The Bears have looked really good against blatantly inferior teams. Seattle (w/o Alexander) is the best team they have played. The one team they've played that has a quality defense is Minnesota and they barely walked out with the victory. That game was the only game they didn't win the turnover battle (2-2). The Cardinals should be able to contain the Bears running game so they'll be hoping that Rex makes mistakes away from home, which is entirely possible.
The key to the Cards keeping this one close will be turnovers. Unfortunately they are prone to turnovers (over 2 per game against the league's worst defenses), and they are starting a rookie QB without one of his best weapons. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bears defense outscores the Cards offense.
I'm looking for the Bears offense to struggle a little, the Cards offense to struggle a lot, and I'm hoping the Bears defense does not score more than 2 TDs. Playing UNDER 41.
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