Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Bears fans are tired of hearing about how the Bears haven’t beaten anyone this season. But the flaw in their counter-argument — that the Bears don’t control their schedule — is that the one time the team played a legitimate Super Bowl contender, they were waxed by the Lions 52-21 in Week 2.
The Bears objectively have had a primrose path to their 8-3 record. Their last five victories have come against quarterbacks Mason Rudolph, J.J. McCarthy, Jaxson Dart, Joe Flacco and Spencer Rattler. And they’ve consistently beaten teams in the midst of a rut — the Cowboys (3-5-1), Raiders (2-9), Commanders (0-6), Saints (1-8), Bengals (1-8), Giants (0-6), Vikings (1-5) and even the then-AFC-North-leading Steelers (2-4).