It doesn't have to be this hard

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Is there concussion protocol for coaches? Can you watch an offensive coordinator continue to try to run out of the shotgun or throw wide receiver screens with no sign of efficacy and have the independent neurological consultant whisk them into the blue tent for a quick check up?

The Bears pissed away a very winnable game at Indianapolis, and because the Colts aren’t any good it took a lot of dumb to make that happen. The Bears were more than up to the task.

Coming into the game the Bears had the third worst rushing attack in the NFL and the Colts had the worst run defense (by a lot). So something had to give. And it appeared to be the entire right side of the Bears offensive line.

Joe Maddon says that box scores were “numbers not pictures” and they could be misleading, and this one certainly was.

The Bears outgained the Colts by nearly 100 yards. They had 26 first downs to the Colts’ 15. Caleb Williams threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns, while Anthony Richardson of the Colts threw for just 167. Rome Odunze caught six passes for 112 yards, Cole Kmet caught 10 for 97, DJ Moore caught eight for 78. The Bears had the ball for 10 more minutes than the Colts did. The Colts had nine penalties for 78 yards and the Bears had just four for 25.

All of that seems good. And yet, it sure didn’t look good.