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(3) Negative plays on offense, including sacks and costly penalties, blocked drives.
After the defense opened the game with a three-and-out, the offense moved the ball on its first possession, picking up three first downs and reaching the Cardinals' 37. The drive was highlighted by Caleb Williams degrees too Rome Odunze from 17 and 15 yards.
The Bears overcame a pass interference penalty Keenan Allen However, they were forced to punt after an illegal formation violation negated Williams' 7-yard pass DJ Moore and Williams was sacked on third-and-3 at the Arizona 42.
“On offense, we as a whole group have to make sure that we don’t take any negative points that put us behind the posts,” said Eberflus. “That could be a penalty, or it could be a sack or a TFL (tackle for loss) because the percentage of players scoring there across the league is decreasing. These things have to be done first, and that's a problem. “Holistic team thing in terms of the offensive team.
(4) After the second straight loss following a three-game winning streak, Eberflus said there was a “heightened sense of urgency” at Halas Hall.
The Bears will look to bounce back Sunday at Soldier Field against the Patriots before beginning a tough six-week stretch in which they play five games against division opponents and one against the defending NFC champion 49ers in San Francisco.
“Whenever you lose two games in a row in the NFL, the urgency is always greater because you have to get the win column back,” Eberflus said. “It was no different to the start of the year when we lost a couple in a row. It's really the same. We need to find answers and find solutions to where we are right now.”
“We've been moving in the right direction for three weeks and in the last few weeks we need to make sure we get answers now, at the start of this week. We don't have much time. We have less than 48 hours left to practice [Wednesday]. We have to do a good job. Before the players get back in the building, we have to do a good job of finding those answers.”
