Erik Kendricks rocks visiting Joe Montana

by Zimpok | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

The Chicago Bears visited the Minnesota Vikings with high hopes to bring home a win after their bye week. These aspirations were quickly squashed.

Joe Montana kept trying to get the ball over the middle to his receivers and had some success, but Eric Kendricks showed the rookie why he is considered elite. Kendricks intercepted three balls that went his direction and forced another turnover through a forced fumble.

Montana tried to hit his slot receiver Scotty Miller on the perimeter more than once, to have Miller get hit in the hands twice, dropping both passes for interceptions. Miller only caught one other ball on the day on the goal line for -1 yards.

While Montana hadn't had a perfect game all year, this game was the young rookie's first complete implosion. The Bears' QB totaled five interceptions and two fumbles lost.

The Bears' defense was sorely outclassed on the line of scrimmage against the Vikings offensive front. With LOLB Mack still another week or two away from returning from a dislocated elbow, Chicago wasn't able to reach the QB for a sack all night. Without a pass rush, the Vikings seemed to throw at will against the Bears.

Ultimately the Bears were held to no touchdowns until the final two minutes of the game when Montana threw a beautiful deep ball over the top to WR Mooney on a deep streak route.

It wasn't enough though as the Bears lost to the Vikings 10-49, with two of the Vikings touchdowns coming from defensive touchdowns; one pick six and one fumble recovery.

The Bears won't have long to try for revenge against the Vikings. These two teams meet again in two weeks in week seven. Hopefully with Mack back on the field and with home field advantage, the Bears are able to bounce back against their division rival.

PS. This is your new Bears beat reporter for the year. Win, lose, or draw, you can expect more accounts of the Chicago Bears games throughout the 2021 season.