{"id":72893,"date":"2019-09-11T23:18:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T03:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=72893"},"modified":"2019-09-11T23:18:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T03:18:33","slug":"chicago-bears-moving-on-from-loss-to-face-old-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/11\/chicago-bears-moving-on-from-loss-to-face-old-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears Moving on From Loss to Face Old Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The emotions of Thursday\u2019s disaster have long passed. Now the Chicago Bears<\/a> are moving on to Week 2 and the Denver Broncos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bears moving on to Face Old Friend After Week 1<\/h2>\n

That sound you hear is Bears fans finally coming to grips with what they witnessed at the kickoff of the NFL\u2019s 100th season. Losing to the Green Bay Packers<\/a> stings the base as it is, but to see their high-octane offense reduced to a mere three points (shouts to Eddy Pineiro<\/a><\/strong>) had to stir up an array of emotions.<\/p>\n

Luckily, or maybe just matter-of-factly, dwelling on it is out of the question. This week the Bears have to hit the road and head to Mile High Stadium to take on the Broncos, who lost 24-16 to the Oakland Raiders<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n

In case anyone forgot, the Broncos new head coach is one Vic Fangio<\/strong><\/a>. The Bears were fresh off of allowing the second-most points in team history in 2014 under Marc Trestman<\/strong><\/a>. They had given up the most points the year prior This past season they allowed their fewest points since 2012, Lovie Smith\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> final year in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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What the Bears Can Do<\/h3>\n

The Bears can get on track offensively and come away with a win what will certainly be an ornery group. After playing in the late game of the Monday night’s doubleheader, the Broncos playing on a short week may be about the only thing in Chicago\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

Matt Nagy<\/strong><\/a> took the blame for Thursday\u2019s poor showing. He had to be at least a little encouraged seeing the Raiders have success against a Broncos defense with Von Miller<\/a><\/strong>, Bradley Chubb<\/a><\/strong>, and Chris Harris<\/a><\/strong>. There are battles to be won in the secondary if Charles Leno<\/a><\/strong> and Bobby Massie<\/strong><\/a> can hold up, which is not a given.<\/p>\n

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Da rookie with da run!@MontgomerDavid<\/a> picks up 27 & the chains are a movin'.#GBvsCHI<\/a> | #Bears100<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/idFVXUJtiD<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n