The Chicago Bears (4-4) return home this week to play the New England Patriots (2-7) this Sunday, and the game is expected to be one of the Bears’ last chances to score an easy victory before the going really gets rough.
The club is on a two-game spiral, losing to the Washington Commanders on an already notorious Hail Mary throw as time expired, and most recently suffering a blowout defeat at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals in Week 9, with the Bears buckling under their own weight in the contest. Chicago sees this week’s game against New England as a must-win victory that will keep their playoff aspirations alive.