If misery loves company, it promises to be a downright party Sunday when the winless Bears host the winless Broncos.
The league won’t, of course, because it could persuade a restless person to attend a traffic-watching party. But Week 4 is a deadbeat doozy. The Minnesota Vikings visit the Carolina Panthers , and that’s just the undercard of futility. The Broncos and Bears are also 0-3, but they’re in a special category of failure. Denver is coming off a historic 70-20 loss in Miami. In front ofand everyone, Chicago trailed the Kansas City Chiefs 41-0 before scoring 10 late points.
As September began, both seemed to have good reason to expect competitive, progressive seasons. The Bears finished 3-14 in 2022 and earned the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick, which they traded to Carolina for a sensible bundle of players and assets, jump-starting a solid offseason of roster improvement. Withleaving Green Bay and the Vikings unlikely to repeat their good fortune, it was reasonable to consider Chicago capable of doubling their win total.
Then he threw for only 99 yards against the Chiefs. To begin his third season, Fields has completed just 58 percent of his passes, thrown for more interceptions than touchdowns and recorded a 67.7 passer rating, which is tied with Ryan Tannehill for fourth-worst among qualified quarterbacks.The Bears traded out of the No. 1 spot in April because they preferred to build around Fields. But if their struggles continue, they’ll be in position to draft over him.
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