NFL power rankings: Which teams will have the best passing attack this season?
By Ryan Heckman
23. Chicago Bears
This is one of the biggest jumps we’re predicting, here, with the Chicago Bears going from dead last in 2022 all the way up to 23rd this coming season. The Bears didn’t just finish dead last in 2022, though, they finished last by a mile. Chicago finished nearly 400 passing yards behind the 31st-ranked Atlanta Falcons.
General manager Ryan Poles did wonders in adding talent around Justin Fields this offseason, though, and that’s why the Bears are going to take such a big leap.
Poles added two quality starting offensive linemen in Nate Davis and rookie Darnell Wright, but even more exciting was the move to trade for wide receiver D.J. Moore. Coming over from the Carolina Panthers, Moore is no stranger to 1,000-yard seasons even at the young age of 26.
With Cole Kmet and Robert Tonyan at tight end, joining receivers like Darnell Mooney, Chase Claypool and Tyler Scott, the Bears should have plenty of guys for Fields to throw to.
In the backfield, the Bears are loaded with a variety of talent between veterans Khalil Herbert and D’Onta Foreman, plus the rookie Roschon Johnson.
Fields’ dual-threat skill set is going to cause problems, and in Year 2 of his offense he should be much more comfortable. It will be fun to watch this kid break out in both the passing game and with his legs in 2023.