Chicago is in a 4-2-5 nickel personnel presenting a loaded box on 3rd & 4.
The Rush:
Three man rush with a 3 technique working to the midline rush while the strong side DT drops to the low hole.
The Coverage:
Tampa 2 with both a low hole and high hole dropper both safeties pop out from the low alignment to the deep 1/2
The pre-snap look suggests the coverage is man cover zero with both Safeties low near the LOS. The box numbers/down & distance deter run game. The QB decides to get the ball out quickly to the RB in the flat expecting man coverage from a defender in the core on the RB and a likely pick route from the single side WR. The coverage is in fact a rush 3 drop 8 Tampa 2 concept.The coverage to the bunch allows the defense to play 5 vs. 3 while the weak side is a 3 over 2 advantage for the coverage. Ball gets out quickly for an immediate tackle and a gain of 1 forcing a 4th down punt.
Great job by the Bears presenting cover zero, inviting a quick throw to the flat, and forcing the ball into a strength of a Tampa 2 coverage call. Good stuff from the Bears and Chuck Pagano.
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