Bears vs Falcons Week 6 Preview

This game, honestly, has been circled on my calendar for a little bit, and I'll tell you why.

Michael Penix has a soft spot in my heart.

I loved him at Washington, and I have a hard time betting against him in Atlanta, so this one's going to pull my heartstrings, but this should be a fun one, Sam.

It should absolutely be a fun one, Joe.

This is a very sneaky Atlanta Falcons team.

And one, their offense really runs through two guys, but they do it so well.

And when they execute it well, it's a very, very polarizing team.

Their defense is polarizing as well.

You're talking about maybe a top three to five run defense and stopping the run in wide zone.

And that's been our bread and butter.

So, you know, I really think this is a game we're going to have to beat them over the top.

They're very susceptible to being beat over the top.

They're bottom six in passing yards per game allowed to opposing teams.

But on the flip side of that, they allow 80.2 rushing yards per game, which is the fourth best in the league.

They're also second in the league behind Minnesota in pressure rates, so they get after quarterbacks.

And they defend the run really well.

So for me, it's looking like Caleb's going to be back Sunday, too.

So we're really going to need Caleb to step up and deliver for us.

And I think 18 is going to do that and show up for us.

And, you know, like I said in the past episode, moving forward, our best, you know, our offense is going to have to be our best defense.

And I think that's going to be shown Sunday.

And we're going to need to play keep away with them.

And 18 is going to need to put us on the scoreboard early and often.

I think both.

Team scores at the end of this game may very well start with a three.