After watching tape of Sunday's 24-18 win over the Rams at Soldier Field, Bears coach Matt Eberflus discussed three things that stood out to him in the game:

(1) A breakout performance by the running game keyed the victory.

The Bears entered Week 3 ranked 31st in the NFL in rushing yards, averaging 72.7 yards per game. In Sunday's win over the Rams, they ran for a season-high 131 yards on 28 carries, a robust average of 4.7 yards per attempt.

"It was just detail in terms of the detail of the blocks, guys being on the details," Eberflus said. "I thought it was the runners. The runners did a really good job of running downhill. The types of runs were a little bit different. They were a little bit more downhill-type runs. The perimeter blocking was good. The reason you make those explosive plays is the perimeter blocking is there as well. It takes all 11 of the guys to get that done. The detail was really good."

D'Andre Swift led the Bears with 93 yards on 16 carries, more than doubling his output from the first three games of the season (68 yards on 37 attempts).

Swift's performance Sunday was the direct result of the work that he put in in the days leading up to the game. Asked what he saw from the fifth-year pro during the week, Eberflus said: "Him trying to find answers in terms of what he could do better. He asked several people that same question, and he really took to heart what people were saying to him—his running back coach, the offensive coordinator.

"He asked me about it. I told [reporters] last week about pressing the hole and making that cut … and he did that. So it comes down to doing the ordinary extraordinary. That's what he did [Sunday]."

(2) The Bears closed both halves by playing complementary football.

After the defense forced the Rams to settle for a 43-yard field goal attempt that Joshua Karty missed with 1:01 left in the first half, Swift's 27-yard gain on a screen pass set up Cairo Santos' 40-yard field goal with :09 to play.

Late in the second half, Tory Taylor's booming 66-yard punt bounced out of bounds at the Rams' 8. On the next play, Jaquan Brisker intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass, clinching the Bears' win with :56 remaining.

"I was proud of the guys in the way they came together at the end of the half and also the end of the game in terms of complementary football," Eberflus said. "As we know, these games come down to a few plays, and we made the plays necessary to win the game in situations in the fourth quarter. I was proud of the guys that way."

Closing out a game like the Bears did Sunday no doubt will increase their confidence level moving forward.

"You can feel that in the locker room," Eberflus said. "Guys are really believing in each other and believing in themselves and believing in our football team. When you have a performance like that at the very end to be able to pull that out like that, it's good. It's like the first week (in a 24-17 win over the Titans). The first week, we were down, being able to come back and do that, so it's just about being consistent in our practice, in our preparation, and then in-game."

(3) The Bears took a different approach with their goal-line offense than they did a week earlier and were rewarded with better results.

In their Week 3 loss to the Colts, the Bears had first-and-goal at the 4 but failed to get into the end zone on four plays, capped by a speed option out of the shotgun on fourth-and-goal from the 1 that lost 12 yards.

When they had first-and-goal from the 1 Sunday versus the Rams, the Bears employed an "I" formation with offensive lineman Doug Kramer Jr. lined up at fullback in front of running back Roschon Johnson. Taking the snap from center, Caleb Williams handed off to Johnson, who powered into the end zone for a touchdown.

"It's really about what we're doing," Eberflus said. "Is it effective? And then who's doing it. Is the skill set that we're asking people to do, does it really fit the skill set of that particular person? That could [also] be if you're throwing a screen pass, if you're running a perimeter play, or if you're running downhill. Each guy does things a little bit better than the other guy in terms of what fits their skill set."

Eberflus felt the different approach showed growth.

"We're just trying to get it right, and we're growing as a football team," he said. "Every single week we grow as a football team. We learn each other better. We grow as a football team and get better every single week. That's what you have to do in this league, and we're getting better. This week's no different."