The Bears' total is set at 9.5 wins, which is about where I'd expect it to be after last season. A schedule featuring nine games against seven teams that oddsmakers project to have winning seasons makes for what looks to be a grueling test for Chicago's football team.
The wide receiver has played out of his mind this season. He roasts every defensive coverage and has morphed into a three-level threat: beating man-coverage quickly off the snap, showing fearlessness to attack the middle of the field and stretching away from deep coverage. Klint Kubiak, the Seahawks' offensive coordinator, has channeled the entire Seattle offense through his star receiver. Smith-Njigba lines up everywhere: out wide, in the slot, in the backfield. From any of those looks, he's a matchup nightmare.