The Good: Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, and Cole Kmet’s performances yesterday were more than enough to get excited about.

#Bears Caleb Williams:

– Was nails on 3rd down
– Hit multiple deep shots, threw 2 TDs
– Made a silly mistake throwing late to the flat
– Became Chicago’s only source of offense late

For a Week 3 Rookie QB, that’s about all you can ask for. Waldron has to figure out the run.

— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) September 22, 2024

The Bad: The Bears’ running game really is that bad right now.

The #Bears finish with 55 non-QB rushing yards on 27 carries after facing a team that entered the week with a historically bad rushing defense and was missing it’s best DL. Their big-ticket FA signing averaged 1.5 YPC yet again.

The alarm bells are going off. They’re LOUD.

— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) September 22, 2024

The Ugly: If they can’t beat a bad Colts team on a worse day, how many more of the “easy” games on their schedule are at risk of ending similarly? And if they’re only 4-5 when they host Green Bay in Week 11, what will their final record be?

The more I dwell on this #Bears game the less positive I am. They got ref help all day, got exactly what they wanted from Anthony Richardson, and still couldn’t beat a bad Colts team

Rams just beat the 9ers, the Panthers have life again. The “easy” schedule isn’t looking so easy

— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) September 22, 2024

Postgame Wrap-Up…

Your Turn: What do you think is going to happen in Indy this weekend?

The late-night games are always hell on scheduling, so I’ll put something more palatable together tomorrow. 

Got a loaded show for you here — one rock solid hour of Titans review plus a great preview of the SNF matchup to come. 

Looks like Rome is okay…

According to @WaddleandSilvy, Rome Odunze checked out fine after Sunday's game, but woke up with his knee feeling tender and he brought it up to the team doctors.

He said as of now the Bears aren't totally ruling him out for Sunday, though it would be a surprise if he plays.

— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) September 10, 2024

Plus an intriguing look at Caleb (and the league’s other QBs) Time To Throw and Average Depth of Target metrics…

Week 1 QB time to throw and depth of target.

Removed Anthony Richardson on the 2nd for scale pic.twitter.com/WznYXyfDY1

— Jrfortgang (@throwthedamball) September 11, 2024

See you tonight!

I wish I had more to say, but I can surmise my thoughts on yesterday’s game in one short sentence: in September, it doesn’t matter how you do it… all that matters is that you did it.

Come November or December, nobody will talk about whether Caleb played well against Tennessee or how many snaps Velus Jones got at RB. All that will matter is that Chicago won the game, and because they did they’ll likely have a reasonable chance at the first Chicago playoff spot since 2020. But, it’s Week 1 — I’m getting ahead of myself.

For now, soak in the fun that comes from a Victory Monday. Given what the team had to persevere through to earn this one, it feels especially sweet.

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Plus, we’ll take a look at the Titans’ offensive structure & Will Levis’ growth later this evening