The Chicago Bears need a win on Thursday night to keep themselves afloat in the NFC playoff chase. Hosting the 1-4 Washington Commanders feels like a good opportunity to get back on track. That said, no game comes easy for a rebuilding team. Washington has enough talent in the right places to give the Bears problems. They also have a quarterback in Carson Wentz, who, for all his faults, has enough ability to go off for big games from time to time.
However, Chicago might not get the best version of the Commanders QB in this game. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported the veteran is dealing with a tendon strain in his right biceps. It explains why he’s been limited in practice all week and looked in considerable discomfort when spotted by the cameras. That means he might not be able to attack the Bears defense as aggressively as he usually would.
#Commanders QB Carson Wentz is dealing with a biceps tendon strain suffered in last week’s loss to Tennessee, per sources.
Wentz is not 100%, but he’ll start tonight against the #Bears and then try to heal up with extra rest coming off the Thursday night game. pic.twitter.com/IOlRQrrlyU
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 13, 2022
Carson Wentz could be in no-mans-land at Soldier Field.
Not only is he nursing an injury, but his team isn’t well-equipped to ease the burden on him. Washington has one of the worst rushing attacks in the NFL through the first five weeks. Top running back Antonio Gibson is averaging 3.2 yards per carry. So even if they wanted to keep the ball on the ground to protect Wentz, it might not do much good. That means he’ll have to throw the ball often in this game while behind an offensive line that has already gotten him sacked 20 times.
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No game in the NFL is a gimme, especially for a team like the Bears. That said, given the state Carson Wentz is in, they should feel good about their chances of pulling off a victory. All they have to do is stop the run and trust their pass rush to make him uncomfortable. Bang that arm around a bit. If they do that, the chances are he will make one or two huge mistakes. Capitalizing on such mistakes is something the Bears have done pretty well this year.
Lose, it’s lose fml!
Not getting it. Hope they play well and loose because if they make the playoffs they’re going to loose. Maybe if they play well and win, they will keep winning. Why want a great season next year and want a lousy one this year. The Giants last 2 superbowl wins were not with the most amazing players and that made it even sweeter.
Key to victory “Bang that arm around”. Can we get a chant going??? BANG THAT ARM! BANG THAT ARM!! hahaha Run D has to step up this week,. And Gordon better strap it up tight this week. Curtis Samual is going to be in the slot most of the night.. thats a tough cover. #Beardown @Phil B, I don’t totally disagree. But I personally always want to see the team do everything it can to win. Thats why you play the game. Maybe a 20th overall pick does or doesn’t help.. but it’s not like our top 10 picks have… Read more »
“Just stop the run”. Yikes. I want to be positive but NEVER-ever overlook any team. some are doing that to us (e.g. SF) and look what happened.
fingers crossed.
shots poured.
Jersey ironed.
(prayers said?!??) (our O-line has their best game this season)(defense forces multiple turnovers) (JField has his best game, thus far)
Go BEARS!
Does anyone seriously WANT the Bears to make the playoffs this year? I thought this was the first year of a rebuild. What we should want is to see the team play well and improve each week, but lose to get better draft position. I think we can all safely say this team doesn’t have the talent overall to compete with the playoff contenders in the NFC, so why is it that we still have hope to get in the playoffs when we’d most likely be a one and done team anyway? Picking 20th again isn’t going to get us… Read more »