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Three keys for the Bears to win Sunday’s home game against the 2-7 Patriots:
Stop the run
The Bears are coming off their worst game against the run in the last two years. They allowed 213 rushing yards to the Cardinals — 45 more than at any other point since the start of the 2023 season. The second-most rushing yards they’ve given up? The week before against the Commanders.
Losing nose tackle Andrew Billings to a season-ending pec injury adds a whole new set of problems.
Take a lead
The Bears have led for just 25 seconds over the past two games — the final seconds before they gave up a Hail Mary to the Commanders to lose.