Bears must overcome nearly two decades of history to beat Patriots
Preparation will be at the center of the Chicago Bears’ Week 7 matchup as they go on the road to face the New England Patriots. It’s never easy to go up to Foxborough and leave with a victory. If Chicago can sneak away with a win, QB Justin Fields and this Bears team must overcome […]
Preparation will be at the center of the Chicago Bears’ Week 7 matchup as they go on the road to face the New England Patriots.
It’s never easy to go up to Foxborough and leave with a victory. If Chicago can sneak away with a win, QB Justin Fields and this Bears team must overcome decades worth of bad history to do so.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will go down as the best coach in NFL history whenever he hangs up his hoodie. Belichick is known for his genius game plans, which often involve shutting down his opponent’s biggest strength.
His success against young quarterbacks make this contest even more daunting for the Bears.
Belichick has an incredible 42-3 record against rookie and second-year quarterbacks in games played in Foxborough since 2003. He just doesn’t lose against inexperienced signal callers.
For the Bears, there is no question that the offense’s rushing attack will have Belichick’s attention as he conjures up his game plan, but the Bears aren’t without advantages of their own.
Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has had three extra days to prepare for New England after his team suffered a gut-wrenching loss to the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football. It’s up to Eberflus and his staff to create an edge for this struggling offense.
The other aspect that favors the Bears is that it appears as if New England is making another switch at quarterback. Mac Jones is set to return after suffering an ankle injury in a Week 3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
In Jones’ absence, rookie QB Bailey Zappe set the world on fire, becoming the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to win his first two starts with a quarterback rating of at least 100 in each game.
Rarely does Belichick get out schemed, but, with these two advantages, Eberflus’ game-planning abilities will be on display as Fields attempts to break one of the most lopsided trends in the NFL.
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