4 Chicago Bears observations entering Week 4 vs. Los Angeles Rams

No.2: The Bears defense did not do their job against the Colts. They need to tighten it up moving forward.

The Bears' defense has done its job through three weeks. They've created pressures and turnovers. But the Colts scored 21 points and won the game—the same Colts team that scored only 10 points against the Green Bay Packers a week before. The week before, the Texans scored 19 points in their win over the Bears but only scored 7 points against the Minnesota Vikings the following week.

While offensive issues get all the attention and they must improve significantly, Eberflus need to pay close attention to his defense too.

The Colts did their best to give away the game as quarterback Anthony Richardson threw two horrible picks and also missed open receivers. But the Bears defense did gave up a lot of rushing yards as running back Jonathan Taylor scored two touchdowns. Poor tackling which was a problem last year reared its ugly head in the Colts game resulted in big yardage after the catch.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford returns to Chicago, where he is no stranger, having played for the Detroit Lions. Even without Puka Nukua and Cooper Cupp, the Rams still won against the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday. The defense needs to tighten up against a seasoned veteran like Stafford.