Bears excuses

Excuse 1

"It was too cold at Soldier Field."

Excuse 2

"The grass was too slippery."

Excuse 3

"The refs clearly missed that pass interference in the 2nd quarter."

Excuse 4

"We are just one elite quarterback away."

Excuse 5

"The double doink still haunts our psyche."

Excuse 6

"It's a rebuilding century."

Excuse 7

"The wind was blowing the wrong way during the field goal."

Excuse 8

"We played better if you exclude the scoring drives."

Excuse 9

"The 1985 defense wouldn't have allowed that."

Excuse 10

"The headsets were malfunctioning."

Excuse 11

"It's hard to catch the ball when it's that inflated."

Excuse 12

"We were looking ahead to next week."

Excuse 13

"The Packers get all the calls from the league office."

Excuse 14

"Our offensive coordinator is playing 1D chess."

Excuse 15

"We were trying out a new defensive scheme that hasn't been perfected."

Excuse 16

"The bus arrived late to the stadium."

Excuse 17

"The sun was in our eyes (even in a night game)."

Excuse 18

"We wanted to give the fans a dramatic finish."

Excuse 19

"Our star kicker has a hangnail."

Excuse 20

"The turf was too fast for our linebackers."

Excuse 21

"We're keeping our best plays secret for the playoffs."

Excuse 22

"The altitude in Green Bay is different."

Excuse 23

"We have a better history, even if the scoreboard doesn't show it."

Excuse 24

"The play clock was definitely faster than usual."

Excuse 25

"Wait until next year."

Excuse 26

"The Packers had unfair historical momentum."

Excuse 27

"We were emotionally recovering from the last rivalry game."

Excuse 28

"Our game plan was too advanced for the scoreboard."

Excuse 29

"The ball clearly had green-and-gold bias."

Excuse 30

"We were saving our energy for the offseason."

Excuse 31

"The sideline tablets were showing the wrong vibes."

Excuse 32

"The stadium lights favored Green Bay."

Excuse 33

"Our defense was practicing patience."

Excuse 34

"We had them right where we wanted them, except for the final score."

Excuse 35

"The first three quarters were just research."

Excuse 36

"We were due for a character-building loss."

Excuse 37

"The Packers only won because they scored more points."

Excuse 38

"Our quarterback needs just five more years to develop."

Excuse 39

"The rivalry record is fake news from Wisconsin."

Excuse 40

"We were distracted by cheese-related propaganda."

Excuse 41

"The wind only affected our team."

Excuse 42

"The refs forgot this was supposed to be our turnaround game."

Excuse 43

"The offense was saving touchdowns for a better occasion."

Excuse 44

"The defense was too polite."

Excuse 45

"We didn’t lose — we gathered data."

Excuse 46

"The scoreboard lacked context."

Excuse 47

"Green Bay got lucky for the 109th time."

Excuse 48

"We were testing fan loyalty."

Excuse 49

"The curse of the double doink has layers."

Excuse 50

"This loss actually helps our draft position."