All in agreement: Bears just don’t look like winners

If the Bears are the biggest disappointment in the NFC so far, the Eagles are right behind them. The Eagles are 4-4 after many national pundits pegged them to represent the conference in the Super Bowl. Injuries have taken a toll and the defense has not played consistently, setting up an interesting dynamic with the Bears offense also struggling. It’s hard to pick the Bears right now given their inability to impress offensively. The Eagles offense has scored at least 20 points in six of eight games, so they regularly clear a bar the Bears struggle with. These teams don’t match up favorably for the Bears to avoid a fourth straight loss. Getting DeSean Jackson (abdomen) back would give the Eagles the deep threat they’ve been lacking. The Eagles also are getting healthy on the defensive line, so we’ll see if Matt Nagy is able to stay committed to the run. The last time the Bears visited Lincoln Financial Field, their 31-3 loss was the low point of a very bad 2017 season. I don’t expect this one to get that ugly, but the Bears offense — even after finally unearthing a running game — just can’t be counted on to come through in the clutch. Jordan Howard gets his revenge-game win and Doug Pederson once again gets the better of his former colleague. The Bears are certainly due. And an upset Sunday is attainable with a crisp performance low on critical errors. Still, from what we witnessed in October, there’s little evidence that this team is equipped at this point to go on the road and beat a quality opponent.