Bears Understand How Important Bounce-Back Game is in Week 6

The Chicago Bears were embarrassed by the Green Bay Packers last weekend. 

There's really no better way to say it. 

The Packers won 31-7 at Lambeau Field without even running the football all that well. Marshawn Lloyd led the Packers with 32 rushing yards. The problem was that the Bears couldn't stop him once he got close to the end zone. 

Lloyd scored two rushing touchdowns despite being contained for most of the game. 

The Bears were beaten soundly on both sides of the ball. 

The offense had 165 passing yards and 81 rushing yards. The Packers forced the Bears to move away from their identity of running the football and dominating the line of scrimmage. 

It led to quarterbacks Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent being relied on heavily. The two can lead you to a win, as we've seen in the last three games, but the offense doesn't need to rest on their shoulders. 

The Packers forced five turnovers. Sunday didn't resemble Ben Johnson's teams from the past. 

Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett spoke to the media about the game and how much it would benefit the team if they bounced back against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. 

Jarrett thought the Bears needed to take the loss personally and learn from it, using it as a catalyst for future opponents. 

"I expect the response to be extremely well," Jarrett said. "We need to take our performance last week personally, because that's not our best version of ourselves, and we absolutely need to put a better product out there and a better effort because we have everything we need to be a top unit in this league. I believe that truly and wholeheartedly. If we go out there, do what we need to, we will be." 

The good news for the Bears is that Caleb Williams is nearing a return in Week 6. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport shared that there was a good chance he is back from injury on a recent episode of "The Pat McAfee Show." 

Williams would give the offense a much-needed spark after Sunday's poor performance. Bagent and Keenum each threw an interception and finished with fewer than 150 passing yards. 

The running game didn't get going either. The Bears had fewer than 100 rushing yards as a team for the first time this season. The offense struggled as a result. 

Williams can only do so much. He can't do anything for the defense, which just gave up 31 points despite the Packers not running the ball efficiently. 

That's where veterans like Jarrett have to come in. This is especially true with Montez Sweat set to miss the next two games due to a PED suspension. 

Jarrett has been underwhelming in his Bears tenure so far and needs to prove he's worth the three-year, $42.75 million contract the franchise is paying him. Five games into his Bears tenure, he has 50 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two TFLs. 

Someone has to step up on defense if the Bears want a chance against the Falcons. Even if Williams comes back, it won't matter if the Bears can't stop anybody. 

There's a lot riding on this game for Chicago. Kickoff is at noon CT on Fox.