Analysis: Bears ‘left 25 points on the board’ despite 59-point Week 1 win

A postgame breakdown counts drives and mistakes to argue the Bears could have scored roughly 25 more points in Week 1, underscoring Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams’ focus on limiting penalties and turnovers.

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- Identifies a Rome Odunze holding penalty that negated a strong D’Andre Swift run.
- Counts muffed plays, punts that led to three-and-outs, a lost fumble and a failed fourth-and-one conversion.
- Totals the drives the author judged as leaving seven points apiece and smaller missed opportunities to reach 25 points.
- Both Johnson and Williams said the team must protect the football and reduce penalties.
- They signaled a standard postgame review and emphasis on correcting those specific errors ahead of Week 2.

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