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Chicago’s football franchise is no longer the sad news Bears. They aren’t going to win a Super Bowl title in 2025, but Chicago is good enough to cause a lot of problems for the Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in a “must-win” situation for.
The Chicago Bears (4-2) visit the Baltimore Ravens (1-5) at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for a Week 8 showdown, and USA TODAY's panel of NFL experts have locked in their picks and predictions for the action. Here's everything you need to know before kickoff on Sunday, October 26, including live updated odds and injury report news.
Rome Odunze leads the wide receiver room in every category. DJ Moore, Olamide Zaccheaus, and D’Andre Swift have been solid contributors in the passing game, and Luther Burden III is emerging as a big play-threat in recent weeks. Meanwhile, tight ends Cole Kmet and Colton Loveland haven’t been heavily involved in the offense so far.
The Chicago Bears won their fourth straight game, but it was far from perfect. Here are three things we learned from coach Ben Johnson and players.
The Bears' game-winning drive was set up by a Jayden Daniels fumble on a hand-off to Jacory Crosley-Merritt with 3:10 left. On third-and-1, Daniels mishandled the exchange, and the Bears recovered at their own 44. D'Andre Swift took over from there, rushing for 34 yards on the final drive to set up Moody's kick.
The Bears try for takeaways through practice, positioning and physicality and so far they're on pace for more than they've produced since the Lovie Smith era.
The Bears are averaging 8.6 penalties per game, and had some glaring — and questionable — ones Monday night. But they overcame them to win.
Allen is now the Chicago Bears defensive coordinator, and his defense created a turnover early against the Saints. Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was stripped of the ball while scrambling in the pocket and the ball was recovered by the Bears.
The Bears being 4-2 and 10th in the NFL in scoring without breakout production from their top three rookies bodes well for an offense that historically disappoints but has actual hope under coach Ben Johnson.