Bears vs. Cardinals: Headlines from Chicago's Week 9 loss

The Chicago Bears (4-4) suffered an embarrassing 29-9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals (5-4), which was their second straight loss and remains winless on the road.

Given the urgency and the week of distractions from players questioning coaching decisions and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson's antics over the game-losing Hail Mary, this game felt like an unconditional win in many ways. But once again, head coach Matt Eberflus didn't have his team ready to go. They were unprepared and undisciplined in a winnable game.

The offense failed to score a touchdown, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was mauled the entire game (including six sacks), and an injury-depleted defense had its worst performance of the season, allowing more than 21 points for the first time in 14 games to.

The Bears are now 3-18 in away games under Eberflus, whose job security is a big question mark at this point in the season, and rightly so.

There were many outstanding (mostly poor) performances in this tough defeat. We take a look at most of the duds and a few studs from the Bears' loss to Arizona:

Dud: HC Matt Eberflus

Don't look now, but Matt Eberflus is officially in the hot seat (article coming this week). After last week's brutal loss that left players questioning coaching decisions and accountability, Eberflus' team responded with an embarrassing performance against a struggling Cardinals team that had one of the league's worst defenses. This was as close to a must-win as the Bears could get, and the team played its worst game of the season against a very beatable opponent. His team was unprepared and undisciplined, which has become the hallmark of a Matt Eberflus-led team. Not to mention, Eberflus kept rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in the game, which was out of reach after he got beat up all game. Not a good look.

Dud: OC Shane Waldron

Shane Waldron is not the answer for Caleb Williams as he continues to wreck this offense. While there is plenty of blame for the offense's brutal performance against the Cardinals' faltering defense, which is dominable on the ground and in the air, the blame lies with Waldron. Tight end Cole Kmet continues to be ignored, which is ridiculous considering he was one of their best weapons and this offense thrives when he's involved in the passing game. Waldron is not the answer, and he continues to put Williams and this offense in an awkward position.

Dud: WR Keenan Allen

The Bears traded veteran Keenan Allen to be a reliable pass catcher for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, but he hasn't proven to be that guy. That was evident in Sunday's loss, where Allen showed his age and struggled to make some easy catches the offense needed to keep the chains moving. Allen finished the game with two catches for 17 yards on eight targets.

Duds: offensive line

The Bears' offensive line was already one of the worst in the NFL, and then the injury played a role in Sunday's embarrassing game. Chicago was without left tackle Braxton Jones, who suffered a knee injury in last week's loss, so Larry Borom got the starting nod fresh from injured reserve, and the results were as expected. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was under constant pressure and was sacked six times during the afternoon. Admittedly, prior to this game, the Cardinals had only totaled 15 sacks in eight total games.

Dud: QB Caleb Williams

This isn't an ideal situation for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who is playing behind an injury-plagued offensive line and with a play caller that doesn't put him in a position to succeed with easy completions. Williams doesn't take all of the blame for the offense's embarrassing performance – they failed to score a touchdown – but he continues to struggle with accuracy on deep balls and missed some receivers. Williams completed 22 of 41 passes for 217 yards. The good news is he didn't turn the ball over.

Stud: K Cairo Santos

For all intents and purposes, Santos was the Bears' offense in this game. The offense failed to score a touchdown and Santos scored all nine points. He went a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals, including two 53-yarders. Without Santos, this Chicago offensive would be impossible.

Stud: WR Rome Odunze

The Bears offense had a pitiful performance against the Cardinals, but rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze shined with his second 100-yard effort of the season. Odunze was a consistent pass-catching option for Williams, hauling in a team-best five catches for 104 yards.

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears vs. Cardinals: Studs and duds from Chicago's Week 9 loss