I've seen enough of the Bears to come to the conclusion that they are NOT for real. They should be 7-5 or 6-6 as they've lucked into so many of their wins and really only have the win against the Eagles to point to and say "Look we really are a good team". Take a look at their games:
Detroit - Took a gift from Calvin Johnson and refs to get a W here
Dallas - the same team that went 1-9 under coach wade
Green Bay - Packers outplayed the bears but handed them the game with 18 penalties and a timely fumble at the end of the game when all the Packers had to do is run out the clock.
New York Giants - Giants shut them down 17-3
@ Carolina - against the worst team in the league... they got lucky that the one game Cutler missed with the concussion is against the Panthers
Seattle - A bad team that beats the Bears at Soldier Field
Washington - A mediocre team that beats the Bears at Soldier Field
@ Buffalo - 2nd worst team in the league, and the Bill were in it til Fitzpatrick threw a pick in the final minute of the game.
Minnesota - Win against a mediocre at best team.
Miami - they happen to get to play Miami the game that their 3rd string QB (who is awful) is starting. Dolphins lose their center on the first drive of the game, and a guy who hasn't played center in years is forced to play out of position.
Philadelphia - Impressive win for once
Detroit - Another gift call that may or may not have cost the Lions the game, but regardless a close win over another bad team.
I'm not sold yet. I'll admit the Bears are a good team if they get one win over the Patriots, Jets or Packers. Until then, they are an average team with a good record. In fact, I'd say they'll lose 3 of their last 4 games and I think there is a good possibility that they lose all 4.
Granted they have the whole "nobody believes in us, so let's show them" motivation thing going for them, which makes them dangerous. But saying they're dangerous doesn't mean they're very good either.
They do have a good defense and special teams, but their offense is nothing to write home about. Their D-line is above average and their linebackers are pretty darn good, but they have a weak secondary. Tillman is a turnover machine that will force a fumble if he gets the chance. When Cutler has the rare good game, their offense can produce, but he will throw his share of INT's also. Their O-line stinks, especially in pass protection. Forte is okay, but won't control the game. Their receivers are really fast (especially Knox and Hester), but not all that impressive otherwise, as they don't run routes all that well.
Generally, the Bears will have trouble against any decent team that doesn't turn the ball over and doesn't punt to Hester. Patriots fans don't have much to worry about in my opinion.
Soldier field is a tough place to play. They leave their grass VERY long, so its a much slower track than any other grass surface in the league. I was there for the Bears-Packers game in September and the stadium can get pretty loud at times. The bears fans are pretty good fans, as they support their team fairly well and they are fairly knowledgeable fans for the most part (except for fans like CuriousGeorge who are just loud-mouthed delusional homers
).