RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Breaking down the Bears’ 27-9 loss to the Bengals at Paycor Stadium:
Slow start
Caleb Williams went 2-for-5 for 28 yards Saturday. The rest of his teammates weren’t much better.
At halftime, Bears coach Ben Johnson barked at his team about their penalties and performance on third down on both sides of the ball. The Bears finished with 11 penalties for 81 yards. They went 2-for-14 on third down and their defense went 6-for-13.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s the preseason or not,” Johnson said, “it’s a bad feeling in that locker room after the game when you lose, especially like that.”
New play-callers
One week after he let receivers coach Antwaan Randle-El call offensive plays in the second, head coach Ben Johnson handed off those duties to tight ends coach Jim Dray.
Al Harris, the team’s defensive backs coach, called defensive plays in the second half. Harris spent five years with the Cowboys, the last as an assistant head coach, before joining Ben Johnson’s staff last year.
Injury update
Linebacker Nephi Sewell left the game on a cart with a knee injury. His brother and fellow Bears linebacker, Noah Sewell, is on the physically-unable-to-perform list while he recovers from an Achilles’ tendon injury.
What’s next After two days off, the Bears return to Halas Hall to practice Tuesday. — Patrick Finley
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