays, granted Cole Kmet was out, but Ben Johnson isn’t hesitating to use him, so clearly he sees growth there. I think if Johnson can figure out more ways to scheme him open/unlock him a bit, he and Caleb will thrive, and this offense will start to get moving a whole lot more efficiently. An effective tight end in the middle of the field that defenses have to account for on every play opens up everything else. All things considered, Dennis Allen did a decent job yesterday. The secondary was down multiple starting corners, and the defensive line lost bodies as the game went on. They still held Baltimore relatively in check and gave the team a chance to win late. Ultimately, turnovers and bad kickoff coverage hurt them quite a bit, but given how shorthanded the secondary was, it was a performance that was good enough to give the Bears a chance to win. This game for me was a perfect example of why I love the 24-hour rule. Yesterday, I was very annoyed and angry in the moment. Today, after taking a step back and a deep breath, I’m feeling better about embracing the process. That game wasn’t good enough, but there’s plenty of time left to learn and grow from it this year. This year is a learning process; there’s going to be bumps in the road, and yesterday was one of them. Now it’s about learning how to get better from them and navigate them going forward. We talked about a lot of this and more on the BN Bears Podcast today. We’re onto Cincinnati.Hence then, the article about bears 24 hour rule it s all part of the process was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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