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There is definitely a little reverse psychology going on. However, this is a road game against a solid team that. The Bears have yet to take advantage of bad defenses, so I don't see that changing. The Falcons are going to score in the high 20's or more. So unless we have a dominant defense showing with some turnovers and a full 4-quarters on offense, then this is going to be a tough win.

So here we are, Week 3, with one undefeated team and one winless team. Even with that, the 0-2 Falcons start as 3.5 favorites against the 2-0 Bears. That just shows the lack of confidence in the Bears right now. Who knows which Falcons team or Bears team will show up this week. The Bears have now held on to barely beat bad football teams with a ton of injuries. It feels like this is the first true test for the Bears. The Falcons have faced the Seahawks and Cowboys, two really good teams, and the Falcons offense has put up a ton of points, but their defense looks bad. So it is underwhelming Bears offense vs bad Falcons defense against and solid Bears defense vs explosive Falcons offense. The Bears have to get pressure and cover 3 top receivers in Jones, Ridley, and Gage, plus Hurst at TE AND Gurley out of the backfield. I don't like this matchup as the Bears have not played this caliber of an offense yet, but have played some bad defenses. Unless there is some surprise Falcons injury or huge letdown from their late-game collapse against the Cowboys, I don't see this being a very competitive game. I am thinking Falcons 31-21, with the Bears scoring late to make it look closer.

The biggest difference to me is the run game and play calling before Mitch's play. To me, he is better than 2019, but that is not saying much. Outside of the 4th quarter against Detroit, he still has been pretty mediocre. According to DVOA, he is 26th in the league, which adjusts for the defenses. If you use QBR, he is 23rd. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/nfl/qb/2020 So most of the advanced metrics say the same thing, he is below league average and still a bottom 10 QB. However, compared to last year, where he was arguably the worst QB in the league, it is a step in the right direction.

Oh I know, I just saw that and thought it was interesting related to ARob's extension talks.

There is this: If Cohen actually did this and it gets ARob extended, huge kudos to him.

Yeah, Fuller has really stepped up his game and Johnson is getting his hands in on a lot of pass breakups. Very encouraging. It was nice to see Quinn and Mack on the field at the same time. I am expecting them to get better as the season gets going.

Something has to give this year at the QB position. Trubisky has done nothing to show he is the long term answer. They will ride him, but with ATL and IND next, if Trubisky plays like he has, the Bears are 2-2 going into Week 5 against TB.

I really don't think they can afford him. I would not be surprised to see Foles start shortly. The offense has looked completely inept for 6 quarters out of the first 8 this season against some terrible defenses. Trubisky cannot process anything beyond his first read and was staring down Arob on the INTs. He is too inconsistent to be a starter. Foles is on contract for next year, Trubisky is not. I almost think they are showcasing Trubisky for a trade before the deadline. I know that would be shocking, but if you don't, he ends up like Floyd with nothing to show for a first round pick. There will be a team looking for a QB with all these injuries. I have seen enough of Trubisky to be honest.

I hated the 2nd half offense. The Bears did exactly what they needed to do in the first half and scored late in the 2nd right before half to go up 17-0. Then they came out in the 2nd half and looked terrible. The defense forced the Giants to punt on their first possession which gave the Bears the ball at their own 25. Trubisky went into fart mode and had a bad INT. That gave the Giants the ball at the Bears 25. The defense held again and only allowed 4 yards and a 39 yard FG. To me, those points are on the offense. On the next drive, the offense moves the ball, then gets stalled at the Giants 38. Instead of going for it on 4th up 14, Nagy punts and it works. O'Donnell pushes them back to the 5. So its late in the 3rd and the Giants have to go 95 yards to score a TD. Jones passes his way to the 1 yard line, then Lewis finishes the drive off with a TD run. This was the worst drive of the game for the defense. 95 yards without Barkley? So now it is pucker time, 17-10 and the offense is doing nothing. So just like clockwork, the Bears get a couple of first downs, then the dreaded stare down your receiver INT by Trubisky. ARob had 4-5 defenders around him when the ball was deflected. At this point, the team had zero confidence in Trubisky. They were playing to not lose the game, and now he has his 2nd INT with good field position in 10 minutes. The Giants march right down the field and luckily the defense only bends and allows another FG on a turnover. That is 6 points on the offense. 17-13 and the wheels are falling off. The offense gets the ball at 7:36, and Montgomery took over. He got the team down to the Giants 31 before Trubisky took a one-yard sack instead of throwing the ball away. Right on character, Santos misses a 50 yarder and the Giants now have the ball at the 40 with 2:02 left. The Giants get all the way down to the 10 and get a shot at a TD. There was no way in hell the game should've been that close. Trubisky looked as bad as he did in the first 3 quarters against Detroit. This was a bad Giants team and we won the 2nd game on the last play of the game. Right now, this team feels like a 6 or 7 win team and will get destroyed against a real opponent.

It is a weird feeling, but the Giants did score more against Pittsburgh who was supposedly a better defense. Even before Saquon got hurt, they had several 3 and outs. The Giants were 8-15 on 3rd Down against PIT but only 3-13 against the Bears. In both games, Jones had 2 turnovers and the Bears sacked Jones 4 times while PIT sacked him 3 times. It does feel like the team is less dominant but the defense looked better as a whole. If not for two bad penalty calls, this game isn't this close.

I wonder if they go to Foles next week. Trubisky has been terrible and incredibly inconsistent. Every throw felt like it was going to be intercepted. He had 2, but should've had 4-5.

Man, another game stolen. 2-0 somehow, someway. Not the way you plan it but you take 2-0 and run to the locker room. It is clear to me the team has zero confidence in Trubisky.

Yeah, officials have been questionable today. Ifedi chop blocked his own guy. That is not a penalty.

At the 2 minute warning, Giants have a 2nd and 10 at their 40. It is all on the defense now, don't allow a TD and Bears win. Allow a TD and we lose. It is that easy.

2:02 left, the Giants need 60 yards and a TD to win.

What a shit show, zero confidence in Trubisky's ability to make decisions after the snap. You have to go to Foles after this game, win or lose. And of course, Santos misses a 50-yd FG. Kicked it left and it barely moved. How about aim center? WTF.

Monty running hard, some nice blocks by O-Line, but then they get too predictable and are left with a long 3rd Down. Trubisky shaky.

17-13 after a Giants FG. Offense has done absolutely nothing in the 2nd half. Setting up to lose this one 20-17.

Damn, EJack with a Pick-6 which turned into a pass interference penalty on 3rd Down. Wow, what a huge momentum swing.

Trubisky with 2 INTs in the second half, not all his fault, but man, offense not helping the defense right now. Mack with a huge sack unblocked, wow.

Offense sputtered without Monty. Trubisky needs to learn to throw the ball away,

Now Monty lands on his head. Great...... He is more than likely out the rest of the game. Return is questionable.

Bush with the INT! Huge play!

Barkley out with an apparent knee injury. You hate to see it, but now there are no excuses to losing this game.

Defense looks much better today with Quinn in. They are getting pressure and making Jones get rid of the ball quick. Fuller with back to back PBUs to force another 3 and out.