Bears Report Card: How we graded Chicago in Week 15 loss to Vikings

The Chicago Bears were beaten badly for the second consecutive game, suffering a 30-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. It marked Chicago's eighth straight loss, but they had no chance in either of the last two contests.

The other thing that the San Francisco 49ers and Vikings losses have in common is that they came under interim head coach Thomas Brown, after head coach Matt Eberflus was fired. This thing is fully off the rails now and will go down as one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. The Vikings took it to the Bears and it showed on the scoreboard, and at no point did the Bears ever have a good chance to win.

How would each unit of the team grade out on a letter scale? Here's what we’d give the offense, defense, special teams, and coaching after this Week 15 loss.

Offense: F

Of course, the offense gets an F. They had zero points at halftime again, thanks to another pathetic display. There were times when Caleb Williams looked good but his receivers or offensive line didn’t help him. There were also times when he had a guy wide open and aired it right over their head. Williams is having the best rookie season a Bears quarterback has ever had, but it doesn’t feel like it because everyone around him is letting him down. He might eventually (as long as the Bears don’t mess this up) be the greatest they’ve ever had at the position. It’s just a rookie season on a bad team at this point. Everyone else on the offense should be ashamed of themselves, whether it’s all-star receivers dropping passes, the running game unable to get a single yard in key moments, or offensive linemen being used as fullbacks failing to report. The Bears need a head coach who is either going to elevate the offense himself or hire a coordinator who will. A lot of these issues can be cleaned up with better coaching. With that said, some players on this unit need to have a look in the mirror because there needs to be a better effort from a lot of players.

Defense: F

Once again, the Bears defense was weak. With it being one of the top strengths of the team coming into the year -- and an early reason why they were winning games -- they haven’t lived up to it. They allowed 30 points to the Vikings and deserve nothing but an F as a result. Minnesota is 12-2 for a reason, but Chicago can’t just get blown out by that margin at any point let alone twice in a row. Now we know that Eberflus had a positive impact when it comes to calling a defense. That isn't to say that he shouldn't have been fired, but that part of the game is on the decline with his departure. Tyrique Stevenson had an interception, but that hardly makes up for any of his (or his teammates') other mistakes. They gave up 30 points to Sam Darnold's offense and that is unacceptable. During the offseason, the Bears need to be realistic about this side of the ball. There are some good pieces there but the group as a whole is not as far along as they initially thought. There needs to be more added to take that big step.

Special Teams: C

The Bears weren't terrible on special teams, and they did block a punt. However, they didn't do anything to warrant them getting anything better than a C. A special teams unit can't help a team win a game when they didn't have a chance at victory regardless. Cairo Santos hit his field goals and Tory Taylor had some nice punts, but that isn't moving the needle for this team at this point. When there are better players on offense and defense, the special teams units can be properly evaluated. They weren't great, but they weren't bad in this one.

Coaching: F

Again, Eberflus is gone but that didn't fix anything. Brown is not yet qualified to be the head coach of an NFL team. He's just not. There were tons of bad penalties for things that just can't happen, they couldn't draw up a play to gain one single yard multiple times, and the team is going backward. When the season is over, if Ryan Poles is still employed by the Bears, he needs to lead a search for a qualified coach who can lead this football team. It starts with fixing the dysfunctional culture that has set in, and then ends with getting the best football out of these football players.

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears Report Card: How we graded Chicago in Week 15 loss to Vikings