The Bears sit atop the NFC North and, at 5-3, are off to their best eight-game start since 2013. A good time for sports copy editor JORDAN J. WILSON to take stock and look at what lies ahead:
1. An energizing start to the Nagy era
Recent history has certainly given fans plenty of reasons to doubt a new face in Chicago, but Matt Nagy's first eight games at the helm has the Bears looking their best since they last went 5-3 in 2013. Four of their five wins have come without the Bears trailing once, while all three of their losses came by no more than a touchdown.