(Audacy) The Bears trailed 24-7 at halftime against the Chargers on Sunday night, yet top receiver DJ Moore was hardly involved in the offense in the final two quarters.
As the Bears got pummeled by the Chargers in a 30-13 loss at SoFi Stadium on Sunday Night Football, they kept the offense simple with rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent under center, and that meant few looks for Moore, who finished with four catches for 55 yards on six targets in the loss. Moore was only targeted twice in the second half.
“They just rolled the coverage to me, like Cover 2 to my side,” Moore said Monday in his weekly appearance on the Mully & Haugh Show when asked what the Chargers did to limit him. “We have certain calls for certain things. I feel like I was open two times, and the ball just didn’t come my way. With the rush they were bringing and everything else, it’s hard, but I understand it.”
When the Bears have fed the 26-year-old Moore often, success has usually followed. Moore was targeted nine or more times in both of the Chicago’s wins this season.
Despite that, he was barely involved in the second half as Chicago tried to pull itself out the deficit, which grew to as many as 23 points.
Moore always strikes a team-first tone when asked about targets but did concede Monday he wanted the ball more.
“A little upset that I didn’t get the ball, but that’s just the game,” Moore said. “We’ve only got one ball and 11 people on the field, but the defense was really keying into where I was at the whole time. Either rolling coverage or just playing two people with me. That’s just how it goes when you have impact games or make impact plays on a team."