The Chicago Bears were 3-7 last season in one-score games. This season? They are 5-1. Much of it is thanks to their sudden, inexplicable ability to rally in the final minutes. Five of their games have been decided by a 4th quarter comeback. This is nothing something the organization has been known for going back years. Every time the Bears have been in a crunch-time situation, they seem to fold. It began with Randall Cobb's touchdown in 2013. Then there was the Double Doink in the 2018 playoffs against Philadelphia. There was the brutal missed field goal against the Chargers the next year, the 4th quarter collapse in Cleveland in 2023, and of course the Hail Mary in Washington last year.
This team was synonymous with implosions in pressure situations. Now all of a sudden they're pulling off blocked field goals, long touchdowns to rookie tight ends, a QB scramble for a TD, and a long kick return to pull out these games. It is bizarre, and a little fishy for some. One theory suggests that the Bears might be getting help from a higher power.
After all, is it a coincidence that all of this started happening right after a Chicago native was made Pope?
Things have shifted for the Chicago Bears since Pope Leo XIV was elected.
He was elevated on May 8th of 2025. Since then, the Chicago Cubs have made the playoffs for the first time since 2017 and won a playoff series. The Chicago Blackhawks are off to their best start in years, headlined by Connor Bedard, who is emerging as a superstar. Now the Chicago Bears are 7-3 and in control of 1st place in the NFC North. Maybe there really was some divine intervention, especially with how awful the Chicago sports scene had been for such a long time.
If the Almighty is throwing us a bone, then Bears fans have no reason to complain. They've endured a lot of heartbreak over the past decade. Getting to enjoy a season for once, even if its ultimate ceiling remains unknown, is not a crime. After all, this team has done it before. They went from 5-11 to 13-3 in 2001 and 5-11 to 11-5 in 2005. What's happening right now isn't crazy.
