The NFL absolutely fucked us.
I just went back all the way to 2002 which is how far back the NFL keeps game logs. Only ONE time did a team even play a 3:15 game before the Thanksgiving 11:30 am Lions game. That was New England at home vs Indy in 2010. Guess what though... the Lions were playing in Dallas the week prior. So atleast they had to travel back to Detroit.
This un-fucking-precedented.
Couple that with the fact that Mitch either won't play or will be limited and Detroit just saw us and will be hungry for revenge... We are fucked in this game. Mark my words.
It's almost like the back end of a back-to-back in the NBA, for which the teams' records are *atrocious*.
Team who play Sunday night and then Thursday *night* also have an extremely shitty record. This is Thursday morning.
I don't know if the Bears are going to win or lose, but fans are taking this game way too lightly (doesn't matter for on-the-field product, but does matter for fan expectation).
This is an NFL game against an NFL team...that just beat the Panthers, who are no slouch. And this is the same team that also beat the Patriots and Packers, two teams the Bears lost to.
Recovery matters. Every little bit matters. I wouldn't be shocked if the Bears win this game, but to be honest, I'm not expecting them to win.