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The teams that quickly flip from pushovers to playoff contenders, like the Jaguars and Texans, typically get coach and quarterback right.

Fields’ production is important — but he needs to show he can win. Sunday’s crushing loss to the Lions proved that the former means little without the latter.

We spoke to Alyssa Barbieri of Bears Wire to get the lowdown on the Bears.

The Bears and quarterback Justin Fields have to find a better way to handle the Vikings’ blitzing pass rush than they did in a 19-13 loss on Oct. 15 at Soldier Field.

The Bears are 18th in takeaways the last two seasons and have little chance to win when they don’t generate them.

The rematch of the Oct. 15 game at Soldier Field — a 19-13 loss to the Vikings — will be a test of how well the Bears can respond vs. a common opponent. “It’s an important part of what you do,” Getsy said.

When it comes to trying to bounce back from a crushing loss, the Bears have had a lot of practice.

Can a quarterback whose best traits are his running and deep passes be a successful pinball player, getting the ball out quickly against the blitz?

Sweat played his fewest snaps as a Bear in the loss to the Lions, which Matt Eberflus attributed to their rotation, but they’ve invested a lot in him and need him on the field more.

Brandon Staley, meanwhile, needs to go for his own sanity.

After a 31-26 loss to the contending Lions in which the Bears looked like an actual good team before imploding in the final 4:15, games against the Vikings and Lions will define the direction of the Bears under Eberflus. “We’re gonna find out who we are this week,” linebacker T.J.…