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Thielen recorded just two catches for six yards on the night. Diggs led the team in receiving with seven catches for 108 yards, but the bulk of his targets and largest gains didn’t occur until late in the ball game.
Asked about not throwing to that duo more often and earlier, Cousins said that “every play is different.”
“One time we tried to take a shot to Adam, and they doubled him, and I checked it down to C.J. Ham,” Cousins explained. “Another time, Kyle Fuller plays a trail technique and tips the ball. Adam’s open, but he comes underneath it and tips the ball. [Danny] Trevathan was coming off the middle push route, so I couldn’t lead Adam too far in there, so that was a tough one. Again, good job by the Bears.
“I think other than that, you miss the one on third down early in the game, and then from there, until I watch the film, it would be hard for me to tell you how many of them, ‘Hey, the coverage is taking them away,’ or I’m progressing, or the pass rush is affecting the ability to wait on them because they’re running the deeper developing routes that are longer developing and require more time,” Cousins continued.
While Chicago’s defensive prowess wasn’t denied, it also wasn’t used as an excuse by the Vikings.
Player after player took responsibility for the underwhelming performance and ultimate loss.
“We shot ourselves in the foot,” said Thielen. “Obviously the Bears came out playing, and we didn't.”
Blame also was not placed on Cousins by any of his teammates.