From re-establishing the run game to stopping one of the most efficient opposing quarterbacks in the NFL, here are five things to watch as the Panthers take on the Rams.
The Bears tuned out the noise from any detractors during a 24-15 thumping of the reigning Super Bowl champions in which Chicago ran all over the Philadelphia Eagles on one side of the ball and repeatedly stopped them in their tracks on the other.
Almost a year removed from being waived by the team that drafted him, cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has found an environment where he's playing the best football of his young NFL career.
The Bears rushed for 281 yards and two touchdowns and their defense generated two takeaways and permitted just two TDs in a 24-15 win over the Eagles Friday at Lincoln Financial Field.