Halas Intrigue Bears Report: New cast, same story

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It doesn't seem to matter who the Bears have as coach or quarterback, the Packers and Aaron Rodgers are almost destined to get the best of them. Sunday's 27-10 loss in Green Bay is the latest example. Read the latest coverage and analysis below.

1. Just an illusion

The Bears' trick play on their first possession Sunday was a lie. What felt like the start of a memorable game against their dominant rival instead served as a prelude to a forgettable offensive performance by quarterback Justin Fields.

An offense that was stuck in the Soldier Field mud in the season opener played like that on the much drier turf at Lambeau Field during a 27-10 loss to the Packers. It reminded the Bears what they must have known entering the season: If they're going to win games, they can't do it by hoping Fields can race Aaron Rodgers to 30 points. Or even 20.

The Bears need to run the ball efficiently and put their second-year quarterback in position not only to make amazing plays but easy, on-time throws, too. Through two games — the Week 1 victory in standing water was hardly predictive — it's unclear whether he can.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields starts with razzle-dazzle, ends with dud vs. Packers

An offense that was stuck in the Soldier Field mud last week played like that on the much drier turf at Lambeau Field during a 27-10 loss Sunday to the rival Packers.

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2. Rerun season

The Bears have changed everything, but nothing has actually changed.

With a new defensive-minded head coach and a renewed emphasis on locking down every part of the field, they still can't stop Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers — not for an entire game, at least, and that's the only way to win.

Instead, it was another almost-success Sunday at Lambeau Field as they fell 27-10 to the Packers for the eighth consecutive time. It wasn't all that different from their last trip here, when Matt Nagy said in his halftime interview he was "having so much fun" with a three-point lead only to be down 10 by the end of the third quarter and on his way to another humiliation.

Just another route to the same destination.

New Bears, but same old story as Aaron Rodgers leads Packers to 27-10 win

The Bears managed him for a quarter and a half, but that's not enough. And it's not progress.

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3. Not measuring up

Columnist Rick Morrissey weighs in on the latest loss to Green Bay:

I'm guessing that every now and then, you Bears fans wonder why your higher power hasn't visited upon Green Bay what it has visited upon Chicago. The humiliation. The pain and desolation. You wonder why the football desert in which the Bears have lived in for so long hasn't moved north to where the Packers reside.

What would life feel like with a consistent winning football organization in Chicago? What would life feel like if the Packers fell into 30 years of despair?

The hell if you know.

The Packers beat the Bears 27-10 Sunday night in Green Bay, giving them 47 victories in the past 62 meetings between the two teams. Their quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, is 24-5 against the Bears. Come now. Really?

Yes, really. And here's why: It's a game of inches, and the Packers own the measuring stick, too.

The Packers own the Bears in a game of inches

Another loss, this one when Justin Fields is stuffed at the goal line in the fourth quarter.

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4. In other news

Patrick Finley shares his takeaways from Sunday's game.
Trevis Gipson and Robert Quinn apply the heat vs. the Packers.
The Texans – the Bears' Week 3 opponent – couldn't overcome a sloppy Broncos team.
Mitch Trubisky and the Steelers struggle in a loss to the Patriots.

5. From the podcast

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser debate what Aaron Rodgers' continued dominance of the Bears — and Justin Fields' struggles — mean for the rivalry and the Bears' season. LISTEN HERE.

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