Chicago Bears: 3 Overreactions after Week 8 loss vs. Saints

The Chicago Bears are a dirty team

No, Chicago isn’t a dirty team. But if you had just tuned into the game before Javon Wims started a brawl, you might get the wrong idea. Sure; technically Wims didn’t start the altercation, but disciplined players on a disciplined team don’t go around throwing punches in the middle of a close game.

This isn’t the first time that something like this has happened, either. It seems like once every season, there’s a dirty play that seems to rub fans the wrong way. Most notably, Danny Trevathan had an extremely dirty hit a couple of years back that resulted in a two-game suspension for the Bears linebacker.

While the Bears don’t really have the same reputation as a dirty team that their division rival Detroit Lions once had, you have to imagine that situations like these cause referees to look at the game differently.

Take a situation a couple of weeks ago for example. Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller had a huge hit that resulted in a fumble, which was originally called an illegal hit. Eventually, this was picked up, but perhaps they were quick to throw the flag with the knowledge that Chicago has had issues with dirty plays in the past.

At the end of the day, Chicago is most definitely not a dirty team. This likely won’t be a recurring theme on this squad and we should finish out the season without any future occurrences.