Despite a win, dropped passes plagued the Bears. Coach Ben Johnson calls the costly errors an "anomaly" after a shaky offensive performance.
At the end of the day, the Chicago Bears won, but man was it ugly at times.
Chicago beat the New York Giants 24-20 on Sunday, but for a moment there it looked like the receivers didn't know how to catch a pass.
The Bears had somewhere between six and eight dropped pass throughout the game, with some key ones taking place at crucial moments. The ones that stood out were the dropped touchdown passes from DJ Moore and Olamide Zaccheaus, as well as D'Andre Swift's on fourth down.
The throw from Caleb Williams on the one Moore dropped was an absolute dart of a throw. Williams scrambled around and threaded the ball to Moore, but he couldn't secure it after he was hit.
Zaccheaus' was very similar, but the receiver had way more space to make the play.
On Swift's, it looked like he was preparing for the hit as the ball bounced off his hands. If he had made the catch, he still would've had to break a tackle most likely, but that is one you need, especially in the fourth quarter.
At the post-game press conference, head coach Ben Johnson was asked about the drops and mental errors, and whether it was something to worry about going forward. He stated that if they had come up during practice throughout the week, that would've been the case, calling them "an anomaly."
"No, if it had been popping up in the course of practice or something like that, I'd be more concerned, but as of right now, I think it's an anomaly and something we'll definitely talk about and address, but I don't think that's really who we are," Johnson said.
Despite the drops, Chicago was still able to win the game after the Bears scored two touchdowns with under seven minutes to go. The Bears were down 20-10 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but Williams had another clutch performance, throwing for one touchdown and running for another.
While it's great that the Bears were able to win in spite of the mistakes, this is something that will need to ultimately be cleaned up going forward, as the Bears could've won by even more points without them.
This is especially true with how important Chicago's next game will be, as it takes on the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday. The last meeting ended with a 27-24 win for Minnesota.
That game kicks off at noon CT on Fox.