Everyone in Chicago has been excited about the Bears' rushing attack finding new life over the last two games, but there have still been some major issues with the offense that need to be fixed.
One aspect of the team that has plagued them all year has been pre-snap and holding penalties on offense. The same could be said about the defensive penalties, as the Bears had 10 of them for 92 yards in the 26-14 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 7.
On offense alone in the Saints game, they had five false start penalties. New starting left tackle Theo Benedet had two of them, with each tight end having one, with rookie Colston Loveland having a pass interference penalty on him (most Bears fans would question that one, though). Center Drew Dalman had a bad day with three bad snaps to quarterback Caleb Williams that were fumbled, and he had a false start penalty himself.
For the most part, the Bears' offense made too many mental mistakes in a game that always felt like a blowout, keeping New Orleans hanging around. Bears head coach Ben Johnson knows that has to be fixed.
"We gotta get it all cleaned up. Good teams don't have so many self inflicted wounds."
There are some good and some bad with the Bears' offense
Besides the Bears' penalties, some would point to Williams, with some concerns about his play. His completion percentage is starting to take a dip, as he is at 61% for the season, which is 1% down from last year. There have been more off-target throws from the quarterback than there were at the beginning of the year.
Bears fans can at least be happy in the running game, picking up the slack. Chicago has rushed for 145 yards and 222 yards in the last two games. Running back D'Andre Swift has recorded back-to-back 100-yard games for Chicago.
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The four-game winning streak hasn't been perfect, but the Bears are getting hot at the right time. If they can fix the small mistakes that have plagued them all year, this is a playoff football team.