Chicago Cubs: This year’s Chicago Bears reminiscent of 2015 Cubs team

Bringing back excitement to Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears are showing they’re the real deal, much the same as the Chicago Cubs did a few short years ago.

On Sunday afternoon, the Chicago Bears played the most meaningful game at Soldier Field in a half-decade or so. They welcomed in the rival Green Bay Packers with a shot at the NFC North championship on the line.

After blowing a game against this Packers team early in the season, the Bears were hungry – and it showed in a way I haven’t seen since watching the Chicago Cubs back in 2015.

No one really expected the Bears to be good after going 5-11 in the 2017-18 season. Then, the club pried defensive monster Khalil Mack away from the Los Angeles Raiders – and everything changed.

Sound familiar? It should.

This young, scrappy team has consistently played like they have nothing to lose while growing as individuals and a team over the course of the season to date. And it wasn’t so long ago the Cubs were that team – underrated with nothing to lose and everything to prove.