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The Bears concluded their bye week after another impressive win in Week 7. Although it was a bye week for the previous side, it allowed players like Jaquan Brisker, Tyrique Stevenson and Kyler Gordon to get healthy before a big Week 8 showdown against the Washington Commanders. With us only six weeks into the season, we decided to do a mid-season check during the bye week and predicted how many more wins would be on the cards.
Here’s a look at the latest and most relevant Bears stories for the morning of Tuesday, October 22:
Predicting Bears’ remaining schedule: How many wins in Chicago’s last 11 games?
As Chicago just finished its bye week, our team at Bears Wire predicts Chicago’s final 11 games, where we reveal their remaining schedule and final record prediction. And our staff agrees: The Bears will definitely be able to make the playoffs.
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Will Jayden Daniels play against the Bears this week? Commander QB Injury Updates
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn met with the media Monday, where he said Daniels is officially dealing with a rib injury “week to week.” Although the team hopes to play Sunday against the Bears, they are not committing at this time.
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Bears have a favorable period at the end of the bye week
Chicago’s next three games provide opportunities for this offense to succeed and pile up a few wins before a tough stretch of their schedule. It starts this Sunday when all eyes will be on rookie quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, the top two picks in the NFL draft. But Williams has a more favorable matchup against a Washington Commanders defense that ranks 28th in defensive DVOA and allows 24.2 points per game and 354 yards per game.
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This article was originally published on Bears Wire: Bear Necessities: How many more wins are on Chicago’s agenda?
