Will Bears' NFC North nightmare ever end? Not this season, it won't

Bears defenders bum out on the bench during a blowout loss to the Lions at Ford Field on September 14, 2025 in Detroit.Nic Antaya/Getty

It doesn’t even matter what additions the Bears make.

No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams. Coach Ben Johnson. A new contract for general manager Ryan Poles. A new pocket square for besuited president Kevin Warren.

Unfailingly, the Bears still manage to subtract from our Sundays. The misery of watching them play only multiplies.

Never more so than when they’re bumbling around in their division, an old routine they took to a new level Sunday in a pathetic 52-21 loss to the Lions in Detroit.

Does 0-2 equal season over? It sure feels like it does, and not merely…