The Chicago Bears didn’t have to wait too long to get under the primetime lights in 2024.
Here we are in Week 2 and Chicago’s football team gets the Sunday Night Football treatment. Sure, they had to go on the road for it. And the competition will be stiff as reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud awaits on the other sideline. But the Bears are armed with a young signal-caller of their own, Caleb Williams. The spotlight isn’t new for Chicago’s QB1. But the lights are a little bit brighter on this stage than they are on campus. Whatevs. I’m still looking forward to this showdown.
Maybe Caleb will take C.J.’s advice:
C.J. Stroud gave ź¦¦some words of wisdom to Caleb Williams before they meet on ą¦Sunday Night Football. š£ļø
LT Braxton Jones, LG Teven Jenkins, C Coleman Shelton, RG Nate Davis, RT Darnell Wright
Defense
DE DeMarcus Walker, DT Andrew Billings, DT Gervon Dexter Sr, DE Montez Sweat
WLB T.J. Edwards, MIKE Tremaine Edmunds
CB Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson, Kyler Gordon
FS Kevin Byard III, SS Jaquan Brisker
Specialists
Kicking game: Cairo Santos (kicker), Tory Taylor (punter, holder), Scott Daly (long snapper)
Return game: DeAndre Carter (kick and punt returns)
Inactives
Wide receiver Keenan Allen
Running back Velus Jones Jr.
Offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie
Linebacker Noah Sewell
Fullback Khari Blasingame
Defensive lineman Dominique Robinson
Bears WR Rome Odunze | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans Projected Starters
Offense
QB ā C.J. Stroud
RB ā Joe Mixon
WR ā Stefon Diggs, Nico Collins, Tank Dell
TE ā Dalton Schultz
OLĀ ā Laremy Tunsil, Kenyon Green, Juice Scruggs, Shaq Mason, Tytus Howard
Defense
DL ā Will Anderson Jr., Mario Edwards Jr., Folorunso Fatukasi, Danielle Hunter
LB ā Azeez Al-Shaair, Jake Hansen, Henry ToāoToāo
CB ā Derek Stingley Jr., Kamari Lassiter
S ā Jimmie Ward, Jalen Pitre
Specialists
Kaāimi Fairbairn (kicker), Tommy Townsend (punter, holder), Jon Weeks (long snapper), Stenen Sims (kick and punt returner)
Inactives
Center Juice Scruggs
Wide receiver John Metchie III
Safety M.J. Stewart
Running back Dameon Pierce
Linebacker Jamal Hill
Linebacker Rashad Weaver
Nov 26, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sportsź§ department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.
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