Paws Analysis: Four Weeks In, A Reality Check: Here’s What We Know About the Bears

Four games into the season, the Bears have already faced two quality opponents in Minnesota and San Diego State—and the spectrum between those performances was stark. After a composed, complementary win over the Gophers, the trip to San Diego turned into a 34–0 shutout that exposed something bigger than scheme: self-inflicted wounds and a breakdown in details.

This isn’t a pile-on.