The Chicago Bears offense has been an utter disappointment this season, and that didn’t change as they welcomed the No. 1 seeded Arizona Cardinals to town.
The Bears turned the ball over four times — all Andy Dalton interceptions — which gave the Cardinals the ball inside Chicago’s 30-yard line each time.
Running back David Montgomery was the lone bright spot on offense, which has been the norm this season, where he tallied 90 rushing yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. He added eight catches for 51 yards.
“I really don’t care about it,” Montgomery said. “I’ll be way more happy if I had 12 yards averaging 0.1 yards per carry [and] we got the win. I [couldn’t] care less about individual stats because the feeling that you get when you win is completely different than having good stats when you lose.
“I just want to win.”
Unfortunately, wins have been hard to come by for the Bears this season, who are 4-8 with five games left on the schedule. Still, Montgomery isn’t giving up just yet.
“Ain’t gonna be no moping around,” Montgomery said. “I’m gonna go into work, and I’m going to get on everybody’s (expletive), and they’re gonna get on mine, too, and we’re gonna go back to the drawing board and we’re going to figure it out.
“Regardless of if anybody else wants to give up on us, I ain’t giving up on us. So that’s what it’s gonna be.”
That’s exactly the kind of leadership the Bears need at a time like this, where wins have been difficult to come by and morale could easily be at a low.
With five games left on the schedule, Montgomery is determined to keep fighting. And the hope is his teammates will do the same.
