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Basement dwellers: Chicago Bears take a seat as the worst team in the NFL

There is a group of teams you expect to be the worst in the NFL at any certain time. The Chicago Bears are not a regular member of that group. Right now, the Bears are the worst team in the NFL. Their minus-33 point differential is 12 points worse than anyone else. They have played two tough teams but both were at home and they trailed in each by at least 15 points. The Bears’ ineptitude isn’t new, either, writes Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports. Chicago was one of the two or three worst teams in the NFL by the end of last season, when it was clear Marc Trestman would be fired as head coach. Having the general manager/coach combination of Phil Emery and Trestman fail after just two seasons set the franchise back. Poor drafts have hurt. The list goes on as to how it got so bad.

The biggest thing is we’ve got to get everyone on the same page so we don’t have those same mistakes and we can keep letting drives go. Jimmy Clausen, quarterback to start for injured Jay Cutler

After attempting to make a pass at the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler was injured trying to make a tackle after getting intercepted. Amid reports that Cutler will miss at least two weeks, coach John Fox said Monday his quarterback has a strained hamstring and that tests showed no major damage. Arizona won 48-23.