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The run game was effective again, but coach Ben Johnson and the Bears acknowledged that the offense was sloppy.
While all wins are worth celebrating, this didn’t change the overall assessment. Quarterback Caleb Williams called it “insane” for the Bears to be 4-2 given how much growth has yet to happen, and Johnson continued his approach of cherishing the victory but still being "a truth-teller.
Despite the winning streak there is still plenty to correct for the Bears and some of it is evident in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Sunday's victory.
The Bears rushed for 222 yards, their most in a game since 2023. That’s back-to-back outstanding days at the office in the road-grading department. Williams had pressure on a lot of his drop-backs, though he could have dealt with some of that himself without such scrambling theatrics. One sack allowed won’t get anybody banished to Siberia.
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