It’s fitting that a week after Caleb Williams returned to lead the Chicago Bears to a 31 to 23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, which came days after he changed his Instagram profile picture to the inevitable John Wick, that our SB Nation Reacts fan confidence results shot way back up.
The fan confidence survey went from a season low of 55% after the loss up north to the Green Bay Packers — with backup quarterbacks Tyson Bgent and Case Keenum leading the way — to 92% this week.
That high percentage will fluctuate a bit, and tonight’s huge game in prime time against the New England Patriots certainly will play a factor, but for now we’re a very confident fanbase
So to paraphrase Keanu Reeves (as John Wick):
Yeah, I’m thinking we’re back.
With kickoff just hours away, the Bears are still favored by 3 points over the Pats according to our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook.
With such a condensed week, you may have missed some of our preview content, so check out picks and predictions here and here, our keys to the game here, three props to play here, our 5 Questions with the Enemy article here, and our preview here.
Our usual pregame Twitch show, featuring Steven Schweickert and Sam Householder, will stream during the Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots game, so if you want to talk about the game with them live, check them out in our open thread here or on Steven’s Twitch here.
This will be your open thread leading up to the game, and if you want some more pregame discussion, then check out a live Mac & Read Show in the embed here or over on our 2nd City Gridiron YouTube channel.
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