Overview
- CBS Sports published a 'Bold Predictions' piece on Friday projecting the Chicago Bears could become the first NFL team with a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher, and three 1,000-yard receivers.
- Quarterback Caleb Williams is the centerpiece of that view after he set the Bears single-season passing record with 3,942 yards in 2025 and is widely forecast to surpass 4,000 yards in 2026.
- The team’s receiving room has shifted after the offseason trade of veteran D.J. Moore to Buffalo, elevating Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III and tight end Colston Loveland as the young core expected to carry the passing attack.
- Defensive concerns — a 2025 ranking near the bottom of the league in yards allowed, the departure of turnover leader Kevin Byard, and an injury to addition Coby Wright — have increased the burden on the offense to outscore opponents.
- Ben Johnson’s offensive approach and the unit’s 2025 gains make high-volume scoring plausible, but failure by the offense to hit those marks would likely expose Chicago’s defensive shortfalls and limit the team’s playoff ceiling.