What does ‘shines’ mean in “Bears defense shines in 24-17 loss to Panthers”?

What does 'shines' mean in "Bears defense shines in 24-17 loss to Panthers"?

There was the headline "Bears defense shines in 24-17 loss to Panthers" in
today's New York Times Sport section.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "shine" as;
to send out or reflect light.
to point a light in a particular direction.
to make something bright by rubbing it.
Oxford English Dictionary defines it as;
give out a bright light.
make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it.
be very talented or perform very well.
Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary defines it as;
produce or reflect or point the light of lamp in a particular direction.
polish stg.
to be very good at stg.
Though it seems to me that only the definition 3. of both OED and OALD is
relevant to the 'shine' in the quoted headline, I cannot make out why
Bears defense is described as "shines (performed very well)" in a lost
game, not winning game.
What does "shines" here mean? Is it a prevailing usage of 'shine' as a
verb? Is the word 'shine' used very often in this way?