Khalil Mack couldn’t understand why his body didn’t hurt as much as it usually does.
“I was trying to figure out why I felt ... the way I did Monday,” the Bears’ star outside linebacker said Friday.
Eventually, he realized why: the Bears defense was on the field for 42 plays in Sunday’s loss to the Chargers. Since the NFL-AFL merger, a Bears defense taken fewer snaps only three times — and none of those three have come since 1994.
Maybe, Mack said, there will be some carryover into Sunday’s game against the Eagles.
“It’s one of those situations,” Mack said, “where you use it to your advantage and get ready for the next week.