At times, watching the Bears on Sunday in their game against the Raiders felt like pulling teeth. But in the end, they found a way to sneak out of Las Vegas with the 25-24 win, improving their record to 2-2 on the season going into their Week 5 bye week.
Neither the Bears offense nor the defense were particularly great in Week 4, but both units put together just enough splash plays to put the team in a position to succeed. Throw in some high-quality play on special teams, and you have all the ingredients for a classic “winning ugly” game.
As I did all of last year, I will be publishing five scouting reports on the performance of Bears players that fans want to hear about the most. All five of these scouting reports will go up on my Patreon every week as soon as I have finished breaking down the All-22 tape. You can join as a subscriber and receive all of my exclusive Bears and NFL Draft content for as low as $1 a month, or you can buy individual scouting reports for $3 each as you see fit.
Like last year, I will post one of my five scouting reports for free here on Windy City Gridiron for every game the Bears play, both in the preseason and in the regular season. This week, I broke down the tape of the following players:
To give you a preview of what the scouting reports look like, here’s my one-page breakdown on how Tyrique Stevenson performed on Sunday: