Bears most to blame for Week 2 loss to Texans
The Bears lost because of offense and coaching on Sunday night.
The Chicago Bears dropped to 1-1 on the season after a 19-13 Week 2 loss to the Houston Texans. While the score was close and the Bears had a chance to win the game on the final drive, the offense had problems throughout the game and let down a Bears defense that turned in an excellent performance against a high-powered offense. But who was most to blame for this loss? We’ll assign blame here to three parties who could have done much better and helped Chicago secure a win to move to 2-0 on the season.
The Bears offensive line
The biggest reason the Bears lost to the Texans in Week 2 was the play of the offensive line. This unit was dominated by the Texans defense, allowing seven sacks and playing a big part in two interceptions.
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has been sacked a league-leading nine times through just two games. This is bad on its own, but all NFL fans know that it is even worse when you are protecting a rookie quarterback.
Young signal-callers like David Carr and Bryce Young have had (or are currently having) their careers ruined by taking too many sacks in their first few seasons.
Yes, the Texans have one of the most dominant young pass-rushers in the game in Will Anderson Jr. and DeMeco Ryans defense that blitzed like crazy on Sunday night and fly to the ball. Still, seven sacks is simply unacceptable.
