Almost exactly one year ago, the Chicago Bears returned from Seattle after an embarrassing 26-0 whitewash behind backup quarterback Jimmy Clausen, and along with a competitive opening day loss to the Packers followed by a beat-down at home from Arizona, the team was 0-3.
Sound familiar?
Next up was a young 2-1 Oakland Raiders team, and while Jay Cutler did return to the lineup, the Bears, without Alshon Jeffery and with Eddie Royal as their No. 1 receiver, responded with their best performance of the season, outgaining the Raiders 371-243 and earning a 22-20 victory on a 49-yard Robbie Gould field goal with two seconds to play.