LAKE FOREST, Ill. (670 The Score) -- Tuesday morning brought a film session the Bears were dreading.
For players on the Bears' defense -- and the secondary in particular -- it was an ugly review after a 34-14 loss to the Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, game in which the Los Angeles offense picked apart Chicago.
"Sometimes it's not as bad as you think in the game," veteran safety Tashaun Gipson said. "Sometimes it's not as good as you think. Today was as bad as it looked on Sunday."
Gipson and the Bears' secondary had to relive two plays in particular that stung from Sunday night, a pair of lapses in coverage that changed the course of the game.
With 10:48 remaining in the first quarter, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford found receiver Van Jefferson open well downfield. The pass was completed as Jefferson fell to the turf without being tackled or touched down. Gipson and fellow safety Eddie Jackson continued their stride by Jefferson, who got back to his feet and continued on for the final 15 or so yards of a 67-yard touchdown.
The Bears haven't made Jackson available to the media since the game ended. For his part, Gipson struggled to explain the miscue other than that it never should've occurred.
"Too much football IQ between the two of us to let that play happen," Gipson said. "It's one of those things that keeps you up at night.
"Something as simple as touching a guy down, they teach you that in little league. Obviously it's just a play that can't happen, shouldn't happen and won't happen again as long as I'm employed in the National Football League."
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Then came the fourth play of the second half, with the Bears fortunate to be trailing only 13-7 at that point. Stafford connected on a deep pass to receiver Cooper Kupp, who was standing 10 yards beyond Gipson, Jackson and nickel cornerback Marqui Christian and easily hauled in what went for a 56-yard touchdown reception.
Gipson declined to discuss how the breakdown happened but took the blame for the play.
"It was a brain fart on the secondary, myself included," Gipson said. "I take ownership on that play. We all got to be on the same page."
Chris Emma covers the Bears, Chicago’s sports scene and more for 670TheScore.com. Follow him on Twitter @CEmma670.