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If the Patriots overpower the Bears on the strength of their personnel, Eberflus will have to accept that. But he can’t allow Belichick to thoroughly outfox him. He has to show he can trade punches with the best.

Matt Eberflus has been a head coach, at any level, for a total of six games. But he’s already got his first legitimate losing streak: three games — and counting — entering the “Monday Night Football” game at the Patriots.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams both said this week that the challenge would be greater if the styles were different — say, if one was a running quarterback.

The ever-confident second-round safety has been as good as advertised in his first six NFL games — a fumble recovery on his fifth snap, two sacks and impressive instincts. “What I love about him is his toughness,” coach Matt Eberflus said.

Going behind enemy lines with Bears Wire ahead of the Patriots-Bears Monday Night Football game

For all the talk about the Bears stunting Fields’ growth by refusing to add proven wide receivers to their roster during the offseason, an inconsistent offensive line might be doing even greater damage. Fields’ admission that the team’s pass-blocking made him change how he played the game at its…

He’s perhaps the greatest coach in NFL history not because of any loyalty to one way of doing things. Rather, the scouting report on Belichick is that there is no scouting report.

With the Bears sitting at 2-4, there's plenty of improvement needed on all sides of the ball.

Despite being the Bears’ backup, Herbert leads all NFL running backs with 6.4 yards per carry.

As the Bears sit 2-4, it’s not all bad, but there were many deficiencies to address this week

The fifth-round draft pick earned the starting job at left tackle in training camp and has the potential to be a long-term solution. But with the Bears’ entire line struggling to protect Justin Fields, living with Jones’ rookie mistakes is a risky proposition.