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be fans first taste of football after a long offseason full of excitement and anticipation.Unfortunately www.chicagobearsteamonline.com , it is also a preseason game, right up there with the fourth preseason game, as the worst of the bunch, with many starters being held out and tons of backup and end-of-roster guys getting long looks. It usually more closely resembles a low-level college game than an NFL game.However, that shouldn’t be a fly in any starved football fan’s bowl of Cheerios. There’s still plenty of interesting things to keep an eye on.OffenseMitchell Trubisky may not even see the field tonight to give fans a brief glimpse of where he’s at in processing this new offense, but his back ups, Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray, should get long looks.Both back ups have spent a good amount of time in Matt Nagy’s offense and that means they should command it pretty well. So, even without a game plan, playcalling could be relatively open, unless the coaches really want to reserve what’s on film.Keep an eye on formations and personnel. Reports from camp say that there has been a ton of substitutions and personnel packages. Tonight will be the first shot at getting a look at how certain position groups are used (see TEs, RBs) as well as how they line up. Look out for lots of presnap motions and, of course, those “kill, kill, kill” calls and/or RPO looks after the snap.Tempo will be another thing to watch: will coaches want to go up tempo just to practice real game situations with play calls from the sideline and lining up with a ticking clock.DefensePreseason defenses are typically quite vanilla and there’s a good chance that doesn’t change much, but playcalling could be worth watching here.Vic Fangio finally gets full say over his unit, after the past three seasons working under John Fox, where it was rumored the former coach meddled in the defensive calls.Will Fangio show different looks or personnel sets here? There’s certainly not going to be a ton of blitzing but there’s still some new wrinkles that might show up.Also watch out for the flags: how will these new helmet contact rules be called? Is it going to be a sloppy penalty-fest? The referees are the same ones that spent time with the Bears in Bourbonnais so there should be a level of familiarity there.Special teamsLots of the bottom of the roster players and UDFA guys will get a chance to make the squad in the third phase here. Check out Jacob Infante’s great series looking at some of those players. There’s also plenty of intrigue as this will be the first look at the new kickoff rules. Will players false start or are they used to now waiting until it’s kicked. Even downing the ball has changed.So dismiss the game as bad football all you want, but there is still plenty to learn about these new-look Chicago Bears in Canton tonight.Snap counts, stats and more: Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers All statistics and snap counts are taken directly from the NFL’s Game Statistic and Information System.After the game, Chicago Bears’ head coach Matt Nagy said that he wanted his players and coaches to keep the feeling they had after losing to the Green Bay Packers 24-23. The painful sting of a disappointing loss is something that will push them to take that extra rep in the weight room, or spend a little more time in their playbook, or stay after practice a little while longer. The Bears have no choice but to get back to work this week and try to even their record one week from today when they take on the Seattle Seahawks in their home opener on Monday Night Football. But before we shift our focus forward, let’s take a look at how some of the team stats went last night Chicago Bears T-Shirt , how the playing time shaped up, plus spotlight a few individual stats.The Packers held the overall yardage advantage 370 to 294, but the Bears had better third down efficiency (7-17-41% to 5-13-38%), had more first downs (18 to 16), and had more time of possession (33:22 to 26:3. The Packers were penalized 8 times for 72 yards, while the Bears were flagged 5 times for 35. All snap counts will be in the following format:Player - Total O or D snaps (%) - Total ST snaps (%)QBM Trubisky - 70 (100%)It was an up and down game for Mitchell Trubisky, but he ended up completing 23 of 35 passes for 171 yards, and a 77.2 passer rating. He also ran 7 times for 32 yards with a touchdown. He fumbled twice, losing one, while being sacked four times.He was much more comfortable early when he was 11 of 14 for 109 yards (99.1) in the first half. OLB Massie - 70 (100%) - 5 (18%)C Whitehair - 70 (100%) - 5 (18%)C Leno - 70 (100%) - 5 (18%)K Long - 70 (100%) - 5 (18%)E Kush - 70 (100%) - 5 (18%)Bear tailbacks averaged more than 5 yards per carry. Green Bay’s defense ended up with 5 tackles for loss (TFL), and 4 quarterback hits (QBH).Kyle Long was hit with a holding penalty and Cody Whitehair was ineligibly downfield on a late game scramble play. RBJ Howard - 50 (71%)T Cohen - 28 (40%) - 4 (14%)M Burton - 9 (13%) - 5 (18%)Jordan Howard had 15 carries for 82 yards, and Tarik Cohen had 5 for 25. In the passing game, Howard caught all 5 of the balls thrown his way for 25 yards, and Cohen snagged 3 of 4 for 16 yards. Cohen also had 2 punt returns for 45 yards.Fullback Michael Burton caught his lone target for a 6 yard gain. TET Burton - 61 (87%)D Sims - 20 (29%) - 5 (18%)B Braunecker - 2 (3%) - 19 (68%)I thought Trey Burton would be a bigger part of the offense, but while he was targeted 6 times, he only caught 1 for 15 yards. Dion Sims had two chances to pick up first downs, but he didn’t get to the sticks. He had 2 catches (3 targets) for 9 yards. WRA Robinson - 67 (96%)T Gabriel - 60 (86%)A Miller - 39 (56%) - 6 (21%)K White - 12 (17%)J Bellamy - 2 (3%) - 19 (68%)Starting wide outs Allen Robinson II caught 4 for 61 yards while being targeted 7 times, and Taylor Gabriel caught 5 of 5 targets for 25 yards. Rookie Anthony Miller was targeted 3 times and he caught 2 for 14 yards, and he also had a special teams tackle. Josh Bellamy was caught holding. STThese players only appeared in the 3rd phaseB Cunningham - 19 (68%)D Bush - 19 (68%)J Iyiegbuniwe - 19 (68%)I Irving - 19 (68%)C Parkey - 11 (39%)P O’Donnell - 9 (32%)P Scales - 9 (32%)J Daniels - 5 (18%)B Sowell - 5 (18%)Patrick O’Donnell punted 4 times with a 50.3 average, while placing one inside the 20.Cody Parkey booted three touchbacks, three field goals, and two extra points. Benny Cunningham had 1 kick return for 18 yards, and a special teams tackle. Deon Bush had a tackle as well. CBK Fuller - 60 (100%) - 8 (29%)P Amukamara - 59 (98%) - 4 (14%)B Callahan - 56 (93%)S McManis 3 (5%) - 23 (82%)M Cooper - 3 (5%) - 15 (54%)Bryce Callahan led the Bears with 8 tackles, Prince Amukamara had 5, and Kyle Fuller had 2. Fuller also had a dropped interception that could have sealed the game Chicago Bears Hats , and he was the victim of this great throw. SA Amos - 60 (100%) - 8 (29%)E Jackson - 60 (100%) - 6 (21%)Adrian Amos had 5 tackles on D and 1 more on special teams, and Eddie Jackson had 2 tackles.LBD Trevathan - 57 (95%) - 4 (14%)N Kwiatkoski - 47 (78%) - 13 (46%)R Smith - 8 (13%)L Floyd - 46 (77%)K Mack - 42 (70%)A Lynch - 21 (35%)S Acho - 11 (18%) - 13 (46%)Inside linebackers Danny Trevathan had 7 tackles, Nick Kwiatkoski had 4, and Roquan Smith had 3 tackles, a sack, a TFL, and a QBH. Anyone else think Smith starts on Monday night?Starting outside linebackers Leonard Floyd chipped in with 2 tackles and a TFL, and Aaron Lynch had a QBH. Khalil Mack had 3 tackles, a sack, a QBH, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a pass defended, and an interception he returned for a TD. DLA Hicks - 44 (73%) - 3 (11%)E Goldman - 26 (43%) - 4 (14%)R Robertson-Harris - 22 (37%) - 4 (14%)J Bullard - 21 (35%) - 4 (14%)N Williams - 14 (23%)Akiem Hicks had 3 tackles, a sack, a QBH, a FF, and a TFL. Eddie Goldman had 3 tackles. Roy Robertson-Harris had a tackle, a sack, 3 QBH, and a TFL. Jonathan Bullard had a tackle. Chicago’s run D held the Packers to a 3.2 yards per carry, but their pass defense allowed a hobbled Aaron Rodgers to throw for 286 yards, with a passer rating of 130.7.
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