The NFL is through the first quarter of 2018 and so far http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-anthony-miller-jersey , itr17;s been another fun season filled with plenty of parity. While itr17;s still early, there are currently five teams that hold leads on divisions that didnr17;t finish at the top the year before.The Chicago Bears are one of those, yet they are the only team that is currently on track for a worst-to-first type turnaround. Will it last? Only time will tell, but theyr17;ve surprised many around the league with their hot start.NFL teams often take the season week-by-week but itr17;s no secret that they also judge themselves by breaking up the season into four quarters, much like a 60-minute football game. With that in mind, letr17;s take a look at just how good the Bears have been and whatr17;s ahead in their final 12 games.OffensePhoto by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesSo far, itr17;s been a mixed bag of results for this brand new offense. The good news? It all came together in Week 4 with a 48-10 dismantling of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky finished the game with 354 passing yards, 53 rushing yards and a whopping six passing touchdowns. Throughout their prior three games, it was a much different story though. Plenty of panic had set in with the fanbase, and analysts around the league, as Trubisky and the offense sputtered out of the gate. Some had even questioned whether or not head coach Matt Nagy should be calling plays.Currently, the teamr17;s offense ranks like this:8th in points (27.8)10th in rushing (121.5)20th in DVOA (-1.8%)22nd in yards (341)23rd in passing (219.5)Obviously, some of this has been skewed since Week 4r17;s performance, but one could make an argument that Week 3 had a similar impact in the other direction. Regardless of the semantics, this unit needs to be better but the hope is that Sundayr17;s performance will act as a launching pad for Trubisky and the offense.Three Studshoto by Jennifer Stewart/Getty ImagesLT Charles Leno Jr.RG Kyle LongRB Tarik CohenThree Dudshoto by Rob Carr/Getty ImagesLG Eric KushTE Dion SimsRB Jordan HowardGrade: CIf not for last weekendr17;s performance, this grade is sizably lower. This isnr17;t to overlook their struggles in the first three contests, though. Wer17;ve seen flashes from the offense and wondered what would happen if they dialed back the complexity and started successful hitting downfield. Sunday we witnessed exactly what this offense is capable of.No fan should expect 48 points or six touchdowns from Trubisky on a weekly basis Roquan Smith Jersey , but everyone has seen that the second-year quarterback is capable of doing something that no Bears quarterback has accomplished since the 1940r17;s. If this unit can play at 60% of what it did, they could finish near the top 10. Consistency will be key moving forward.DefensePhoto by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesContrary to the offensive side of the ball, the defensive unit has been unbelievable. Of course adding Khalil Mack to a top-10 unit (statistically speaking) from last year never hurts.This Bears defense has taken the league by storm. Not only are they putting up top five results in the way of traditional numbers, theyr17;ve flat out dominated the majority of the time theyr17;ve been out on the field. To illustrate their dominance a little better. The Bears have seen seven quarterbacks in four games. Two starters have been benched and one was hurt for a little under a quarter. For a better look at just how good this unit has been, herer17;s some numbers:1st in Defensive DVOA (-30%)1st in sacks (18)1st in defensive touchdowns (2)2nd in turnovers (11)3rd in points (16.3)4th in yards (294.5)Through four games, the Bears have been the best defensive unit in football and have thoroughly dominated each opponent (outside of Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter of Week 1). Theyr17;ve also had arguably the best front seven in football and all of this comes without Leonard Floyd factoring in the sack department just yet.As long as this unit stays healthy, this is a group that will end up challenging Lovie Smithr17;s defenses of the mid-2000r17;s in most statistical categories. More importantly, this appears to be a Super Bowl caliber defense that only needs a league average offense to dominate in the win column.Three Studshoto by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesOLB Khalil MackDL Akiem HicksS Eddie JacksonTwo Dudshoto by Quinn Harris/Getty ImagesCB Kyle FullerDL Jonathan BullardGrade: AThis unit has been incredible and I donr17;t see that changing anytime soon, as long as they continue to stay healthy. In fact, this unit has been so good I couldnr17;t even highlight three r0;dudsr1; because even the two listed havenr17;t been horrible.If Floyd can get going over the final 12 games in the pass rush department, itr17;s completely possible that the Bears could end up with close to 70 sacks this year. That may seem lofty but theyr17;ve had the lowest blitz percentage in the league at close to 12% and are still averaging 4.5 sacks-per-game so far. With quarterback pressure will also bring a consistent flow of turnovers.Special TeamsPhoto by Jennifer Stewart/Getty ImagesSo far so good for this unit. As many know, I wasnr17;t a huge fan of the Chris Tabor hire, but so far her17;s proved me wrong. Special teams can be hard to evaluate and Ir17;m not going to sit here and pretend to know how to even do that. With that being said, herer17;s some numbers for why I believe this is a good unit:4th in made field goals (9)4th in punt return yardage (12.8)5th in Special Teams DVOA (+4.6)6th in net punting average (42.9)Long story short, this unit hasnr17;t given up anything but and has continued to come up when itr17;s needed.Grade: A-Whatr17;s AheadThe Bears have a bye in Week 5 before the attack the final 12 games on their schedule. Herer17;s a look at the remainder of their schedule:At DolphinsVs PatriotsVs JetsAt BillsVs LionsVs VikingsAt Lions At GiantsVs RamsVs PackersAt 49ersAt VikingsAs seen above, theyr17;ll face the AFC East over the next four weeks. Their current 3-1 conference schedule will come into handy with any tie-breaking scenarios within the conference in the meantime.The second half of the schedule will see nothing but NFC opponents. Five of those games will be against divisional opponents, which is where their season will likely be decided. Heading into Week 5 Authentic Allen Robinson Jersey , the Bears currently hold the top spot in the NFC North and have a chance to hold that lead with a host of winnable games for the foreseeable future.With all of that being said, they must win within their division if they expect a playoff spot this year. Even if they match their first quarter of the season with a 3-1 record in the second installment, a 6-2 record likely wonr17;t be enough to overcome poor divisional play in the second half. Even so, every team in the NFC North looks beatable. The Bears appear to be in a prime position to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2010, at least on paper. One way or another, the Bears exceeded expectations through the first four games and have a chance to mirror that through the next four. Sean McDermott insists the Buffalo Bills have enough talent on offense to win in the NFL."I believe we do," the Bills coach said.It sure didn't look that way in a 41-9 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, in what became the latest comedy of errors produced by an offense that's proven more capable of committing turnovers than scoring touchdowns this season.Nathan Peterman continued showing he's nowhere close to resembling an NFL quarterback. He threw three interceptions r12; one returned for a touchdown r12; to up his career total to 13 interceptions in just 153 passing attempts, including playoffs.Backup tight end Jason Croom lost a fumble , which was returned for another score.The Bills (2-7) were held to under 10 points for the fifth time this season, and have managed just 96 in nine games.And the only bright side was Peterman's mean-nothing 1-yard touchdown run scored with 5:41 remaining to end Buffalo's touchdown drought at 187 minutes and 19 seconds. It was the Bills' eighth TD of the season, and first since Peterman's 16-yard pass to Zay Jones in the fourth quarter of a 20-13 loss at Houston three weeks ago."It was like a domino effect today," receiver Kelvin Benjamin said. "It just kept stacking up on us. We really couldn't catch back up."He was referring to a second quarter in which the Bears scored 28 points in span of 12:20, included Eddie Jackson's 65-yard fumble return and Leonard Floyd returning a pass that tipped off of Jones' hands 19 yards for a score."I don't have the exact answer for it," Jones said. "I don't think I see anybody that's not trying to give it their all. That's the most discouraging thing about the whole situation right now is that the effort is there."Frustration is setting in on a team that has lost four straight and, off to its worst start since losing eight of its nine first games in 2010.The Bills had no choice but to start Peterman , with rookie Josh Allen missing his third straight game with a sprained right elbow and Derek Anderson sidelined by a concussion.Though Peterman's struggles were anticipated http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jordan-howard-jersey , the Bills have no solutions in spurring a running attack that is suddenly regressing.A week after LeSean McCoy had 13 yards on 12 carries in a 25-6 loss to New England , the running back was limited to 10 yards on 10 carries against the Bears.McDermott even made the decision to sit McCoy for a majority of the second half while he tinkered with his offensive line. Rookie Wyatt Teller saw playing time at left guard, while Jeremiah Sirles eventually split time at right tackle.McDermott was vague in saying he sat McCoy because of what the Bears were doing schematically.McCoy, meantime, didn't stick around to share his thoughts. He was spotted exiting the locker room before reporters were allowed to enter.Though Peterman will bear the brunt of the blame, not all the interceptions were his fault.Newly signed receiver Terrelle Pryor caught Peterman's pass and lost control as he turned up field, with the ball landing in defensive back Adrian Amos' hands. Three snaps into Buffalo's next possession, Peterman's hard pass over the middle struck Jones in the hand and bounced directly to Floyd, who returned it for a touchdown.Peterman finished 31 of 49 for 189 yards and sacked four times in an outing reminiscent of his previous meltdowns. Peterman lost the starting job after faltering midway through a season-opening 47-3 loss at Baltimore. And then there were the five interceptions he threw in a 54-24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers a year ago."I think I don't feel snake-bitten. I never feel like a victim or anything like that," Peterman said. "It's life. Things don't always bounce your way."Benjamin rallied to Peterman's support, saying it's unfair to pin the blame on him."We know how the outside world works. They're going to bash him and try to break his confidence. But Nate's a good dude," Benjamin said. "Unfortunately, bad things keep happening. And that's football."
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