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The Bears lost to the Vikings 29-22, but it didn't feel like a defeat given QB Justin Fields' growth.

MINNEAPOLIS — All across the visitors locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium, the dismay was obvious. As hard as Chicago Bears players tried to embrace their spirited comeback effort Sunday — a rally from 18 points down to take a fourth-quarter lead — the result remained too painful.

The Bears have just seven sacks so far, but their poor run defense isn’t providing the obvious passing situation every pass rusher craves.

Cousins has struggled by his own standards this season — he has an 84.1 passer rating, which looks a lot more like a Chicago quarterback — but the Bears can ill afford to ignore him Sunday.

Through about a quarter of the Vikings' regular season, quarterback Kirk Cousins pointed to the inspiring play of special teams and the overall discipline to limit penalties as two key ingredients for the franchise's 3-1 start, its best since 2016. He saw positive signs for how far the Vikings can…

The Bears opened the 21-day window for N'Keal Harry's return from IR, and he's someone the team is hoping helps bolsters the receiving corp.

The Bears are short on proven cornerbacks and have allowed more rushing yards than any team in the NFL. Jefferson and Cook present big problems because of those deficiencies.

Harry, a former first-round pick of the Patriots, impressed in training camp before exiting with a high-ankle sprain.

Calling a head injury different from one to other body parts, quarterback Justin Fields said that “at all times you have to think about protecting yourself.”