GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Even in defeat, the Chicago Bears emerged from their heartbreaking 24-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers as a possible future force to be reckoned in the NFC.
For years, the Bears were simply an afterthought, finishing dead last in the NFC North from 2014-17.
But the Bears unveiled a creativity and explosiveness on offense not seen since the Marc Trestman honeymoon period in early 2013.
Unfortunately, the brief Trestman era turned out to be an abject failure, but these Bears appear to have staying power, with a young core of talented skill position players, many of whom are signed to lucrative, longer term contracts.