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First-down yardage ... third-and-short conversions ... a screen game ... scoring in the third quarter ... though Justin Fields is a potential franchise quarterback, simple things will be key to Luke Getsy & Co. breaking a 30-year drought of sustained success for the Bears’ offense.

Belief in Fields within the organization is at an all-time high now that he’s fully empowered as the starter and a team captain. The season opener is the grand reveal, where everyone will find out how real all the talk is.

Sunday at Soldier Field, the 52-year-old will have his first experience with the ultimate measurable: wins and losses as an NFL.

We went deep into the Bears-49ers matchup with Niners Wire to determine who has the advantage at five key factors.

With a similar offensive lineup that faced the 49ers in Week 8 last year under Matt Nagy — and arguably a lesser one — the Bears’ offensive performance in Luke Getsy’s debut as offensive coordinator could be telling.

Staley is a good bet, but there might be an even better one in his own division.

CHICAGO — By the end of November, just about everything surrounding the Chicago Bears football team was undeniably ablaze. That extended window the Bears thought they had to compete for a Super Bowl crown? Incinerated.

The much-criticized team official will retire in February.

With Week 1 arriving and the Chicago Bears promenading around the track on their way to the NFL starting gate, rookie general manager Ryan Poles certainly has great conviction in one thing: He hired the right coach. Especially for this team in this moment.

When Mitch Trubisky takes the field Sept. 11, it will have been 609 days since his last start, a Bears playoff loss in New Orleans. A lot has changed since.

It was only a preseason game, but Justin Fields & Co. might not be as horrible as Mike Martz says.