A game in which keeping score is optional – AFC 26, NFC 7, just FYI – takeaways are optional, too. But the presence of seven Bears in the game played at just a notch above walk-through pace made Sunday’s goings-on worth a look… .
…if only for comic relief. Seeing Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott on special teams and as a defensive back, plus running backs Saquon Barkley and Alvin Kamara as defensive linemen, pushed the second half over the line into “silly.”
But anyhow, just as a general information point: The last two times the Bears had as many overall Pro Bowl selectees (eight with idled Khalil Mack) as they have this year, they were coming off those Super Bowl appearances – which, of course, guarantees nothing, since the 1985 and 2006 teams didn’t return to glory.