Chicago Bears Offered Shocking Quick Fix To Turn Team Around in 2024 Season
The Chicago Bears finished last season with a dismal 7-10 record that bagged them a third place finish in the NFC North. But a won-loss record can sometimes be deceiving. When really digging through some numbers, it’s apparent that the Bears weren’t THAT bad.
In reality, Chicago was a team operating at three-quarters or, maybe more correctly, they were a team OF three quarters.
NFL analyst Warren Sharp crunched some numbers that show just how “not bad” the team was and how, with the slightest of tweaks– a one-quarter improvement, actually– the Bears could morph into one of the better teams in the league.
Chicago Bears: Three-Quarters Excellent
“Warren Sharp broke down the Bears’ performance last season, highlighting how bad they were closing out games in the fourth quarter…
If you look at Chicago’s performance in the first three quarters alone, they would’ve finished with a 10-6-1 record, which would’ve been the eighth most wins in the NFL. The Bears also outgained opposing teams by 430 yards and ranked 10th in total line of scrimmage EPA (offense and defense) through three quarters.
By comparison, the fourth quarter was a disaster. They had -50.7 total EPA (worst in the NFL), 14 turnovers (most), 10 interceptions (most), were outgained by 446 yards (second worst) and ultimately finished with the worst record in the NFC North (7-9).”
