Senior writer Larry Mayer looks back at three things that stood out in the Bears' 23-14 season-opening loss to the Houston Texans Sunday at NRG Stadium:
(1) As they begin their second season under general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox, the Bears are clearly a team in transition.
There are so many new faces on the roster that only three players who started Sunday's game in Houston—Jay Cutler, Kyle Long and Adrian Amos—opened last year's Week 1 loss to the Packers.