The Bears have built an 8-3 record, which is fantastic, but they have done particularly well in two areas: Beating bad teams and winning close games. Of the Bears' eight wins, seven are against teams at .

Despite the second-best record in the NFC, the Chicago Bears have only the 8th-best odds to reach Super Bowl LX.

"Thursday Night Football" analytics expert Sam Schwartzstein joins "The Insiders" ahead of the Black Friday matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL game from November 23, 2025 on ESPN.

A surging Chicago Bears team visits the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 of the NFL season. Winners of three straight, the Bears look like they're starting to gel under new head coach Ben Johnson. The Steelers, meanwhile, are in first place but may be without quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is questionable with a wrist injury.

The Chicago Bears enter a Thanksgiving weekend matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles on a four-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the birds are fresh off blowing a 21-point lead to the rival Dallas Cowboys in Week 12.

Week 13 gets underway with a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader, leading off with the Green Bay Packers visiting the Detroit Lions (-2.5) in an NFC North clash. The Kansas City Chiefs (-3) and Dallas Cowboys meet up in the second game of the day, and the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens (-6.5) close out the action.

The first-place Bears have won six consecutive one-score games, but they are about to step up in competition down the stretch of the season.