Chicago Bears: 3 reasons they will beat the New England Patriots
Bears blueprint in place
Now the second reason is a bit of a double-edged sword, and you’ll see what I mean in a minute. However, last week the Kansas City Chiefs put up 40 points and 446 total yards against the Patriots defense.
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They did so by employing concepts that Matt Nagy is intimately familiar with, being an Andy Reid disciple. For sure, Nagy has been dissecting the game film identifying what was so effective against the Patriots, but it is clear that the style of offense that Nagy runs can have a ton of success against the Patriots defense.
One of the areas the Bears can exploit is the Patriots’ lack of speed on defense. If you caught the Patriots’ loss to the Detroit Lions, you likely noticed just how difficult a time their linebackers had staying with Kerryon Johnson. Johnson got to the edge with ease and when he got to the second level, his elusiveness proved too much for the Patriots linebackers.
If only the Bears had a player like that. Wait a minute, I’m now being told the Bears DO in fact have that type of player, and he is actually better than Johnson. Yes, Tarik Cohen should similarly exploit the Patriots’ lethargic defense, as should Trey Burton and Anthony Miller.
I mentioned earlier that this could be a double-edged sword in that the Patriots will be facing a similar offense for the second week in a row, and will shore up where they were exposed by the Kansas City Chiefs. However, Matt Nagy has his own tendencies and has put his own spin on this offense, and will certainly scheme differently than the Chiefs did.
Also, for me, the game will come down to this: is the disparity between the Bears’ offense and the Patriots’ defense greater than the disparity between the Patriots’ offense and the Bears’ defense? If the answer is ‘yes’ (and I believe it is) then the Bears will win this game.