The 49ers kept a pair of second half drives alive for the Bears with penalties on third down, negating stops and almost certain changes of possession. It would have been less if not for the ill-advised move by Trenton Gill to try to dry a spot for a field goal late in the first half with a towel, leading to a penalty.īut that was only an unusual footnote thanks to the Bears playing as they preach, and takin advantage of San Francisco’s mistakes. They had just one turnover despite the slippery conditions – an early interception by Justin Fields – and committed only three penalties the entire game for 24 yards. That stands for “Smart” and the Bears were that for a majority of Sunday’s game. In taking his first head coaching job of his career, Eberflus made that a priority for his new team, and represents the “S” in his often mentioned “HITS” principal that guides his construction of the team’s culture. That became a problem in the Matt Nagy era, particularly when it came to penalties, and it ultimately was a factor in leading to the coach’s downfall after a successful first season. At the worst, it’s a little needed optimism for a franchise that’s not had a lot of it over the course of the last decade or generation.īut very positive thing from the effort that can and should be absorbed by onlookers is the one thing that Matt Eberflus has preached to his players since he took over: Discipline. Ready to declare the Bears a contender and the 49ers and also-ran? It’s way too early for any of that, of course, with 16 games still remaining. The Bears showed resolve in the rain with a ten-point comeback in the second half, putting the game away before the showers turned into an all-out monsoon in the final minutes. How much can be gleaned from this triumph is in the eye of the beholder, which were a little soaked once the contest on Sunday was over.
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A 19-10 victory over the 49ers, considered by some to be contenders for a Super Bowl championship after making the NFC title game last year, is a shining moment in what’s been a decade mostly full of opening week frustrations. Players joyously hydroplaned across the soaked surface at Soldier Field with smiles streaming down their faces after a victory not expected by many outside of the Bears themselves.īut for the first time at Soldier Field in nine years, the scoreboard had them with more points than their opponents in a Week 1 game. CHICAGO – A rain dance wasn’t exactly what they were doing, because they decided to celebrate off their feet when the clock struck zero on Sunday.
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