It’s hard to call any Week 2 game a must-win, but it feels that way for the Bears going into their matchup with the Broncos on Sunday. If nothing else, it won’t be as easy as it once looked.
Coming off an embarrassing opener in which months of burgeoning expectations shriveled in a 10-3 loss to the Packers, the Bears are beyond eager to get back on the field — any field. And normally an opponent that went 6-10 last season and is in rebuilding mode would be ideal at a time like this.
But all the confidence surrounding the Bears in August came apart last week.