Dan Wiederer: The Chicago Bears’ 35-point loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was lopsided, humiliating and confusing — but not even a little bit surprising
Perhaps the most depressing thing for the Chicago Bears is that much of the football world saw this disaster coming. And then it happened for all to see in all its gory detail.
Sunday’s 38-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium fell into many categories. Lopsided, for one. It was the biggest blowout defeat for the Bears since an infamous 55-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field seven years ago.
Ugly? Yep, that description fits, too, after rookie quarterback Justin Fields turned the ball over five times and Bucs star Tom Brady fired four touchdown passes in one of the breeziest victories of his career.
Bears linebacker Roquan Smith even called the defeat “embarrassing,” which probably was a generous adjective to pick. And Fields
