Chicago Bears: Week 6 Offensive, Defensive, and Special teams MVPS

Defensive MVP: Robert Quinn

Another week, another noteworthy performance from Robert Quinn. Quinn again showed up for the Bears line and finished the game with four tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack. Quinn now has 5.5 sacks through six games and has been a big part of the Bears’ early-season success rushing the quarterback. Mack and Quinn alone have combined for 11.5 sacks and have been one of the most productive pass-rushing duos in the entire league.

The Bears defense wore down towards the end 

Chicago’s defense looked great early on, getting to Rodgers and holding the Packers to a series of punts. However, the defense was asked to do too much, and the lack of offensive support made their life very difficult in the second half. Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon finally started to get the run game going, and Davante Adams, who was held in check for most of the game, rattled off a few solid gains of his own. In a way, this was reminiscent of the Mitchell Trubisky days, where the defense was able to stand tall for most of the game but couldn’t do enough to make up for the offense.

The Bears weren’t able to force turnovers 

In order to beat a team that is better than you, you need big plays, and that’s what the defense lacked. Other than early sacks from Khalil Mack and Quinn early in the game,  the Bears couldn’t take advantage of Green Bay’s reserves on the offensive line. The ultimate game-changer would’ve been a turnover. Rodgers did an excellent job of keeping the ball out of harm’s way, but the Bears are going to need to force opposing quarterbacks to make mistakes if they want to win some of the upcoming games.