Coaches, Caleb Hanie, Bears O-Line Biggest Losers in Week 13 Loss to Chiefs

If you think that the defense's mental lapse that allowed Kansas City to score a last-second hail mary touchdown to end the first half told the story, you're missing the bigger picture.

The Bears defense actually played an outstanding game, forcing 11 punts, allowing 252 total yards and giving up only 13 first downs and 10 points.

If there's one reason the Bears still have a shot at the playoffs, it's the strength of the defense and special teams' play-making abilities.

As of now, the Caleb Hanie experiment is not yielding the results Chicago had hoped. Most analysts were willing to give Hanie a mulligan in his first game loss to the Raiders, but only managing to muster three points with solid field position all game long against a below-average Chiefs defense is unacceptable.

Hanie's stat line is downright embarrassing: 11-of-24 for 133 yards and three interceptions, though the third pick came on a Hail Mary with time expiring. All of this amounts to a quarterback rating of 23.8.

His inability to consistently make NFL-caliber throws, get rid of the ball on time and make smart decisions took Chicago out of multiple scoring opportunities.

The offensive line did not fare much better.

Hanie finally found a rhythm midway through the fourth quarter on a drive that ended with Roy Williams bobbling the ball into the hands of Chiefs safety Jon McGraw in the end zone.

On the Bears' next and final drive of the game, Hanie continued his streak with a 17-yard completion to Johnny Knox. The results of the next three plays: two sacks and Hanie being hit as he threw the ball into the ground.

Going for it on fourth down, Hanie gave himself the opportunity to keep the game alive but underthrew Earl Bennett by a matter of inches.

Seven sacks are hard to overcome, especially for a quarterback with as little margin for error as the inexperienced Hanie.

The coaching staff made some questionable decisions early. Going for it on fourth down while in field goal range and the defense holding Kansas City scoreless and calling trick plays that the Bears could not execute properly, resulting in false start penalties and taking points off the board, had to have Bears fans shaking their heads.

Offensive coordinator Mike Martz again went away from the run, even though Marion Barber, Khalil Bell and the offensive line were having success on the ground after Matt Forte's departure from the game.

So take your pick as for who to blame for this latest painful loss: the coaches, Caleb Hanie, the offensive line, Roy Williams, the defense for not forcing a turnover.

I'm willing to give Williams and the defense a pass and chalk it up to poor coaching and preparation, ineffective quarterback play and pathetic pass blocking.

There are a lot of improvements to make if the Bears hope to travel to Tebow Church at Mile High Stadium and steal one from the savior.