W13vsARI: Not weather proof

   It was the right call entering this game with low expectations, even if the loss was due to a bunch of bad luck and nothing going the Bears way, still there was too much of the same that has this team stuck in the mud and just turns your stomach to watch this offense trying to function, cant do anything but laugh at the shame of watching your team try to play profesional football.

   Andy Dalton ended this game with 4 interceptions, the one to Jakeem Grant was a bad pass, the one to Cole Kmet was thrown behind him, was it catchable? Yes, under those conditions? difficult. Next one was a tipped ball and the last one was a good defensive play where Dalton didn't see him coming and ended being a bad decision. So the weather affected his throwing no doubt and some could be considered bad luck, all of this I can understand but what I cant is the lack of deep throws and the lack of receiver using the entirety of the field, I saw easily 4 or 5 plays where receivers found open spots downfield for 20 or more yards but Dalton didn't see or didn't try to throw it to them and the reason can be obvious, Dalton isn't good throwing deep and wont even try in bad weather conditions, even so the plan was awful, there was a play that ended in a sack where they went trips formation and all three receivers went deep and left the other half of the field empty, there where other plays like this one where they didn't use the whole field and they just clumped up or guys got open deep, what for? Dalton isn't even going to try these throws. The Cardinals have a lot of agility and speed at LB and DB but honestly the defense counts on that athleticism to much and misses on assignments which the Bears didn't take advantage on, they had a chance to win this game and they sunk in turnovers and despair.

Upside players: David Montgomery was the best players in this game and still manages to frustrate me in some plays because he doesn't cut or bounce to the side, he did it once and I was like MORE!

Downside players: Dalton limited this offense and was manhandled by rain, that is sad. Cole Kmet didn't have a good game and was in on two of the turnovers, the pass he could handle and the other where he pushed the defender to Daltons throwing lane and ended on the tipped interception, just a bad day I hope.

The defense is still asked to much and on this game they were put in difficult situations all game, they made the Cardinals play hard but there isn't much to see or expect from them when the offense just gut punches you with a plethora of turnovers and bad field position. 

Upside players: Robert Quinn still manages to appear and make big plays. Roquan Smith playing hurt is impressive. Jaylon Johnson got robbed of an offensive pass interference that resulted in a TD, other than that he played solid.

Downside players: Xavier Crawford was the new victim in the secondary, missing a tackle resulting in the only TD allowed not coming after a turnover.

   Crunching the numbers for a bit and found out that the Bears can still make the playoff with a 7-10 record which is rather funny, a team reaching the postseason with a losing record is a joke and no other team would take them serious and its with good reason, only exception would be is that team is getting players back from injury which would not be the Bears case, if they really want to get in with the big boys they need  win all out which is not imposible, the Packers would be the toughest team they have left, losing this game would not automatically eliminate them but winning this game would start some momentum and boost the confidence of the team, forget the coaches they have already lost, this needs to come from the players, thank the football gods we get Justin Fields to play against the Packers on a primetime match, things could still turn ugly but I believe the possibility minimizes with Fields playing rather than with Dalton. The injury list for this game is promising with almost everyone being available, wouldn't surprise me if some of them are still hurting but cant let this one go by, it may be the last chance some of them get to give Rodgers something to remember.