Suffice to say, the Bears emerged from their bye Monday in a better mood than when it began.
After their Week 6 break started with a long trip home from London on the heels of that embarrassing defeat to the Oakland Raiders, their preparations for Week 6 open with the knowledge that their remaining 7 non-divisional games include only two against teams with winning records — the 5-1 New Orleans Saints, who'll be led into Soldier Field Sunday by QB2 Teddy Bridgewater, and in Week 16 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, who have lost back-to-back games for the first time since Andy Reid and Matt Nagy's first season there, in 2013.