Week 3 Official Game Thread - DAL @ CHI, 9/21, 325pm, CHI -1, O/U 48.5, FOX

[adam]

Crazy to think the opening line has the Bears favored, but they do. My assumption is that will slide to DAL being the favorite as the week goes on and DAL gets hammered with money.

At this point, it is probably another loss until something happens with the defense. If they can't get pressure, they can't have Stevenson out there trailing WRs by 5 yards on every play. I don't even know what type of coverage he is playing, but he has been one of the worst players on the defense, and teams just start targeting him on every play.

Hopefully the offense decides to get the TEs involved because they combined for only 3 targets against DET. 2 for Kmet and 1 for Loveland. 

Right now the target share by position group is:

1. WR - 46
2. RB - 12
3. TE - 9

[adam]

I am actually shocked the line has not moved, Bears -1. With the JJ news and DAL having Lamb and Pickens, I would've thought that the line would shift to DAL. 

[Alaskan Grizzly]

Not sure where else to put this but a Detroit friend of mine shared a screen grab he found.  It was sorta funny and I'll paraphrase.

'Caleb Williams texted Bears punter Tory Taylor in April 2024:  "You're not going to punt too much around here."  Since that time, Taylor has punted a league leading 92 times.  His total yards punting are 4,177 to Williams' passing yards of 3,958.'  

The question I have is, who will rack up more yards this year and who's getting to 4,000 first?

[Bears4Ever_34]

Bears are going to win this game, because they have to.

I like the way the offense is trending. Through the first 2 weeks, they are 2nd in the NFL in explosive plays. Penalties are holding them back. Everything is setting itself up well for a breakout performance against an atrocious DAL defense, and I think they will.