LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears matched their win total from last year during just the first half of the 2025 season.

The Bears are 5-3, tied with the Detroit Lions for second place in the NFC North and only a half-game back from first-place Green Bay. Chicago had five wins total during a disastrous 2024 season that saw coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron fired amid a 10-game losing streak.

The milestone is significant for a Bears team under new leadership with coach Ben Johnson.

"It's just a different year, different vibe," quarterback Caleb Williams said. "I think we've done a good job in some of those games I would say that last year we didn't do a good job in close games, tight games. I think we've won those games, and now we need to get to the p

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