🏈 NFL Week 7 Monday Night Football Review: Rams Blast Bears 🏈

   

  

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LA Rams 24, Chicago 10 

The Bears entered last night's game with one of the best records in the league. But they left the stadium with a sobering reminder that they have not clinched anything just yet. 

Indeed, the Rams dominated this game, both offensively and defensively.

The Rams offense produced 371 yards, which was almost 100 more than Chicago, which managed just 279. Los Angeles also produced 24 first downs, to just 14 for the Bears. The Rams also held the edge in terms of time of possession, and they only committed one turnover, while Chicago had two.

It was that kind of a night. The Rams led from early on, after scoring a touchdown late in the first quarter, and never looked back. Chicago's offense looked listless and confused for much of the part of the game that I was able to watch (which was, admittedly, just a small part of the game). What seemed to be apparent to me was that the Rams were playing with a ton of energy and urgency, while the Bears looked confused, frustrated, and ultimately, beaten down.

For the Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff completed 23 of 33 passes for 219 yards, with two touchdowns. His favorite target was Josh Reynolds, who reeled in four catches for 52 yards and one touchdown.  On the ground, the Rams saw Darrell Henderson Jr. pick up 64 yards on 15 carries.  

As for Chicago, Nick Foles, the former Super Bowl MVP who the Bears picked up after Mitch Trubisky experiment seemed to turn into a bust for the franchise, completed 28 of 40 for 261 yards, with two interceptions.  Allen Robinson II picked up 70 of those yards on four receptions. And running back David  Montgomery collected up 48 yards on 14 carries. 

The win improves the Rams record to 5-2 on the season, tied with the Cardinals for second place in the division, and just half a game behind the Seahawks, who just suffered their first defeat. The Rams will next travel to Miami to face the surging and well-rested Dolphins before hosting the Seahawks, in what may very well be a battle for first place in the NFC West. 

Meanwhile, this loss drops Chicago to 5-2 on the season. This also was their most decisive loss of the season, although many people are suspect of their early success thus far. They have a couple of tough games now coming up, as they host the Saints next, and then have to travel to Tennessee to face the Titans, who currently sport an impressive record of 5-1.