Not many people are ready to buy into the Chicago Bears as a playoff contender this year. It isn’t hard to understand why. The organization had one winning season between 2013 and 2023. Nothing about their recent history suggests this team is trustworthy enough to win tight games. Even last season offered more proof of that with some ugly 4th quarter collapses against Denver, Detroit, and Cleveland. That said, the optimism appears higher this year than in previous ones. Much of it stems from their...