Well, there goes our precious "In The Hunt"
The Bears are unmatched at blowing double digit fourth quarter leads



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As Bears fans we don’t ask for much. Just beat the Packers (the Bears have won four of the last 27 matchups and lost nine in a row), make the playoffs (they’ve made it in two of the last 12 seasons and seven times in the last 30 years), and if all else fails, at least show up in the prestigious “In The Hunt” graphic.
Well, they did that last one this past weekend. Sure, it took NFL Network using a playoff graphic that only excluded three of the 16 NFC teams, but hey, it’s something, right?)

No, it’s nothing.
The Bears had a ten point lead to start the fourth quarter yesterday against the Browns, so they must have played well, right?
Not really.
The defense was playing pretty well, the offense was terrible and the special teams were just kind of there.
And then, in the fourth quarter it all went bad.
But how about this? According to Scott Hanson at NFL Red Zone, Justin Fields became the first player to throw interceptions on the final play of the first half and of regulation in the same game since Brad Johnson did it for the Washington Football Whatevers in 2000.

The Bears defense was on the field a lot, thanks to a Bears offense that couldn’t run the ball (27 carries for 88 yards), couldn’t pass the ball (40 passing attempts for 148 yards) and was a scintillating 4-of-18 on third down.
The Bears lone touchdown “drive” was incredible. As in literally, “too extraordinary and improbable to be believed.”