Pats Pulpit breaks down the loss using Mike Vrabel's three categories: the good, the bad and what gets you beat. The defeat dropped New England to 0-2 in prime time this season in what the writer calls a competitive game between two good teams.
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The Patriots fell 30-24 to the Bears on Thursday Night Football at Soldier Field. Chicago out-snapped New England 66-50, forced 16 missed tackles and piled up yards after contact as Caleb Williams outdueled Drake Maye.
Patriots.com's film review says the undermanned Patriots fought hard on a short week but their stars needed to elevate a depleted roster in the 30-24 loss in Chicago. It breaks down Drake Maye's performance, the defense and quick-hit film notes.
Mike Vrabel said after the loss to Chicago that "the tackling wasn't good enough, not against this team," pointing to playmakers like D'Andre Swift and Luther Burden III. He said the Patriots need to force turnovers and tackle better but liked how they competed.
Drake Maye and Caleb Williams met again, this time as an MVP runner-up and a quarterback playing his best football, and Williams' Bears won 30-24. NBC Sports Boston's postgame crew weighs in on which quarterback came out on top.
