The Bears spent two first-round picks this week to tell the league they believe they can win a Super Bowl. On Monday night, they walk into the building of the team that won the last one.
No better test exists. Seattle is the champion until somebody takes the crown from them, and the Seahawks looked every bit the part last weekend, smothering Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs so thoroughly that Kansas City never sniffed the red zone. That’s the version of Seattle waiting for Chicago.
The Bears know what it feels like to come up short in January. Last season ended with an overtime loss to the Rams, one round before the NFC title game, while Seattle kept going and finished the job. If this Bears team is going to be the one left standing in the conference this time, the road likely runs through Lumen Field. Monday is the closest sneak preview we’ll get.
And Chicago isn’t showing up empty-handed. It brings a quarterback playing some of the best football of his career, a brand-new All-Pro defensive tackle, and a chance to prove that the price it paid on Thursday wasn’t a reach.
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