The New England Patriots and Chicago Bears are not overly familiar to one another. The two teams last met in 2022, and are only crossing paths this season because of the NFL’s 17-game schedule rotation format in regards to AFC/NFC matchups.
That does not mean this week’s game at Chicago’s Soldier Field will not be an interesting affair. After all, it will feature two first-round quarterbacks going head-to-head: the Patriots’ Drake Maye will take on the Bears’ Caleb Williams in a battle between the third and first overall selections in the 2024 NFL Draft.