Bears vs. Patriots: Notes from Chicago's brutal 19-3 loss

The Chicago Bears fall to 4-5 after losing to the New England Patriots (3-7), 19-3, Sunday at Soldier Field. The loss marks the third in a row for the Bears, dating back to the heartbreaking loss to the Washington Commanders coming off the bye week.

New England's Drake Maye was victorious in the rookie quarterback matchup against Caleb Williams, who finished just 16-of-30 for 120 yards. Maye finished 15-of-25 for 184 yards and a touchdown with one interception.

The Bears are derailing and the coaching from head coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is being called into question more frequently. Here are our notes from each quarter of the Bears loss.

First quarter

The Bears defense played well in the opening quarter. Despite Kyler Gordon giving up a 28-yard reception to Austin Hooper, Chicago held the Patriots to just a field goal. Even after allowing New England to drive 54 yards, T.J. Edwards came up with a much needed interception with 39 seconds left in the quarter.

The Bears offense continues to struggle in the first quarter, putting together 23 total yards and walking away from the quarter with a donut on the scoreboard. The injury-ridden offensive line is holding up okay, but Williams isn’t getting the ball out quick enough.

Second quarter

The Bears defense held the Patriots the entire quarter — until the very end. Maye drove his Pats down 70 yards downfield, and threw a two yard touchdown two plays out of the two minute warning. The drive was full of missed tackles and blown coverage — mostly by Tyrique Stevenson. We saw yet again another coaching malpractice by Matt Eberflus. Not only did he waste all three of the Bears’ timeouts in questionable fashion, but also failed to call effective plays on defense, leading to a Patriots field goal to end the half.

Offensively, the Bears found a little momentum that led to a field goal. But Williams’ didn’t get the ball out quick enough and Shane Waldron’s coaching and play calling leaves a lot to be desired.

Third quarter

The third quarter wasn’t much of a change for the Bears offense. They didn’t score and didn’t make it into the red zone. They’re lucky to have a defense that held the Patriots to 0 points in the quarter. There isn’t much to say as not much happened. But the lack of anything happening speaks volumes about the Bears coaching and the state of their locker room.

Fourth quarter

The final quarter started in appropriate fashion for the Bears offense: Williams getting sacked on his own goal line on third down. The Bears coaching held them back on offense yet again and led to another scoreless quarter. Chicago allowed Williams to be sacked nine times and the future of Eberflus and Waldron should be up in the air after this game.

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears vs. Patriots: Notes from Chicago's brutal 19-3 loss