{"id":73120,"date":"2019-09-16T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T17:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=73120"},"modified":"2021-03-20T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T16:48:09","slug":"chicago-bears-avoid-0-2-start-not-offensive-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/16\/chicago-bears-avoid-0-2-start-not-offensive-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears Avoid 0-2 Start, Not Offensive Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bears<\/a> avoid going winless with a 16-14 victory but all is not well. The kicker played the hero in this one but quarterback questions subsist.<\/p>\n

Bears Get First Touchdown, Avoid Falling to 0-2<\/h2>\n

What Happened<\/h3>\n

David Montgomery<\/a><\/strong> broke the touchdown drought and Chicago escaped with a victory over the Denver Broncos<\/a>. But a lot of what plagued them in the opener showed up again. Nursing a seven-point lead late in the fourth, the Bears offense failed to muster much more than three and five-play drives to give the defense a breather.<\/p>\n

The touchdown was the capper on a drive that featured nine runs and no passes. There actually was a pass play called, but it was an incompletion (that would have brought up fourth down) that defensive holding erased. The rookie handled seven totes for 19 yards, but the big plays came from Cordarrelle Patterson<\/a><\/strong> and Taylor Gabriel<\/a><\/strong> on end-arounds of 46 and 14 yards, respectively.<\/p>\n

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.@MontgomerDavid<\/a> goes up & comes down with 6.#CHIvsDEN<\/a> | #Bears100<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/avWzDyQFc9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n