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The defense is loaded with talent, the offense still has Adrian Peterson and even the special teams figure to be among the best in that category again. They’re still a very complete squad overall. But losing Teddy Bridgewater to a gruesome knee injury changed the outlook for that team.

Two weeks ago, you would have seen the Vikings stuffed into the top five spots of these rankings, above the Packers. Nowhere has that been more evident than in Minnesota. They’re hard enough to find and even harder to replace. No player on the field is capable of having as much impact on the game as the signal caller. BEARS is a registered trademark of the Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.If nothing else, the last week gave us plenty of reason to reflect on the outsized role quarterbacks play in the NFL. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Chicago Bears or NFL Properties LLC.

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Seattle, like Houston, has received 97% of the votes tallied so far in their contest against the Miami Dolphins, who are led by former Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase. Only the Seahawks are picked as consistently as the Texans in Week 1. Second, Chicago is coming off of an injury-riddled training camp that prevented its starters from building the kind of rhythm and cohesion that is generally formed during the summer months. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus. They failed to establish any confidence in their offensive line, something that is especially worrisome when facing a defensive front like the Texans’ that features stud talents J.J.

First, their 2016 preseason was about as bad as any team in the NFL. While this may seem like classic bulletin-board material for the Bears’ coaching staff, there are legitimate reasons why Chicago is considered so unlikely to win the game.

In fact, 97-percent of all Week 1 predictions so far have Houston coming out on top. Of the nine staffers polled, all seem to agree that the Texans will win the game. That’s exactly the case for the Chicago Bears as they travel to NRG Stadium to face the Houston Texans in Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season.ĮSPN’s panel of experts submitted their picks for Week 1’s winners and losers, and unfortunately for the Bears, not a single prediction was made in their favor. It’s another to be given no chance to win a game.