No one had it worse than the Bears during the first quarter of the NFL season. Maybe even in the past year, as Chicago entered Thursday night with a 14-game losing streak.
But the Bears did some winning in the offseason by trading for wide receiver DJ Moore and acquiring an extra first-round pick in 2024 after sending this year’s No. 1 overall pick to the Panthers.
The Bears weren’t supposed to start 0–4. They weren’t supposed to blow a 21-point lead at home to a team coming off a 50-point loss. They weren’t supposed to tell wide receiver Chase Claypool to stay home and never return. And they certainly weren’t expecting quarterback Justin Fields to publicly question the coaching. They also had defensive coordinator Alan Williams resign because of inappropriate activity.
