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(2) In his first game as offensive coordinator, Thomas Brown made a concerted effort to throw screen passes to receiver DJ Moore.
Moore caught a game-high seven passes for 62 yards. His longest gain was 16 yards on a screen pass on the Bears' first possession of the game.
“DJ is really a good run-after-catch,” Eberflus said. “He does a lot of things well, but this is one thing he does well. He's like a running back with the ball in his hands. Has great contact balance. You saw that on those screen passes.”
“I showed them in the team room today and the effort that other guys put into those plays: the other receivers, Keenan, Rome, all the guys that blocked for him, the linemen that did the kickout blocks. It was really, really good in terms of execution, but the effort was even better.
After the game, Williams praised Brown for quickly relaying play calls to him.
“I like the pace we went at, sending the quarterback to the play-caller, the quarterback to the offense and the line of scrimmage,” Eberflus said. “That was much better in terms of energy and timing. That will also be good for the future.”
(3) Eberflus praised Jake Curhanwho came into the game on Sunday in the first quarter as a left defender Ryan Bates retired with a concussion.
“I was proud of the way Jake came in,” Eberflus said. “Did a good job, did a solid job playing multiple positions, but was also used at the guard position there.”
Bates, who remains in the concussion protocol, started in place of Teven Jenkins, who was sidelined with an ankle injury. The Bears hope Jenkins can return Sunday when they host the Vikings at Soldier Field.
“Teven Jenkins may have a chance to get back there this week,” Eberflus said. “We’ll see how it goes in the next 48 hours.”
