The Bears have plenty to feel good about through three games, but not everyone in Chicago has a highlight to point at yet. A few players have already put together eye-catching moments - Dillon Thieneman, Case Keenum, D'Andre Swift, Malik Muhammad and Kalif Raymond among them - while others are still waiting for the kind of snap that sticks in everybody’s mind.
That makes Week 4 against the New York Jets a good opportunity for a few Bears who could really use a Kodak moment.
Jaylon Johnson is first on that list. He did flash in the Week 3 win over the Philadelphia Eagles with a tackle for loss in the 27-7 blowout, but his overall play has been rough.
Johnson is giving up a passer rating of 118.8 and sits as the ninth-lowest-graded cornerback out of 99, according to Pro Football Focus. An interception in Week 4 would go a long way toward changing the conversation.
Colston Loveland is another player who needs something memorable. He came close against the Eagles, hauling in a Keenum pass and nearly reaching the end zone, but he didn’t extend the ball across the goal line.
Through the season, the Bears’ second-year tight end has only five catches for 34 yards. A trip to the end zone would calm plenty of nerves.
Kentavius Street entered the year with real buzz after Dennis Allen’s training camp praise, and a lot of Bears fans expected him to help replace Gervon Dexter after the trade. Instead, he’s been mostly quiet, with only four tackles to his name. A sack or tackle for loss would be exactly the kind of play that can reignite the Street hype.
Sam Roush has had a tougher time than most. The rookie third-round pick has struggled with dropped passes, special teams mistakes and penalties, and he badly needs one clean, positive moment to build on. A touchdown catch would do the trick.
Tyrique Stevenson is in a similar spot to Johnson. He hasn’t been strong in coverage, with a passer rating allowed of over 100, and there’s also the question of whether he can win back his CB2 job from Malik Muhammad while recovering from injury. If Stevenson gets back on the field in that role, he’ll need a big hit or an interception to make it count.
Then there’s Odunze, who is actually third on the Bears in receiving yards behind Kalif Raymond and Luther Burden III. He already has the Week 1 catch where he Mossed a Carolina Panthers defender, but since then he’s mostly just been piling up catches without a true signature play. A touchdown grab in Week 4 would put him right back in the Chicago spotlight.
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So far, the Bears can at least live with how it has played out. Their defense has stayed strong and sits near the top of the league in several key categories, while Dexter has settled in quickly with Atlanta and earned a four-year extension there. For Chicago, the trade still carries the kind of risk that can linger all season, but the early returns have softened what might have been an easy decision for fans to regret. [Read more 🡒]