Pope Leo XIV — AKA Robert Prevost — is a Chicago native.<\/p>\n
So while there are Knicks fans excited for the Villanova alum <\/a>to be in the Vatican and Chicago Cubs fans who are happy<\/a>, there are a lot of people making the same joke and observation.<\/p>\n In their entire history, the Chicago Bears have NEVER, NOT ONCE had a 4,000-yard passer. Erik Kramer (3,838 yards in 1995) and Jay Cutler (3,812 in 2014) got close.<\/p>\n But Chicago now has more popes than the Bears have 4,000-yard passers. Wild. A lot of folks made that observation on Thursday when Pope Leo was announced:<\/p>\n Chicago got a pope before it got a QB to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.<\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Whitchurch (@cowhitchurch) May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The city of Chicago produced a Pope before it produced a quarterback who threw for 4,000 yards<\/p>\n \u2014 NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Wild.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on For The Win: Pope Leo being from Chicago led to Bears passing stat fact<\/a><\/p>\n