The question of whether the Bears are pretenders is getting more tiring by the week, but to get it to stop, the Bear are going to have to put together a dominant win against a worthy opponent. The Panthers made their case to be a worthy opponent in the first 5 games of the season, but the Bears didn’t do their part to display consistently-competent dominance. Are the Bears being held to a different standard than other successful team? Probably. But being disrespected never heard anyone. It builds character.
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