Sports author and historian Charles Billington provides a discussion about the 2026 professional football season and what it all means for the Chicago Bears. Did the team live up to the preseason hype and the high-scoring season opener? What can fans look forward to next season? After so much debate and delay, are they really any closer to having a new home in Chicago, in Arlington Heights, or Indiana? Any analysis of the Bears' season must include a look back to when the Bears actually excelled.