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There’s reason for hope for the Bears next season, and it has nothing to do with … OK, it still has everything to do with Justin Fields. But there’s reason for hope beyond a young quarterback with dazzling running skills, and it can be summed up in a single sentence:
The NFL isn’t very good right now.
The Bears cling to one statistic as if it were a therapy dog. Six of their 11 losses have been by seven points or fewer.