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The Bears had good reason to hype their defense throughout the preseason after a strong finish to last season, some good additions and seeing an ever-improving young core taking steps forward.
Assembling that talent is one of the most helpful things the Bears have done for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams because it lowers the bar for what he and the offense need to do to win amid his incremental development. They’d be 4-0 if they’d managed merely 20 points against the Texans and 22 against the Colts.