Chicago Bears Week 4 Stock Report
Published by Matt Eurich on September 29, 2015
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears dropped to 0-3 on the season after their loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3, but they will head back home this Sunday to take on the Oakland Raiders in Week 4.
The Bears and Raiders have met just 13 times in the past, and the Raiders hold a slight edge in the all-time series with a 7-6 record. The two teams last squared off in 2011 with Oakland coming away with a 25-20 victory.
On Monday, head coach John Fox said his team will have to move on from its first three games and focus on the future.
“[We’re] obviously disappointed that we’re 0-3 in those opportunities,” Fox said, per Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com. “I don’t know that it’s all been horrible. I know the result is horrible, but hopefully we can grow and learn and get better from it moving forward.”
The Raiders are coming off a 27-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, and the Bears will face the difficult task of slowing down Oakland’s balanced offensive attack. Quarterback Derek Carr threw for 314 yards with two touchdowns and finished with a 115.9 quarterback rating against the Browns, while running back Latavius Murray carried the football 26 times for 139 yards with one touchdown.
Oakland’s pass defense is suspect, but it has two of the best young pass-rushers in the game in Khalil Mack and Aldon Smith. The Raiders have their flaws on both sides of the ball, but they appear to be much improved over the team that went 3-13 last season.
Whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling as the Bears head into their Week 4 matchup with the Raiders?
