The Bears went into this challenging three-game stretch looking like a team that would be happy to escape with just one win. If they could steal one against the Rams, Saints or Titans and come out on the other side at 6-3, they’d take it.
Now they go into a game Sunday at the Titans as a touchdown underdog — they’ve been the underdog in all but one game this season — facing the likelihood of going 0 for 3 and completing their plunge from the No. 1 seed in the NFC to eighth place.
And the truth is it doesn’t really matter.