Offense

With upgraded weapons, coach Matt Nagy has provided the offensive boost the Bears were looking for — particularly with an aggressive mindset. But the offense has been in workin-progress mode all season, taking smaller steps than the Rams took under Sean McVay and Jared Goff. By this time last year, the Rams already were an offensive juggernaut, leading the NFL in scoring and ranking 11th or higher in every major offensive category.

The Bears are 17th in yards and 11th in offensive points. But the arrow is pointing up — they’ve improved from 24th in total yards to 17th in the last four games.

For what it’s worth, the combined output of Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen (217 touches, 1,161 yards, 5.4 average, nine touchdowns) is almost equal to Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown at this time last season (232 touches, 1,208 yards, 5.2 average, 11 touchdowns).