{"id":727686,"date":"2026-02-04T02:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/727686\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:06:16","slug":"who-will-win-the-super-bowl-and-are-the-bears-legit-contenders-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/727686\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will win the Super Bowl, and are the Bears legit contenders next year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We have a Super Bowl-centric set of questions on this week\u2019s Reacts survey!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">First, fairly simple, who do you think will win this Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I\u2019m taking the \u2018Hawks, although I can\u2019t remember a Super Bowl where I\u2019ve cared so little about the game. There\u2019s no buzz! No drama! Nothing to really wrangle in the casual fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Drake Maye winning it all in his second year or Sam Darnold winning it all on his fifth team are the only topics I find interesting. Two defensive head coaches battling it out bucks the recent trend of hiring an offensive mind, so I guess that\u2019s kind of neat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There isn\u2019t a big former Bear angle that moves the needle, unless you wanted to root against Seattle practice squadder Velus Jones Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">New England\u2019s Khyiris Tonga had a cup of coffee in Chicago, as did Seattle tight end Eric Saubert. Leslie Frazier is the Seahawks assistant head coach, and he has a shot at a third ring. Former Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown got all the \u2018Flus stink off him and is New England\u2019s tight ends coach\/passing game coordinator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Our other question this week is whether or not you believe the Chicago Bears are a legit Super Bowl contender next season. They got the head coach and quarterback figured out, and are coming off a division title and a Wild Card win, so do you think this team is on the upswing enough to be in an honest-to-goodness Super Bowl window?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/EFIUQ7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We have a Super Bowl-centric set of questions on this week\u2019s Reacts survey! 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