You can even look beyond these three weeks and see some light for the Bears. They have the Washington Commanders (1-1) and Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) right after. That means their next five opponents are a combined 1-7, which is as much of a schedule break as you can ask for in the NFL. There are no excuses.

NFL expert R.J. White, who is 64-46-5 on his last 115 picks in games involving the Bears, locked in his Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans picks for Sunday Night Football

Chicago takes the field Sunday with their top wideouts banged up. With Allen and Odunze at best limited, Caleb Williams will need to involve less familiar faces if the Bears are to prevail against a Texans team poised to defend the AFC South and compete for more than a 1 st round win in the playoffs.