For a team that two weeks ago was blitzed for 52 points by a division foe, it would be folly to suggest the Chicago Bears are entering a soft spot on their schedule.

No such thing exists for a team that is 6-14 since the start of last season and has lost 17 of its last 20 against NFC North opponents.

The Bears have been and will be a “soft” part of other teams’ schedules until further notice. But a convincing 31-14 win over the Dallas Cowboys, the first for Ben Johnson as coach, puts the team three hours away from reaching .500 with a good showing Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium against the Las Vegas Raiders (1-2), another organization trying to find its footing with a new coach in Pete Carroll.

The Raiders have been been plagued by routine instability in the front office and on t

See Full Page