LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 30: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball during the game against the Murray State Racers at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)<doc-sep>The guys are back to preview the Baltimore Ravens’ first preseason game of 2018 against the Chicago Bears with Bears Wire managing editor Lorin Cox. Since it’s the Hall of Fame Game, Matt and Chibs talk Ray Lewis and what other current players are deserving of a bust in Canton. We also break down the hottest news of the week, which includes the Ravens being oddsmaker’s favorite to sign former Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant. It’s a packed episode and everything you need to listen to before watching the Ravens beat up the Bears. If you like what we do and what access to some exclusive content, like the post show, contribute on Patreon and help us help you.<doc-sep>Chicago Bears football made its not-so-triumphant return on Thursday night, as the Bears fell in a 17-16 preseason matchup against the Baltimore Ravens in the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Outside of special teams players, none of Chicago’s starters saw a snap in the game, which allowed their backups the opportunity to shine. Some took advantage of that extra playing time, while others failed to boost their stock. Here are some of my notes from the Bears’ loss. I am so incredibly happy that football is back, even if it’s just the preseason. Chase Daniel threw an interception on Chicago’s opening drive, but the offense looked impressive overall on the drive. Josh Bellamy had two grabs - including a 25-yard gain - and Benny Cunningham had a nice 30-yard run. The Bears would have scored had Bennie Fowler not dropped a potential touchdown catch, and the overall result of the drive wasn’t ideal, but the drive itself could have been a lot worse. threw an interception on Chicago’s opening drive, but the offense looked impressive overall on the drive. had two grabs - including a 25-yard gain - and had a nice 30-yard run. The Bears would have scored had not dropped a potential touchdown catch, and the overall result of the drive wasn’t ideal, but the drive itself could have been a lot worse. DeAndre Houston-Carson kicked things off with an interception on the Bears’ first defensive drive of the year. He has already proven to be a reliable special teamer, so showing that he can make plays on defense only helps his standing with the team. kicked things off with an interception on the Bears’ first defensive drive of the year. He has already proven to be a reliable special teamer, so showing that he can make plays on defense only helps his standing with the team. Man, whatever happened to Breshad Perriman ? He went from a 2015 first-round pick to a player who might not even make the Ravens’ roster this year. That’s saying something, considering how thin they are at wide receiver. ? He went from a 2015 first-round pick to a player who might not even make the Ravens’ roster this year. That’s saying something, considering how thin they are at wide receiver. The first touchdown scored in the 2018 NFL season was scored by... Michael Burton ! Gotta love fullback touchdowns. Isaiah Irving wasn’t ultimately offsides, so the play didn’t count, but he looked explosive on his strip sack of Robert Griffin III . He has a real shot of making the 53-man roster with the lack of depth at the outside linebacker position. wasn’t ultimately offsides, so the play didn’t count, but he looked explosive on his strip sack of . He has a real shot of making the 53-man roster with the lack of depth at the outside linebacker position. I was on a train and missed the first quarter, so I was just following along on Twitter and asked a few people about how players looked in that quarter in general. From what I was told, John Timu looked bad in coverage, Kylie Fitts looked slow and Abdullah Anderson was unable to eat up gaps up the middle. That especially affects Timu and Anderson, who are likely on the outside looking in on the 53-man roster. looked bad in coverage, looked slow and Abdullah Anderson was unable to eat up gaps up the middle. That especially affects and Anderson, who are likely on the outside looking in on the 53-man roster. Chase Daniel’s second interception was thrown behind Dion Sims and right to Kamalei Correa , and it seemed as though Sims didn’t have much of a chance to catch it, even though his route was lazy. Luckily for the Bears, Daniel presumably won’t play on offense barring an injury to Mitchell Trubisky . Daniel is good for what he’s on the team for - an experienced backup who knows how Matt Nagy ’s offense works - but not much else. . Daniel is good for what he’s on the team for - an experienced backup who knows how ’s offense works - but not much else. Isaiah Irving followed up his called-back sack with an actual sack later on in the first quarter, in which he looked quick and explosive off the edge. The Bears enter the preseason with their biggest weakness being at the outside linebacker position, so any development from Irving would be much appreciated by Chicago. followed up his called-back sack with an actual sack later on in the first quarter, in which he looked quick and explosive off the edge. The Bears enter the preseason with their biggest weakness being at the outside linebacker position, so any development from Irving would be much appreciated by Chicago. Roy Robertson-Harris racked up a sack early on in the second quarter. He’s taking part in what be the only true starting lineup battle with Jonathan Bullard , so any plays that Robertson-Harris makes in the preseason will do nothing but increase his chances of becoming a starter. racked up a sack early on in the second quarter. He’s taking part in what be the only true starting lineup battle with , so any plays that makes in the preseason will do nothing but increase his chances of becoming a starter. Bennie Fowler finished up the first half with two drops, including the aforementioned dropped touchdown. His odds of making the 53-man roster were slim to begin with, so missed plays like those won’t do anything to improve his chances of making the team. Not to be outdone by Robertson-Harris, Bullard stuffed Gus Edwards on a one-yard loss. His get-off speed was spectacular on the play, which is very intriguing. He followed that up with a sack two plays later. This is the type of quickness at the snap of the ball that Jonathan Bullard showed at Florida. Let’s hope it becomes a more regular occurrence for the 6-3, 300 pounder #ChicagoBears DL pic.twitter.com/wYMlNIQ4vg — Bears Barroom (@BearsBarroom) August 3, 2018 In between Bullard’s two big plays, Deon Bush lowered the boom on Nick Keizer. Keizer was running an in route across the middle of the field and Bush cleanly delivered a powerful hit. Deon Bush just laid the damn boom on rookie TE out of Grand Valley State, Nick Kaiser. Sheesh. #BALvsCHI pic.twitter.com/TpP8XsOQHL — Christian Shanafelt (@ChrisShanafelt) August 3, 2018 Speaking of Keizer, he gave up a sack to Kylie Fitts later on in the second quarter. Fitts got off to a slow start, but he seemed to be more comfortable as the game progressed. Chicago’s offensive line as a whole looked rough in the first half. They gave up two sacks - both to Kamalei Correa - and allowed pressure on a handful of occasions early on. Again, it’s not the end of the world since the players that played last night won’t be starting in the regular season, but it’s always more encouraging to see depth players succeeding in the preseason so that there isn’t as much fear if any of them have to start at any point during the regular season. Veteran defensive lineman Nick Williams had a sack near the end of the second quarter, marking the Bears’ fifth sack of the first half. Williams is highly unlikely to make the team, but he has had solid training camp performances and has followed that up with a good game last night. had a sack near the end of the second quarter, marking the Bears’ fifth sack of the first half. is highly unlikely to make the team, but he has had solid training camp performances and has followed that up with a good game last night. Fitts really started to get into the groove in the second quarter. He put pressure on both Griffin and Josh Woodrum , and he made a play in coverage, as well, tackling Tim White and allowing just a three-yard game. , and he made a play in coverage, as well, tackling and allowing just a three-yard game. The Bears weren’t incredibly flashy in their play calling on offense.<doc-sep>
That’s the ball game, the Chicago Bears lose 17 to 16 to the Baltimore Ravens. Bears game ball goes to rookie wide out Javon Wins with seven catches for 89 yards. You can find live score updates for the Bears vs Ravens right here. FOURTH QUARTER Tanner Gentry doing work! Javon Wims is gonna need a nickname is he keeps this up — Windy City Gridiron (@WCGridiron) August 3, 2018 Javon Wins showing good hands and body control this game. THIRD QUARTER Check out the pick by Doran Grant. “Lowering of the helmet” This is going to be a disaster when the games count. pic.twitter.com/h3lRP1r24X — Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl) August 3, 2018 First-round rookie to first-round rookie for the TD. Lamar Jackson connects with Hayden Hurst for the 7-yard TD!pic.twitter.com/1bFXH2T9Ju — NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 3, 2018 The score stays at 10-7 in favor of the bad guys... You guys ready to see Tyler Bray run the offense in the second half? Some #Bears 1st half stats Chase Daniel was 8 of 16, for 53 yards, 1 TD, 2 ints, and a passer rating of 38.8 Benny Cunningham 6 runs for 36 yards, 1 catch 2 yards Jonathan Anderson 6 tackles Kylie Fitts 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack Houston-Carson 4 tackles, 1 int — Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. (@wiltfongjr) August 3, 2018 SECOND QUARTER #Bears OL looks horriawful tonight. — Aaron Leming (@AaronLemingNFL) August 3, 2018 That was a textbook new safe hit by Deon Bush there. Led with a shoulder into the back #Bears #HOFGame — Sam Householder (@SamHouseholder) August 3, 2018 Ravens 10 Bears 7 after the first quarter. What has stood out to you guys so far? FIRST QUARTER Chase Daniel with two interceptions. He is what he is, a career backup that is good enough to execute the offense with talent around him, but with the host of backups he’s gonna struggle. It’s early, Bears offense looks fun! Bears running a lot of bunch sets. Showing offensive versatility they didn't have last year. — SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) August 3, 2018 This Bryce Callahan interception was challenged and it was ruled a catch! Breshad Perriman is a cut candidate and this won't help him at all. Former first-round pick in thin waters.pic.twitter.com/LZUClLgaB9 — NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 3, 2018 Bradley Sowell beat on the left edge and LG Jordan Morgan bull-rushed backward. Chase Daniel had to unload the football and it hit Morgan’s helmet. QB height a contributor there too. #Bears — Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) August 3, 2018 Slant/flat on the inside with verts outside, sweep motion to create confusion on outside run plays--this offense is going to work. It'll be very interesting to see how quickly Trubisky gets the hang of it all. Distributors need to understand every nuance. — Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) August 3, 2018 This game is all about the celebratory Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend, but it’s still Chicago Bears’ football. Something we haven’t had since January. We survived another offseason, and we like to think our fantastic staff at Windy City Gridiron helped you guys get through the last several months. Thanks to all you guys for reading and supporting us! You can find live score updates for the Bears vs Ravens right here. This is your first official open thread of the 2018 season so stay classy out there! Also keep in mind our open threads are rated WCG-MA, so some salty language may be sprinkled throughout the comment thread. Who to watch for in the Hall of Game game What to to watch in the HOF game Here’s our 5 Questions with Baltimore Beatdown about tonight’s game And here’s their 5 Questions with us about tonight’s game PREGAME It has already been reported that the Chicago Bears won’t play many, if any, of their starters tonight, but that’s okay, it’s still football! The Bears’ back-ups will take on the back-ups of the Baltimore Ravens tonight and we’ll all be watching. This will be our first look at Matt Nagy as he leads the Bears, so it will be interesting to see if we can get a small glimpse into his sideline demeanor. It may be preseason, but his competitive juices will be flowing. Both of these teams are looking to bounce back in 2018 after missing the playoffs last year. Chicago’s last postseason appearance was in 2010, and Baltimore’s last playoff game was in 2014.