The Latest Breaking News from Matt Nagy

It’s too early to celebrate the dawn of a new era, but even skeptics have to admit that Eberflus’ season-opening upset was notable for two things: there was no fluke factor, and there were minimal red flags.

So far, so good. The Bears have plenty to fix after their opener, but they get to do so while sitting at 1-0.

A 51-yard touchdown pass off a broken play changes everything in the season opener.

The Bears pulled off an upset win over the 49ers to open the season 1-0. We break down the game here:

The people who drafted him got fired, and the new administration needs clarity on whether Fields can help the Bears “take the North and never give it back.”

This season will offer only partial answers since GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus don’t have much to work with.

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.