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Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots Preview: What to Watch For The Chicago Bears are attempting to stay above .500. A loss in this game would drop them to 3-3 and almost assuredly knock them out of first place in the NFC North. The Patriots present a huge test for the Bears https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Devin-Hester-Jersey , but this isn’t the one-sided affair that it has been in the past. The Bears actually seem to have an offense and I would be shocked if the defense looks like it did last week, if for no other reason than pride. If we look at the early season DVOA—provided by Football Outsiders—for both teams, this looks like the opposite of the Bucs game. The Bears are still 1st in defensive DVOA, while the Pats are down at 19th. This seems like the place where the Bears actually have an advantage. While on paper this looks like another strength-on-strength game, the Patriots just surrendered 40 points to the Cheifs, while the Bears keep climbing up the offensive rankings after hanging 28 points on Miami’s 5th ranked defense (now 9th).So far through 5 games, the Bears look to be in their biggest dog fight and this is what I will be watching for:What to Watch ForOn offense, the name of the game will be exploiting match-ups. The Patriots defense is not exactly fleet-of-foot and there will be advantages that the Bears have. On paper, I would say that this looks like another game that Taylor Gabriel and Tarik Cohen should have huge games, but I think it ends up being very balanced. Look for a few seldom used players to get some passes thrown their way this week. Once again Danny Trevathan Color Rush Jersey , I expect Jordan Howard to have more impact in the passing game than the running game. The Patriots are simply too dangerous to try and score points by running the ball. That said, he is likely successful on a per carry basis, so don’t let the numbers fool you. Could this finally be the week that Kevin White gets a target? If Matt Nagy has a few tricks he’s been saving, this might be the game to try and incorporate them.Defensively, it will also start up front. New England’s offensive line is not particularly great in the interior, but strong on the edges. With the way that Tom Brady is able to get the ball out of his hands quickly, it will be up to Akiem Hicks, Eddie Goldman, Roy Robertson-Harris, Jonathan Bullard Cody Whitehair Jersey , and Bilal Nichols to get the push up front. If I was Vic Fangio, I would run a 4-3 nickel base, often using Leonard Floyd in coverage. Don’t sleep on Sony Michel and the running game either. This is an area that makes this game tougher. When the Bears have faced highly-ranked offenses previously, they didn’t have much in the way of a running game. The Patriots are very solid in this department and it’s going to put a ton of pressure on the interior defensive lineman to get a constant push up-the-middle and for the inside linebackers to not get caught by the play-action passing game.That’s what I will be watching for on Sunday afternoon, what about you? The Bears got cooled off by the heat last week, coming home should make for a better performance all around, but is Brady & Co. just too much for them to handle?Watch out for my ‘which players to watch for’ coming later today. CHICAGO (AP) — Errant passes. Shaky blocking. Questionable play-calling.It sure looked as if Mitchell Trubisky and company could have used more preseason work.Trubisky and the Chicago Bears were shut down by the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, losing 10-3 in an ugly NFL opener that showered cold water on any championship dreams in the Windy City.“Three points is ridiculous,” coach Matt Nagy said.About 90 miles up the I-94 highway, the Cubs outscored the Bears in a 10-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Kyle Schwarber topped Eddy Pineiro’s 38-yard field goal with a grand slam.Khalil Mack and Chicago’s fierce defense showed up https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Jonathan-Bullard-Jersey , sacking Aaron Rodgers five times and limiting the Packers to 213 yards.But the Bears’ offense looked inept all night long, hurting itself with repeated mistakes.“It was a frustrating game,” Nagy said. “Couldn’t get into a rhythm offensively. Then when we did get into a rhythm we’d have penalties.”There was no sign of any improvement for Trubisky in his second year under Nagy. He missed several throws and finished 26 for 45 for 228 yards.Chicago had just 46 yards on the ground after trading leading rusher Jordan Howard to Philadelphia in March. Trubisky was sacked five times, and a handful of penalties torpedoed a couple of drives.“It just seemed a little scattered tonight, with all our personnels,” Trubisky said, “and just trying to find a rhythm and trying to find our identity on offense. We just put ourselves in bad situations and shot ourselves in the foot.”Nagy showed a deft touch while coaching the Bears to a 12-4 record and the NFC North title in his first season in charge. Trubisky passed for 3,223 yards and 24 touchdowns, and Nagy was named NFL Coach of the Year.Looking to stay healthy, Nagy barely played his biggest stars in the preseason. Trubisky was behind center for three plays in the first exhibition game Akiem Hicks Color Rush Jersey , handing off each time.“You could maybe attribute it to that,” Trubisky said. “But I think that’s kind of a stretch. It’s just we were uncharacteristic of who we usually are tonight as an offense.”Nagy brushed off the idea altogether.“Is it a preseason thing? No, it’s not a preseason thing,” he said. “Our defense, they played pretty well today not playing in the preseason. But what it comes down to is just us needing to be better.”While Trubisky struggled, the Bears still had plenty of chances to escape with a victory.Green Bay was ahead 7-3 when Trubisky opened a third quarter drive with a 22-yard pass to Allen Robinson to the Bears 45. But two delay of game penalties helped kill the opportunity.The Bears committed three consecutive penalties on their first drive in the fourth, turning a first-and-10 at the Green Bay 43 into a first-and-40 at the Chicago 27.Chicago drove inside the Green Bay 20 in the final minutes, but former Bears safety Adrian Amos intercepted Trubisky when he threw into double coverage looking for Robinson in the end zone.“That was a frustrating one,” Trubisky said. “I wish I would have had that one back. It felt really good when it left my hand and I thought I put it in a good spot for A-Rob. Didn’t keep my eyes on the safety long enough.”