Boy, that didn’t take long. After falling in the standings 2 weeks ago, the Bears jumped right back into first place by beating up on Carolina and putting together our first complete and commanding win of the year. And Green Bay got shellacked by Tampa, proving that the Pack isn’t as great as everyone (including me) feared, and that our beating Brady in week 5 is as monumental as it felt. The Bears have now won 5 of 6, and appear to be peaking. And before you start arguing that we haven’t beaten anybody yet, our opponents’ combined records against non-Bear teams is 10-13. That’s not great, but it’s not shabby. The bottom line is that the 2020 Bears are for real for real, folks. And if you still doubt them after this smackdown on the Panthers, well, then that’s on you.
Carolina passing on their last chance to forfeit
