Chicago Bears: Week 1 report card and positional grades

We even have a grade for the Chicago Bears special teams unit

With Eddy Pineiro on injured reserve, Cairo Santos did exactly what he was supposed to do when called upon. Santos connected on both of his field-goal attempts on the afternoon, as well as on all three of his extra points during the Bears’ fourth-quarter comeback.

Pat O’Donnell landed two of his five punts inside the 20-yard line and averaged 42.6 yards per punt. In the return game, Patterson made a huge impact, averaging 36.7 yards per return on kickoffs, including a 45-yard return to the Bears’ 41-yard line which kick-started Chicago’s fourth-quarter comeback.

Grade: A