Bears defense comes up short in overtime loss
Indefensible
CHICAGO – For once, the Bears’ defense deserved the bulk of the blame for a loss.
But in a role reversal that was every bit as rare as a sun-splashed, 60-degree afternoon in December, it was the Bears’ offensive players who came to their teammates’ defense.
“We win as a team and lose as a team,” running back Matt Forte said as his teammates dressed and departed from a quiet locker room. “So, that ‘blame game’ stuff, I don’t even listen to it.”
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