The Chicago Bears five-game winning streak came to a complete halt in a blow out against the New England Patriots at Soldier Field in a blistery snowing and windy Sunday afternoon.

“We did too many things wrong, you can’t do that against good football teams,” Bears coach Lovie Smith said.

The game wasn’t even close. Patriots QB Tom Brady demonstrated why his team is the team to beat in the NFL and why they are heavy Super Bowl favorites.

The Patriots lit up the scoreboard against a Bears defense that ranked first in the NFL in points allowed coming into the game. The Bears did manage to sack Brady three times in the game.

“It was a chess match, and he said check mate,” Bears safety Chris Harris said.

Bears QB Jay Cutler struggled throughout the game. He threw for 152 yards, two interceptions and fumbled once. The Patriots constantly pressured Cutler, who forced the ball at times and was sacked twice.

“You [have to] learn from it,” Cutler said. “That’s an elite team. To get where we want to go, those are the teams we have to beat.”

The Bears were out gained and outplayed.

The Patriots netted for 475 yards to the Bears 185. New England had the ball for nearly 40 minutes and didn’t have a single turnover. Meanwhile, the Bears had four turnovers and only had possession of the ball for 20 minutes.

The Bears sole touchdown of the game came in the third quarter when RB Chester Taylor ran it in for a one-yard touchdown.

“It happens from time to time, especially against a good football team, but then you go back and this game counts as one loss, no more than ...