There's no doubt that Chicago is a bad team, and it's possible they fail to show up in this road game to play hard for a coach that's expected to be on his way out. But it's impossible for me not to take all these points considering the Bengals are decimated by injury, particularly on defense, where two linebackers and four DBs have already been ruled out (including Vontaze Burfict and Dre Kirkpatrick). Geno Atkins could easily be sidelined too after missing practice Thursday and Friday, and Darqueze Dennard is also questionable. The effect of this amount of injuries compounds and guts the team's strength on a short week, allowing Chicago to come in and steal a win.

The Bears are not a bad team. They are a year away, in my opinion. This is a defense that matches up well with Cincinnati. Chicago will keep this game very close at a minimum.