Storylines abound in the Windy City this weekend when the Chicago Bears (3-2) host the New Orleans Saints (1-5).

Storyline 1: First-year Head Coach Ben Johnson and the Bears have won three in a row to move one game over .500. There’s a long way to go but the last time Chicago finished a season over .500 was 2018. Bears’ fans want to believe.

Storyline 2: Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler were teammates at Oklahoma in 2021, and the Bears’ QB replaced Rattler during that season as QB1 for the Sooners. Ironically, both transferred at the end of that season with Rattler moving on to South Carolina and Williams heading with his head coach, Lincoln Riley, to USC.

Storyline 3: The Saints have their own first-year head coach in Kellen Moore. Often competitive but with just one win through six

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