The Chicago Bears are gearing up for their Week 3 game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, where head coach Ben Johnson is still looking for his first win as Chicago welcomes their former head coach, Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, back to Soldier Field.

The Detroit Lions​ host the Chicago Bears​ on Sunday afternoon, with both teams searching for their first win of the 2025-2026 season.

The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Dallas vs. Chicago picks for the 2025 NFL Week 3 matchup on Sunday in the NFC

Offensively, the Bears have a lot to clean up in order to fully run Ben Johnson's scheme effectively. This is the ideal matchup to get that right. The Bears players know this scheme and Ben Johnson has experience going up against it. Eberflus is essentially running the same defense he ran in Chicago.

“Guys aren’t playing up to their expectations. Guys aren’t paying up to their pay,” Mannelly said during a September 16 appearance on the “Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show, ” before singling out Sweat in particular.

Aidan Hutchinson didn't have a very impactful return to the field in Detroit's Week 1 loss to the Packers in Green Bay. He didn't record a single tackle, let alone a sack, and was generally not effective at getting into the backfield and creating problems for the Packers offense.

The Giants knew Dallas' Brandon Aubrey could make a 60-plus-yard FG, so why did they play such soft coverage at the end of regulation?