Chicago Bears: Week 6 game balls after heartbreaker in Miami The streak continued Sunday https://www.thebearsfanshop.com , as the Chicago Bears failed to win a game coming out of the bye week for the fifth straight season. The roller-coaster ride of a game was probably one that was best to view as a fan outside of either team. Regardless, the Bears are now 3-2 as they head home to face a red hot 4-2 New England Patriots team. Even with a Packers win tonight, the Bears will hold the tie-breaker due to less games played, so for a fourth straight week, they’ll hold onto first place.While there was plenty of bad to go around in the 31-28 overtime lose, there was still plenty of good that happened Sunday afternoon. For more on who received Week 6’s game balls, let’s dive in. WR Taylor GabrielDouglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsWhen the Bears signed the 27-year-old back in March, most people believed his four-year, $26 million deal was an overpay. I’d be curious to see how many still feel the same after five games.Gabriel has been arguably their best receiver so far and continues to show the ability to stretch the field, which in turn has helped Trubisky’s big turnaround over the past two weeks (more on that in a few). On Sunday Chicago Bears Customized Jerseys , the former Falcon broke the 100-yard mark for the second straight game with five catches for 110 yards. In those five catches were two deep balls, including a very impressive jump ball that the 5’8 receiver went up over a defensive back and pulled down. It’s becoming very clear that Gabriel’s role in this offense will continue to stay and could even grow as he and Trubisky gain more of a connection.Here’s an early season argument that could be made for Gabriel right now; he may have been the team’s best acquisition this off-season, not named Khalil Mack.Honorable Mention: QB Mitchell TrubiskySteve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsSpeaking of the offense, Trubisky rebounded from a lackluster first half and finished the game 22/31 (71%) for 316 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.Now I’m not going to debate that his interception in the end zone could partially be blamed for them losing the game. But I will say this: The same people saying Trubisky didn’t have a good game because of the interception, are the same ones that will ignore Deshaun Watson or Patrick Mahomes interceptions on a weekly basis due to yardage and points.Simply put, Trubisky was one of three offensive players to turn the ball over and all three were in big situations. I’m not going to say Tarik Cohen had a bad game because of his fumble that ultimately caused overtime either.The second-yard quarterback’s improvements have been on full display over the last two games and there’s no denying that he’s taking large strides to becoming the player everyone hopes he can be. The fact that he was able to rebound from a slow start and continues to throw multiple touchdown passes in games is a very promising development that Bears fans should be happy about.CB Kyle FullerDouglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsTo put it lightly, the defense had its worst performance to date in 2018. For the first time all year, the gave up over 24 points per game and more importantly couldn’t get to the quarterback. They finished with zero sacks and only four quarterback hits against a team with a banged up offensive line, who was starting their statue of a backup quarterback in Brock Osweiler.Despite that Chicago Bears T-Shirts , Fuller’s two interceptions stood out.On a day where the Bears defense gave up a total of 541 yards and 31 points, there wasn’t much to be happy about but Fuller’s two impressive plays on the ball should give fans hope that may he can turn around what has been an up and down season so far. Especially coming off his brand new four-year deal that was worth over $14 million per year with plenty of guaranteed money. With Prince Amukamara’s hamstring still an issue (he left in the second half after reaggravating it), Fuller’s presence will be big over the next few weeks.Oh and the Bears already have more interceptions through five games this year than they did all last season.Windy City Gridiron picks Bears-Jets Despite losing two straight winnable contests, everything is still in front of the Bears as far as taking care of business in the 2018 season. Win their next two matchups against the Jets and Bills and they’ve put themselves in position for a tight finish in the NFC North down the stretch. Lose either game, and we start talking disappointments. This is where a battle against adversity of a young team learning how to win has to show out. The Bears shouldn’t need Khalil Mack or Allen Robinson to beat an even more banged up Jets squad with a rookie quarterback in Sam Darnold. If they do, everything that’s been said about this Chicago team on paper was always incredibly hollow. Here are Windy City Gridiron’s staff picks for Bears-Jets. Robert Zeglinski: Bears 30 Jets 21 The Jets’ 21st-ranked offense has eight turnovers in their last three games, meaning there’s no better time to rebound for a reeling Bears defense at home. Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.: Bears 28 Jets 14Vic Fangio and the defense is in a funk, but a rookie quarterback that leads the league in interceptions is enough to shake them out of it.Aaron Leming: Bears 31 Jets 20It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the Bears, and the Jets can be a good team (depending on the week). Despite that, this is as close to a “must-win” as the Bears have had this season and I think they answer the bell. Jacob Infante: Bears 34 Jets 24Despite Chicago’s defensive struggles as of late https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/hats , they shouldn’t be ineffective to the point that they override their offense’s dominance against the Jets.Josh Sunderbruch: Bears 28 Jets 17I think the Bears find their stride against another struggling team as the offense steadies itself and the defense tightens up.Sam Householder: Bears 28 Jets 17The Bears get back on track with a winnable game against a rookie quarterback and a defense that’s allowed 71 points in their last two games.Andrew Link: Bears 35 Jets 27 I think the Bears offense gets back on track, specifically with Mitchell Trubisky’s errant throws. Fangio has seemingly lost his grasp on game-planning, and that won’t change against a Jets offense that can produce explosive plays. ECD: Bears 38 Jets 20The Bears’ offense has been productive in the passing game in the past three weeks. If they can get the ground game going with Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, this game will be a blowout. Patti Curl: Bears 27 Jets 9Our precious Biscuit still struggles with blitzes and the Jets’ blitz happy ways could give him trouble. But it’s time for a bounce back game for the Bears defense and the Jets offense will be in over its head. WhiskeyRanger: Bears 23 Jets 17Sam Darnold might develop into a good quarterback at some point, but he isn’t one now. The Bears defense should make life difficult for the rookie, though annoying mistakes and poor tackling will probably keep this one closer than it should be.Ken Mitchell: Bears 38 Jets 21Wow, do I really think Chicago’s offense will score 38 points on the Jets? No, I predict a pick-six and or a fumble recovery for a touchdown in there as the Bears defense mauls New York. 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