The Bears entered the 2025 NFL season with varying degrees of expectations. Some just wanted them to compete. Others wanted them to simply make the playoffs. A select few had very high aspirations.

Here we are, 13 weeks into the season, and I think it’s time for us all to raise our sights a little higher.

The Bears are 9-3, and after the Rams loss to the Panthers (thank you Carolina gold), Chicago finds themselves at the top of the NFC playoff picture. With all that has happened since the 2024 Thanksgiving game and subsequent firing of Matt Eberflus, it is hard to overstate what an achievement this is on its own.

The narrative regarding the Chicago Bears’ 2025 season has mostly focused on their weak schedule, narrow margins of victory, and inconsistent play. But those three things don’t

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