The Chicago Bears (1-1) have a huge Week 3 game coming up as they host the Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) in prime time on Monday Night Football (September 28). Making the task even more daunting for the Bears is the likely absence of starting quarterback Caleb Williams, who left today’s game with a hamstring injury.
One week after dropping a record-setting 59 points in the season opener, the Bears could muster only 3 lousy points today at sloppy Soldier Field in a 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Those 3 points are the fewest a Ben Johnson-led offense has scored since his Lions were shut out by the Patriots on October 9, 2022.
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The Eagles came back to beat the Tennessee Titans today, 24 to 20, on a Jalen Hurts-to-Darius Cooper touchdown pass with just 9 seconds left in the game.
These two teams played a season ago on Black Friday, and the Bears came out on top 24 to 15 behind 255 combined rushing yards from Kyle Monangai and D’Andre Swift.
Our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook currently have the line for next Monday night’s game at Bears +3.5. Chicago being an underdog at home, even against a very good Eagles team, has to be because Caleb is expected to be out. That makes me wonder how much of a swing the oddsmakers put on Chicago’s QB1. When top-tier quarterbacks around the league are out, the line is often moved by a touchdown, so is that what’s happening here?
If you think the Bears will win outright, the moneyline is +168, which means a $100 wager would win you $168. The over/under for the Monday night game is 43.5.
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