
ā Chicago Bears Central6 Oct Ā· 21 min
THIS IS REAL?! š³š» | Bears Have NFLās No. 1 Offense + Top-4 Defenseā¦Can Packers EXPOSE Bagent?
The Chicago Bears are 3-1 and suddenly producing numbers that look like a legitimate NFC contender. But are these Bears actually this good, or are we still dealing with an early-season sample?
Through four games, Chicago owns the NFLās No. 1 total offense at 429.0 yards per game, the No. 1 rushing attack at 196.3 yards per game, and ranks ninth in scoring at 28.0 points per game.
And the defense?
Chicago is allowing only 282.3 yards per game, third-best in football, while surrendering just 16.3 points per game, fourth-best in the NFL.
Thatās complete-team production.
But Haize digs deeper into whether the numbers are actually sustainable.
The offense has several reasons for optimism. Chicago has already won games with three different quarterbacks, leads the NFL in first downs, converts 47.4% of third downs, and isnāt dependent on one receiver or one explosive-play formula.
The major concern?
Red-zone efficiency.Since going 4-for-4 in the red zone against Carolina, Chicago has scored touchdowns on only 4 of its last 15 red-zone possessions, just 26.7%.
Then comes Tyson Bagentās biggest test yet.
Ben Johnson has confirmed Bagent will start at Lambeau while Caleb Williams continues recovering from his hamstring injury.
Against the Jets, the split was impossible to ignore: