Matt Nagy on Bears offense’s embarrassing outing: ‘You almost can’t even make it up. It’s that bad.’

The Chicago Bears offense turned in an absolute embarrassing performance in a 26-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns, which has many fans calling for Matt Nagy’s head following his play calling.

Considering the Bears have had some pretty brutal offensive showings in franchise history — especially in the Nagy era — just how bad did this one rank compared to others?

The Bears weren’t just bad, they were historically bad. As in, they only mustered 47 yards of offense, which was their worst outing in 40 years.

That’s right, 40 years.

Chicago totaled just 24 yards in a 23-7 loss to the Detroit Lions on Nov. 22, 1981, which featured quarterbacks Vince Evans and Bob Avellini.

But wait, it gets better.

The Bears averaged 1.1 yards per play against the Browns, the second-fewest by any team in a game this century.

“You almost can’t even make it up,” Nagy said. “It’s that bad.”

#Browns completely dominate in a 26-6 victory.#Bears total 47 yards offense, their worst effort in 40 seasons.#Lions held CHI offense to 24 yards offense on Nov. 22, 1981.

Can only go up from here.

— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) September 26, 2021

Nagy did nothing to help his young rookie quarterback Justin Fields in his first NFL start. Fields’ official debut was ugly, as he was sacked nine times, held onto the ball too long at times and never got an opportunity to establish any rhythm.

Sure, a part of that was due to Cleveland’s ferocious pass rush (including Myles Garrett and his career-high 4.5 sacks) and Chicago’s battered offensive line, which was overpowered all game.

But Nagy did nothing to adjust following a rough first half, and things got even uglier in the second half. The fact that the Bears’ best offensive play was a pass interference call, which set Chicago up in the red zone for the first and only time in the game, says it all.

Nagy did his typical “it starts with me” spiel following the game. But words aren’t enough. Not when the Bears offense continues to get worse with each passing year with Nagy in charge.

The Bears have never fired a head coach mid-season before. But that could — and honestly should — change this season.