Found October 19, 2009 on Jeff Dickerson's Blog:
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ATLANTA -- It's easy to understand why the Bears lost in Atlanta. "When you're on the road, you got to play well and be consistent," defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said in the postgame locker room. "We weren't consistent, and we weren't able to overcome the elements of playing on the road. We had so many opportunities to win the game, and we didn't capitalize on it." Not only did the Bears give away the football three times, two of the turnovers occurred in the red zone. Throw in all the silly penalties, plus the unacceptable 62-yard kickoff return by the Falcons' Eric Weems, and you can make an argument the Bears didn't deserve to win this game. "For us, it's game of missed opportunities," Lance Briggs said. "We had some turnovers. I dropped a fumble that probably could've went in the end zone, and we had a pick right after that we dropped. When you do things like that, you don't give yourself a good chance ...
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