NFL experts are beginning to show real confidence in the Chicago Bears ahead of their Week 12 matchup against the Steelers.

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The other game scheduled for the 3:25 p.m. CT timeslot on FOX in Week 14 is Rams at Cardinals, so Bears at Packers will almost certainly be the network's featured game with the top broadcasting crew. The Packers lost to the Bears in the regular season finale at Lambeau Field in January, snapping an 11-game home win streak over their rivals.

The Bears' extended run of playing Noon CT games on Sundays is about to end, as another game has been flexed to a high-profile time. The post Bears vs. Packers in NFL Week 14 flexed to late afternoon window appeared first on Marquee Sports Network - Home of the Cubs,

The NFL flexed the Dec. 7 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field from a noon kickoff to 3:25 p.m.

For critics, that was the latest significant Santos slip-up in a rocky season. He also had a high-profile kickoff blunder late in the season-opening loss to Minnesota, failing to get the football through the back of Soldier Field’s south end zone as requested. He followed six days later by knocking the opening kickoff at Ford Field out of bounds.

Now, former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith is one of many who are becoming believers. Appearing on "Up and Adams" on Monday, Smith said he's all-in on the Bears after what they've shown so far this season.

A team is most fortunate when it scores 10 points against the Packers and wins, or 16 against the Lions and triumphs. Those are the Eagles’ last two weeks. They’re 7-1 in one-score games this season.

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