Three straight Bears wins spark a surge of belief: the run game finally clicks behind a healthier line and sharper run-blocking, while Ben Johnson’s confident, coordinated play-calling pairs with a developing chemistry between Caleb Williams’ talking points and the on-field execution. Tremaine Edmonds emerges as the defensive backbone, Shamar Turner and Tyreek Stevenson flash, and Moody’s game-winning kick on a short week seals the victory. The Saints loom, but Chicago looks markedly more cohesive and poised to grow, with penalties and special-teams consistency still the imperfect-but-fixable gaps to close.