The Chicago Bears were just one more game away from the sport's biggest stage, and in Year 1 under Ben Johnson, nonetheless. Instead, they'll get to watch Super Bowl 60 on Sunday while the Seattle Seahawks represent the NFC.
On the opposite side are the New England Patriots, whom Bears fans might not have an opinion on one way or the other. Yet, when Patriots quarterback Drake Maye stepped to the podium on Super Bowl Opening Night, Bears fans immediately had a reason to cheer for the opposition.
One reporter asked Maye who he modeled his game after when he was growing up, and I'll give you one guess as to what he said:
"Kind of the first thing that comes to mind as a young middle schooler that fell in love with the position would be Aaron Rodgers.