NEWSLETTER
The last time the Chicago Bears won consecutive games, they beat the San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams – who have both since relocated to Los Angeles.
I’m not saying losing to the Bears drove those teams out of their respective towns, but it’s a funky little coincidence.
That John Fox’s teams haven’t been able to string together back-to-back wins since says a lot about how much the Bears have struggled in recent years. However, the Bears are a little healthier in Week 7 with the return of Nick Kwiatkoski, the offense has found an identity as a conservative, run-based offense behind a rookie quarterback, and the defense has been playing well enough to earn a spot among Pro Football Focus’ top units.
Chicago can take a positive step forward with a win against a talented Carolina Panthers team that leads the NFC South. It’s quite a challenge the Bears have on their plate, but today’s outcome could go a long way toward figuring out what this team is all about.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (2-4, 4th NFC North) at Carolina Panthers (4-2, 1st NFC South) – noon, CBS-TV (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn), WBBM-AM 780, WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Zach Zaidman)
Odds: Panthers (-3), Over/Under 41 via Bovada.
Game Thread and Week 7 Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can watch the Bears get back in the win column.
Your Week 7 Preview lives here.
Coaches
John Fox (130-116 overall, 11-27 with Bears) vs. Ron Rivera (57-44-1 with Panthers)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitch Trubisky: 241 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interceptions, 48.8 completion percentage, 73.3 rating
versus
Panthers: Cam Newton: 1,476 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 64.5 completion percentage, 85.3 rating
