The Bears made a loud first impression in Week 1, and Tom Brady wants them to keep turning the volume all the way up.
Chicago’s offense produced one of the most electric showings in recent NFL memory, and the Panthers still managed to score 37 points - the fourth-most in the league - in a game they lost by three scores. That kind of fireworks act is hard to ignore, especially when it comes with the possibility of chasing down Peyton Manning’s Broncos for the highest-scoring offense ever.
Brady clearly liked what he saw. In his Week 1 Power Rankings, he placed the Bears at No. 2, pushed Caleb Williams into the MVP conversation, and urged Ben Johnson to lean even harder into offense.
“Ben Johnson wants the highest scoring offense ever, but we need to see a little defense from this team when they get back to Chicago,” Brady said. “Or just, you know what, screw it.
Keep scoring 59. I’m an offensive guy.
Either way works.”
It sounds fun. It also sounds like the kind of approach that can come back to bite a team when the games get tighter and the stakes rise.
Championship teams do more than light up the scoreboard. They handle business on defense too, and that’s where the Bears still have real work to do.
The Detroit Lions were a clean example earlier this week: 31 points on offense wasn’t enough when Buffalo hung 41 on them. Chicago’s defense isn’t in that spot, but the warning still applies.
Scoring helps. Getting stops wins.
That matters even more in the NFC, where the path runs through teams that can score fast and defend well. Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco all bring that kind of balance, and the Bears will have to measure up against that standard if they want to stay in the mix.
Ryan Poles didn’t exactly spend the offseason fixing every hole. The secondary still has major questions, and Chicago still doesn’t have a dependable pass-rushing partner to line up opposite Montez Sweat.
Week 1 showed what this team can be on its best day. It also showed how thin the margin still is.
The Bears survived a game in which they gave up 37 points to Bryce Young and company and walked away with a big road win. They may have to do that again more than once this season.
And as that ending already showed in 2025, that’s a dangerous way to live.
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