5 causes for concern for Bears in 2020

The Bears are expected to make plenty of moves this offseason. But there are reasons to be cautious about the Bears heading into 2020.

5. NFC North got competitive

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Many expected the Bears to repeat as NFC North champions in 2019. The Packers were coming off a disappointing season and got a new head coach in Matt LaFleur. The Vikings were subjected to Kirk Cousins at quarterback. And the Lions were, well, the Lions.

But the NFC North shocked everyone fairly early on in the season, where all four teams were better than .500 after the first three games of the season. Eventually, the Packers and Vikings pulled away. But looking at those teams especially, if the Bears are going to reclaim their NFC North crown, they’re going to have to defeat some pretty stiff competition. That includes the Packers, who they’ve only defeated four times in their last 20 meetings.

The Good News? The Bears have played well against the Vikings and Lions recently. They’re 4-0 against Minnesota and Detroit in the last two seasons.

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