The Chicago Bears were the Super Bowl darlings for two whole weeks after looking dominant and putting out the best version of their roster. Sunday, the script flipped as Caleb Williams threw four interceptions, and it became easy once again to doubt the Bears. Any thoughts that they are the true class of the NFC North were pushed to the side with recency bias winning out and the Green Bay Packers now becoming the trending pick of the division.
It is typical of NFL media to focus on the latest result and fail to look at the bigger picture. There is no denying that Sunday's win over Tampa was ugly and that it was one of the worst games in the young career of Caleb Williams. However, what is being ignored in favor of the trending narrative is exactly what Ben Johnson's roster proved on Sunday.
Everything doesn't have to be clicking perfectly for the Bears to find a way to win and that should be what fans and pundits are focused on. Williams played arguably the worst game of his career and the Bears still felt to always be in control against Tampa. This speaks to how many ways that Chicago can win and the great coaching job of Johnson.
Getting elite results from Williams is the expectation, Sunday proved that this can fail to happen and the Bears are still capable of scratching out a way to win. With this in mind, fans shouldn't be at all concerned about the current opinion around the league as they have proven to be immune to the outside noise.
Bears quietly proving roster has many ways to win as outside doubts return
Chicago was the trending Super Bowl pick a week ago and a NFC team that no one wanted to pick against. One rough game from Williams and it feels that the bigger point and larger sample size have both been thrown out the window. It will be interesting to watch how Johnson navigates this as up-and-down noise surrounding the team isn't anything new over the last year.
Johnson has proven that the Bears are more than capable of overcoming anything thrown their way from the outside. Chicago is above the noise while their fans understand the bigger lesson here is the ability of the roster to win even when things aren't going perfectly.
It will be interesting to watch how Chicago responds as they turn their attention towards a rest week ahead of a very winnable game against the New Orleans Saints, setting up for Thanksgiving Day showdown against the Detroit Lions.
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