Chicago Bears lose to Denver Broncos: Offensive grades

The Chicago Bears offense left a bit to be desired in their Preseason Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos.

Sadly for Chicago Bears fans, the return from the annual long layoff from football didn’t go as planned (thanks, third/fourth-string defense).

Especially in the preseason, the final score of the game doesn’t really matter. After all, no one cares about being preseason champions. Also, one must also be careful not to judge players too harshly or getting too excited over an exhibition game. Teams aren’t running their true offensive and defensive packages, and the rust is still coming off as the speed of the game ramps up.

But some aspects of these performances can give us hints about what we’ll see when games count. The good things can be built open. The bad things must be shored up sooner rather than later before they become a problem.

With that in mind, here are grades for the Chicago Bears’ offensive performance broken down by position. And while the Bears offense as a whole—particularly the top unit—wasn’t good, there were still several positives to be taken from yesterday’s game on the offensive end.

Let’s jump right in with the position group you all care about most…