4 Downs: Making sense of the Bears’ disheartening loss vs. Commanders

The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Washington Commanders, 12-7, on Sunday, falling to 2-4 ahead of a Week 7 prime-time matchup against the New England Patriots.

This is about as disappointing of a loss as you can get. The Bears were held scoreless in the red zone and scored just seven points against a bad Commanders team. And, for the third straight game, a fumble cost Chicago a chance at victory.

We’re breaking down the Bears’ loss to the Commanders and what it means looking ahead.