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THIS IS REAL?! 😳🐻 | Bears Have NFL’s No. 1 Offense + Top-4 Defense…Can Packers EXPOSE Bagent?

21m | Oct 6, 2026

The Chicago Bears are 3-1 and suddenly producing numbers that look like a legitimate NFC contender. But are these Bears actually this good, or are we still dealing with an early-season sample?

Through four games, Chicago owns the NFL’s No. 1 total offense at 429.0 yards per game, the No. 1 rushing attack at 196.3 yards per game, and ranks ninth in scoring at 28.0 points per game.

And the defense?

Chicago is allowing only 282.3 yards per game, third-best in football, while surrendering just 16.3 points per game, fourth-best in the NFL.

That’s complete-team production.

But Haize digs deeper into whether the numbers are actually sustainable.

The offense has several reasons for optimism. Chicago has already won games with three different quarterbacks, leads the NFL in first downs, converts 47.4% of third downs, and isn’t dependent on one receiver or one explosive-play formula.

The major concern?

Red-zone efficiency.

Since going 4-for-4 in the red zone against Carolina, Chicago has scored touchdowns on only 4 of its last 15 red-zone possessions, just 26.7%.

Then comes Tyson Bagent’s biggest test yet.

Ben Johnson has confirmed Bagent will start at Lambeau while Caleb Williams continues recovering from his hamstring injury.

Against the Jets, the split was impossible to ignore:

āœ… Clean pocket: 21-of-23, 202 yards

🚨 Under pressure: 4-of-11, 66 yards, 1 interception

Green Bay now has an obvious objective:

Make Tyson Bagent uncomfortable.

The Packers have 10 sacks through four games and blitzed on roughly 47% of dropbacks against Tampa Bay.

Can Ben Johnson protect Bagent with Chicago’s elite rushing attack, play action, screens, quick-game concepts and extra protection?

And defensively, Dennis Allen may have an even simpler challenge.

Green Bay enters Bears week with the NFL’s worst rushing attack:

šŸ§€ 232 total rushing yards

šŸ§€ 3.2 yards per carry

šŸ§€ ZERO rushing touchdowns

Kyle Monangai and D’Andre Swift have EACH individually outrushed the entire Packers roster.

So should Chicago stop worrying about the run and make Jordan Love beat the Bears through the air for four quarters?

Haize breaks down:

šŸ”„ Whether Chicago’s No. 1 offense is sustainable

šŸ›”ļø Why the defense may be better than the yards-per-play numbers suggest

🚨 Chicago’s red-zone problem

šŸ‘€ The clear blueprint Green Bay has against Tyson Bagent

🧠 How Ben Johnson can protect his backup quarterback

šŸƒ Why Swift and Monangai are critical against Packers pressure

šŸ§€ Green Bay’s historically bad rushing start

šŸŽÆ Whether Dennis Allen should dare Jordan Love to beat Chicago

šŸŸļø What a strong performance at Lambeau would say about the Bears

🐻 Whether it’s finally time to call Chicago a legitimate NFC contender

šŸŽ™ļø Chicago Bears Central with Haize

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