One stat shows Green Bay still owns the Bears

Green Bay allowed just two pressures on its starting quarterback, Jordan Love, the fewest in Week 1 (before the Bills-Jets "Monday Night Football" game). The Bears offensive line, meanwhile, allowed 25 pressures on Justin Fields. 

Does this signal a bleak future for Chicago and its third-year QB?

"It has to improve," head coach Matt Eberflus acknowledged to the media on Monday about his team's perimeter blocking. 

"The effort is there, no doubt," he continued.  

In his first game as unquestioned starter, Love went 15-for-27 for 245 yards and three touchdowns. He was helped out not only by big plays from running back Aaron Jones and his defense but also by excellent protection from his offensive line. 

Chicago's Yannick Ngakoue managed a sack, but Love operated with a clean pocket for the majority of the game. The solid protection allowed him to make good reads and gave him time to deliver accurate passes. Whether it was his dart in the back of the end zone to Romeo Doubs in the first quarter or his checkdown to Jones in the third that resulted in a 35-yard touchdown, Love cashed in on the advantage his offensive line created for him. 

Fields, on the other hand, spent most of the game running from the Packers. His athleticism kept him from getting sacked more often -- Green Bay had four sacks -- but he rarely had the time to throw deep. One of the few shots Fields took was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. 

Worse still, WR1 D.J. Moore, acquired in the offseason from Carolina, was a non-factor. He caught his only two targets but for only  25 yards. 

For Bears fans hoping this season would at the very least feature a competent offense, Week 1 could not have gone much worse.