The Chicago Bears (2-3) are taking on the Washington Commanders (1-4) on a short week after taking on the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings. Thursday night, Chicago will look to improve to .500 as the Matt Eberflus era continues.
We already looked at some causes for concern heading into the Week 6 matchup. There are plenty of issues the Bears need to fix, but the Commanders are one of the worst teams in the NFL, led by one of the most unreliable quarterbacks.
The bookmakers have this game as a pick ’em, but here are three reasons to be optimistic heading into Thursday.