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Quarterback Caleb Williams must flip the script for the Bears, who’ve lost 11+ games each season since ’21 and missed the playoffs since ’18.
A few days ago, we did opine that among fans of the NFL, there aren’t many as long-suffering as those of the Buffalo Bills.
Supporters of the Chicago (soon-to-be Arlington Heights) Bears might include themselves in that pathetic party. Chicago hasn’t enjoyed a winning season since 2018 (12-4) and hasn’t sniffed the playoffs since sneaking in at 8-8 in 2020.
Having lost at least 11 games every year since 2021, it wasn’t an auspicious beginning to 2025, either. Chicago surrendered 21 fourth-stanza points to the visiting Minnesota Vikings as first-career-start quarterback J.J. McCarthy had three touchdowns (including two passing and one ground score) in the final quarter.
It’s not much easier in the season’s second week, as Da Bears visit Da Lions. Detroit, losing its opener as well (at the Green Bay Packers),is about a touchdown in NFL game odds.
Enter Caleb Williams, who was the first overall selection in the 2024 draft and immediately tasked with turning around the malaise in the Midway.
Williams wasn’t spectacular (21-of-35, 210 passing yards, one touchdown) against the Vikes, but not the reason Chicago lost, either. He also led the team (58 rushing yards, a ground score).
Thrown into the fire immediately as a rookie last season, Williams ended with more than 3,500 passing yards (20 touchdowns, six interceptions).
It was a shrewd guy named Bill Parcells who opined ‘you are what your record says you are,’ and the Bears in 2024 were an abysmal 5-12. By the way, Williams was sacked a league-high 68 times. Williams’ critics (and there are many) point to flaws of the quarterback, including missing ‘easy’ throws and spending too much time ‘looking off’ defenders during his attempts. The latter, according to those who know about such things, tends to alter the timing of plays.
These flaws, real or perceived, are not affecting the fact that this remains Williams’ team.
As far as Super Bowl odds are concerned, it’s the Bears at 60-1 (+6000) as of this writing. If you’re a bettor not quite sold on that, Chicago is 14-1 (+1400) to win the NFC North and 28-1 (+2800) to take down the NFC
Look to NFL news to get the latest info before making any investment on the Bears (or any game). Homework never is a bad thing.
Immediately after Motown, the Bears’ NFL schedule has them hosting the Dallas Cowboys, then two on the road (Washington Commanders and Las Vegas Raiders). It’s not likely to find Chicago coming out on top in many of these NFL scores, but a projected win total this season of 7½ suggests the team is expected to improve over past numbers.
How Many Super Bowls Have the Chicago Bears Won?
It’s just one Chicago Bear title in the Super Bowl era, having dismembered the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season. Chicago lost Super Bowl XLI to the Indianapolis Colts. Those two title games are the only Super Bowl appearances by the Bears.
Does BetUS Offer Constant Updates on Super Bowl LX Betting Odds?
Indeed it does, since nothing drives the gambling bus in nearly the way it’s driven by the NFL. BetUS is offering a plethora of NFL game odds (point spreads and props) through the 17-game regular season and conference playoffs. It concludes with Super Bowl LX betting lines.
It’s the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills each tri-favored at 13-2 (+650) at this early-September writing.
Remember the board is fluid, so the best advice is always to do your homework to try and strike when the ‘numbers iron’ is hot. It’s not uncommon to have the Bears as underdogs quite often in NFL betting odds.
Any Final Thoughts?
NFL rumors are a never-ending entity if you’re a bettor or fan, the travails of the Chicago Bears have been a continuous subject over the past few seasons.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
