The Chicago Bears will face the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, where Chicago is looking to win their second straight game in the first of three straight prime-time contests ahead of their bye week.
The Bears are coming off an impressive 31-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons, where quarterback Caleb Williams and cornerback Kyler Gordon provided a massive boost for the offense and defense with dominant showings. The offense dominated the time of possession (40:08) and went 4-for-5 in the red zone, where their lone miss was Roschon Johnson sliding just short of the end zone at the end of the game to preserve the win. On defense, minus three starters, they managed to hold MVP candidate Bijan Robinson to just 61 rushing yards and the team
as a whole totaled three takeaways.
Now, the Bears will face a tough challenge against a Patriots team that's won three straight games after a rough start to the season. Chicago is home favorites against New England. But what do the experts think? Here's a look:
USA Today
- Jarrett Bell: Bears
- Nick Brinkerhoff: Bears
- Chris Bumbaca: Patriots
- Nate Davis: Bears
- Tyler Dragon: Bears
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Bears
ESPN
- Matt Bowen: Bears
- Mike Clay: Bears
- Jeremy Fowler: No pick
- Dan Graziano: Bears
- Kalyn Kahler: Bears
- Pamela Maldonado: Patriots
- Eric Moody: No pick
- Jason Reid: Bears
- Benjamin Solak: No pick
- Lindsey Thiry: Bears
- Sam Wickersham: Patriots
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Patriots
- Jared Dubin: Bears
- Ryan Wilson: Patriots
- John Breech: Bears
- Tyler Sullivan: Bears
- Dave Richard: No pick
- Jamey Eisenberg: Bears
MMQB
- Albert Breer: Bears
- Eva Geitheim: Bears
- Mitch Goldich: Bears
- Mike Kadlick: Patriots
- Gilberto Manzano: Bears
- Conor Orr: Bears
- John Pluym: Bears
- Matt Verderame: Bears
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Patriots
- Brad Gagnon: Bears
- Ian Hanford: Patriots
- Kris Knox: Patriots
- Maurice Moton: Patriots
- Wes O’Donnell: Patriots
- Brent Sobleski: Bears
Bears Wire
- Alyssa Barbieri: Bears
- Brendan Sugrue: Bears
- Mike Pendleton: Bears
- Vincent Parise: Bears
- Ariana Pensy: Bears
- Randy Holt: Bears
Bottom Line
Experts overwhelmingly believe that the Bears will beat the Patriots on Thursday Night Football. Here’s how the final tally looks:
Bears: 30
Patriots: 11
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This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Week 7 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Patriots
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