This play was the biggest reason that the Chicago Bears lost

The Chicago Bears only scored seven points. That is not good at all and will win you almost no games. However, they had a chance to win the game against the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football with those seven points.

Again, there were a lot of things that went into their losing but there is one play that sealed the deal on their fate. Velus Jones Jr. was back to receive a punt in the fourth quarter and he fumbled the ball as he attempted to catch it.

The fumble was recovered by the kicking Washington team and they had the ball close to the endzone with only a few yards to go for a score.

Of course, the Washington offense was able to get the short yardage that they needed to get the touchdown. They went for two and succeeded to make it 12-7. That ended up being the final score in favor of the visiting team.

The Chicago Bears were unsuccessful in their attempt to beat Washington.

This is bad news for the Chicago Bears. Velus Jones Jr. was drafted to be a special type of wide receiver for special plays. He was also known to be a great punt returner coming in but he has been awful. This isn’t the first fumble of his extremely short season which is a problem.

The fact that this one led to the game-winning score for the Commanders makes it hurt just a bit worse. Everybody makes mistakes but this is something that is going to need to get corrected. You’d think that by his age, he’d at least have the catching the ball part of his game down easy.

He is only a few games into his career so he can have a break for now but it isn’t something that can’t continue. It isn’t like these dropped punts have been his only mistakes either. Practice should include plenty of reps in this department for him as they try to become a better team in all areas.

The defense was never going to get the stop in that situation. They had to come back on the field after making a big stop and they were backed in the red zone. It was relatively easy for Washington to score and take the lead for good.

It isn’t Velus Jones Jr’s fault that the offense only scored seven points but this turnover literally led to the game-winning score for Washington. You can’t pin the whole game on that one play but it was clearly the biggest reason for the loss.