Advanced stats from @pfref are finally out, so I'm gonna Tweet a few thoughts as I look through them.

I'll start with passing, where Trubisky was under pressure on 10 dropbacks (27%), the 7th highest mark in the NFL this week.
A bit of context to that: Trubisky had an average of 2.99 seconds to release (per @NextGenStats), the 4th longest time in the NFL. Average time to pressure for the Bears was 2.5 seconds, the 8th best mark in the NFL. So pass blocking as a whole was pretty solid.
Trubisky generally threw it deep - his 10.5 average intended air yards was the 5th highest in the NFL (per @NextGenStats). But he was not accurate. 1/3 of his throws were deemed bad, tied for the worst in the NFL this week, and only 61% were on target, the 2nd worst mark in NFL
It's also worth noting the Bears were credited with 0 drops this week. While there were some catchable balls that were not caught, none of them were egregious enough to be deemed drops.
Both Anthony Miller and Allen Robinson got down the field. Miller's average target depth was 18.2 yards, 10th deepest in the NFL, while Robinson was at 16.4 (12th).
Running the ball, the Bears were 11th in the NFL with 2.6 yards/attempt before contact, and 6th in the league with 2.8 yards/attempt after contact. They were credited with breaking 7 tackles, 3rd best in the NFL.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Bears only pressured Matthew Stafford on 11.6% of his dropbacks, the 3rd worst mark in the NFL. RRH was the only defender credited with multiple pressures (2), though Khalil Mack didn't show up in their stats at all, which is weird.
Akiem Hicks, notably, did not record a single pressure outside of his sack, which was 100% on coverage and not really anything he did. A very quiet debut game for him, which is concerning. He joins Trevathan as aging defenders coming off season injuries who need to be better.
Looking at coverage:
Jaylon Johnson was targeted 7 times, but gave up only 3 catches for 55 yards.
Kyle Fuller 5 targets, allowed 1 reception for 7 yards.
Buster Skrine 6 targets, 3 catches, 22 yards.

So a good solid day all-around by Chicago's CBs.
The Bears were only credited with 3 missed tackles, which was 2nd best in the NFL. That's good, but the fact that they still got gashed on the ground without being able to blame missing tackles for it is a concern.
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