(WR DJ Moore – USA Today Sports)
Key Players Returning:
RB Khalil Herbert, WR DJ Moore, TE Cole Kmet, OG Nate Davis, OG Teven Jenkins, OT Braxton Jones, OT Darnell Wright, DE Montez Sweat, DE DeMarcus Walker, LB Tremaine Edmunds, LB TJ Edwards, LB Jack Sanborn, CB Jaylon Johnson, CB Jaylon Jones, CB Terrell Smith, CB Tyrique Stevenson, NB Kyler Gordon, FS Elijah Hicks, SS Jaquan Brisker, KR/PR Velus Jones Jr., PR Dante Pettis, and PK Cairo Santos.
Key Players Departing:
QB Justin Fields (Steelers), RB D’Onta Foreman (Browns), WR Darnell Mooney (Falcons), OC Cody Whitehair (Raiders), DE Yanick Ngakoue (UFA), DT Justin Jones (Cardinals), FS Eddie Jackson (UFA), and PR Trent Taylor (49ers), and PT Trenton Gill (Broncos).
Key Players Added:
RB D’Andre Swift (Eagles), WR Keenan Allen (Chargers), OC Ryan Bates (Bills), OG Matt Pryor (49ers), TE Gerald Everett (Chargers), and FS Kevin Byard III (Eagles).
(QB Caleb Williams – Icon Sportswire)
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 001 – QB Caleb Williams (USC)
Round 1: Pick 009 – WR Rome Odunze (Washington)
Round 3: Pick 075 – OT Kiran Amegadije (Yale)
Round 4: Pick 122 –PT Tory Taylor (Iowa)
Round 5: Pick 144 – DE Austin Booker (Kansas)
2023 Results:
W01 PACKERS L 20-38
W02 @ Buccaneers L 17-27
W03 @ Chiefs L 10-41
W04 BRONCOS L 28-31
W05 @ Commanders W 40-20
W06 VIKINGS L 13-19
W07 RAIDERS W 30-12
W08 @ Chargers L 13-30
W09 @ Saints L 17-24
W10 PANTHERS W 16-13
W11 @ Lions L 26-31
W12 @ Vikings W 12-10
Bye Week
W14 LIONS W 28-13
W15 @ Browns L 17-20
W16 CARDINALS W 27-16
W17 FALCONS W 37-17
W18 @ Packers L 9-17
Team Info:
2023: 7-10 (4th in NFC North)
Home: 5-3
Road: 2-7
North: 2-4
NFC: 6-6
AFC: 1-4
Head Coach: Matt Eberflus
Chicago: 10-24
Career: 10-24
Playoffs: 0-0
(DE Montez Sweat – Getty Images)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Tyson Bagent (94-143, 859 yards, 65.7%, 6.0 avg., 3 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing: Khalil Herbert (132 car., 611 yards, 4.6 avg., 2 TD)
Receiving: DJ Moore (96 rec., 1364 yards, 14.2 avg., 8 TD)
Yards After Catch: DJ Moore (539)
TD’s Scored: DJ Moore (9)
Sacks: Montez Sweat (6)
Tackles: TJ Edwards (155)
Interceptions: Tremaine Edmunds/Jaylan Johnson/T. Stevenson (4)
Pass Deflections: Tyrique Stevenson (16)
Tackles For Loss: DeMarcus Walker (9)
Forced Fumbles: Jaquan Brisker/Tyrique Stevenson (2)
Kick Returners: Velus Jones Jr. (16 ret., 435 yards, 27.2 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returners: None
Kicking: Cairo Santos (35-38 fg/fga., 92%, 31-33 xp/xpa., 136 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 18 Caleb Williams |R|
RB: 4 D’Andre Swift
WR: 2 DJ Moore
WR: 15 Rome Odunze |R|
WR: 13 Keenan Allen
TE: 85 Cole Kmet
LT: 70 Braxton Jones
LG: 76 Teven Jenkins
OC: 71 Ryan Bates
RG: 64 Nate Davis
RT: 58 Darnell Wright
KR: 12 Velus Jones Jr.
PK: 8 Cairo Santos
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 98 Montez Sweat
DT: 99 Gervon Dexter Sr.
NT: 97 Andrew Billings
DE: 95 DeMarcus Walker
LB: 53 TJ Edwards
LB: 49 Tremaine Edmunds
NB: 6 Kyler Gordon
CB: 33 Jaylon Johnson
CB: 29 Tyrique Stevenson
FS: 31 Kevin Byard III
SS: 9 Jaquan Brisker
PR: 12 Velus Jones Jr.
PT: 19 Tory Taylor
(CB Tyrique Stevenson – AP Photo)
Team Grades:
Offense:
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offense Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/08 TITANS | Chicago trails the series 6-7. The Bears lost (17-24) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
09/15 @ Texans | Chicago trails the series 2-4. The Bears won (23-20) the last meeting between teams in 2022.
09/22 @ Colts | Chicago trails the series 7-11. The Bears lost (11-19) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
09/29 RAMS | Chicago trails the series 17-22. The Bears are 2-3 since restarting the series in 2015, and they lost (14-34) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/06 PANTHERS | Chicago leads the series 8-4. The Bears are 3-1 since 2014, and their last series loss (24-31) was in 2014.
10/13 JAGUARS | Chicago leads the series 5-3. The Bears won (41-17) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
10/27 @ Commanders | Chicago trails the series 11-19. The Bears are 2-3 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series loss (7-12) was in 2022.
11/03 @ Cardinals | Chicago leads the series 12-10. The Bears are 2-2 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series loss (22-33) was in 2021.
11/10 PATRIOTS | Chicago trails the series 5-10. The Bears won (33-14) the last meeting between teams in 2022.
11/17 PACKERS | Chicago trails the series 42-73. The Bears are 2-18 since 2014, and their last series home win (24-17) was in 2018.
11/24 VIKINGS | Chicago trails the series 52-63-1. The Bears are 8-12 since 2014, and their last series home win (16-6) was in 2019.
11/28 @ Lions | Chicago leads the series 58-56-1. The Bears are 9-11 since 2014, and their last series road win (16-14) was in 2021.
12/08 @ 49ers | Chicago trails the series 16-21-1. The Bears are 4-3 since 2014, and they won (19-10) the last meeting between teams in 2022.
12/16 @ Vikings | The Bears last series road loss (22-29) was in 2022.
12/22 LIONS | The Bears last series home loss (30-31) was in 2022.
12/26 SEAHAWKS | Chicago trails the series 8-11. The Bears are 2-1 since restarting the series in 2015, and they won (25-24) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
01/05 @ Packers | The Bears last series road win (17-13) was in 2015.
Predictions:
Home: 2-7
Road: 2-6
North: 0-6
NFC: 2-10
AFC: 2-3
Overall: 4-13 (4th in NFC North)
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