The Bears started this game well, striking first on a nice 80-yard TD drive. But a missed call on an apparent offsides led to a Fields interception & that flipped the momentum & flow of the game. Here are five takeaways from the Bears 24-14 week 6 loss.

1. Khalil Herbert Looks Like Another Grear Ryan Pace Find.

Ryan Pace deserves his fair share of criticism giving the current state of the Bears roster. Many of his free-agency moves have flopped & caused cap issues, & he has a few questionable early-round drafts picks. However, for just about every bad move there's an equally good move, especially drafting in late rounds.

Last week we saw glimpses of Khalil Herbert looking like a very solid RB as he rushed for 75 yards on 18 carries. And this week, it seems like Herbert joins a nice list of late-round finds by Ryan Pace. Herbert rushed for 97 yards & a TD on 19 carries & showed impressive vision & maturity for a rookie RB. As the Bears offense continues to struggle to find a pass game, it's a luxury to have another quality player in the RB room.

2. Play-Calling Change Is A Band-Aid on a Broken Bone.

I'm not sure if "band-aid on a broken bone" is an actual saying, but the analogy makes perfect sense. Bill Lazor is a better play-caller for sure, but he's still operating in a system that is arguably the worst in the NFL.

Well, technically, the system is the worst in the NFL (through 6 games) as the Bears rank last in the NFL in yards per game & have the worst passing attack by a long shot. What's even odder, is that the Bears rank 7th in the NFL running the football. Usually, a top-tier rushing attack lends an average passing game at the very worse.

At this point, we are looking at YEARS of lackluster offensive play. The only solution seems to get rid of the man in charge of it all.

3. Wide Receiver Play Needs To Be Addressed.

You ever find yourself wondering why Justin Fields holds on to the ball so long? Well, part of that has to do with his receivers getting open in time. The Bears have one of the highest contested target rates in the NFL, which means on about 27% of the pass attempts, a defender is close by in coverage.

Who's to blame for this though? The Bears receiving group has talent & experience so it's pretty dumbfounding that this group can't get open. Like I mentioned before, this offense is been bad for years now and there's been one consistent element of this unit. Matt Nagy. I tend to blame him for this issue with the receiving core.

4. The Refs Made Big Mistakes That Hurt the Bears.

Blaming the refs for a loss is not something any player, coach, or fan likes to do. However, sometimes referees make mistakes in critical moments that have a significant impact. There were two times in particular where the Refs lack of attention to detail cost the Bears.

The 1st came on the second drive of the game, a Packers defensive lineman seemingly jumped offsides & Justin Fields noticed that, expected a free play, and threw an interception in the back of the endzone. The offsides was never called. And then in a crucial moment to end the half, Justin Fields signaled a timeout to the refs that was inexcusably ignored, and led to the Bears taking a delay of game penalty. The next play Fields was sacked & it pushed the Bears completely out of field goal range.

We've all seen the memes of the referees celebrating with the Packers in the endzone & comments about them being paid off. Sunday's game made some of those posts seem pretty true.

#5. Jakeem Grant Finally Gives Bears a Return Threat.

The Bears have struggled to get any production in the return game since Tarik Cohen went down last season & they decided not to resign Cordarrelle Patterson. Jakeem grant seems to finally be the answer to this problem as he showed flashes of being an electric return man.

Grant, unfortunately, left the game with an ankle injury but still managed to have productive returns. Hopefully, the injury isn't too serious because with a struggling offense, getting boosts in field position form your returner makes a big difference.