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Analysis of Chicago Bears Regular Season Stats

by Zimpok | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

The Chicago Bears started off the year on a downward slide, with the first quarter of the season only having one win compared to three losses. The Bears turned things around though with a stingy defense to only have three more losses the rest of the year, finishing with a 10-6 record and the sixth seed in the playoffs.

The Bears led the league in defensive yards, only allowing 3442 yards. This led the league by a large margin as the next best team, the Eagles, had 1420 more yards given up with a total 4862 yards allowed. Chicago also led the league in defensive points allowed with 274, while the Rams were the next closest team with 322 points allowed.

While the Bears were stingy in yards and points allowed, they weren't the best in turnovers. Chicago held were tied for 11th with 32 takeaways, 26 being interceptions and 9 being fumble recoveries. With the Bears giving up the ball 32 times themselves, this led to the Chicago Bears having a dead even 0 turnover differential.

The Bears offense was in last place for yards gain by a large margin, only gaining 5049 yards compared to the second worst of the Carolina Panthers who had 5554 yards gained. The Bears weren't much better in points per game, coming up in 30th place at 19.9 points per game.

Some would say that Chicago was able to make the playoffs with so few yards gained on offense because their defense gave them short fields and gave up the fewest touchdowns in the redzone, only allowing 23 touchdowns while opposing offenses were in the redzone.

Rookie quarterback Joe Montana barley broke the 3000 yard mark totaling 3091 yards, with 20 TDs and 23 INTs. He did post a very high accuracy mark of 75%, throwing 285 completions on 389 attempts. This brought his QB rating for the year to 90.8, but he would definitely like to decrease the turnovers while increasing his yards per game, which was only 193.2. Joe added 45 yards and 1 TD on the ground, on 16 attempts. In the end, Montana was 31st in the league for passing yards and would definitely like to improve on that going forward.

With so few yards, the receivers didn't have gaudy stats on the year. Allen Robinson led in receptions at 62 with 645 yards and 5 touchdowns. Scotty Miller led the team in receiving yards with 956 on 49 receptions while also leading the team in receiving TDs with 9. Tight end Cole Kmet was a good outlet for the rookie QB, catching 56 balls for 545 yards, but with zero touchdowns.

The Bears' running game definitely complimented their passing attack and tough defense. David Montgomery rushed 239 times for 1170 yards, scoring touchdowns 9 times. Tarik Cohen pitched in before breaking his ribs in the last game of the year, gaining 168 yards on 42 carries for 5 TDs. Montgomery had 4.9 yards per carry while Cohen had 4.0 yards per carry.

Khalil Mack got to the QB 11 times on the year, even though he only played 12 games to finish, dislocating his ankle early in the year and missing an additional 4 games after injury. Akiem Hicks pitched in with 10 sacks, Julius Peppers with 9, and Eddie Goldman with 7. The lone defensive TD was a scoop 'n score from a Hicks strip stack and Mack scooping and scoring.

Roquan Smith was a beast for the Bears in the middle, tied for most combined tackles at 125. He also pitched in with 3 interceptions and a single sack.

Kyle Fuller was able to bring in 6 INTs, while Eddie Jackson got 5, and Jaylon Johnson pulled in 4 playing opposite Fuller.

Chicago's kicker got the 2nd most field goals in the league, totaling 21 on 24 attempts, brining home an 87% success rate.

The Bear's return game was held in check all year, never finding the end zone on any of their return attempts.

All in all, the Chicago Bears made the 6th seed in the playoffs and face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wildcard round. They will need their defense to step up, while their running game must compliment Joe Montana as he limits the turnovers.

It was overall a positive year for the Bears, but they have much to improve on. How their season is ultimately defined will come down to how they perform in the playoffs. A deep run could go far for this coaching regime and team's confidence to build upon this year.