The Bears have a very good offensive line, very good running backs, and a solid defense. They are a QB away from being an above average team and a playmaker WR away from being a top 5 team. (they thought they had that with Kevin White finally healthy and Cameron Meredith poised to be an all-pro, both down with season ending injuries). All 3 games they've lost have been solely on the shoulders of an inept QB they overpaid for (before trading away their draft to move up 1 spot...to draft a QB). Glennon was horrible in Tampa and is horrible in Chicago. In addition to all of the turnovers (4 more last night) he has had multiple dead plays where he bobbled or dropped a snap, or missed the handoff. It's amazing to me he is a starting NFL quarterback.
But, to actually answer your question, and your question was probably rhetorical, but the Bears have a large national following. I am in Viking-Packer country, but all through this area are Bear fans as well, and it's the case throughout the midwest and northwest. Last night's game drew a 9.9, the most watched show on TV last night, despite a near hour long weather delay and the game being a blowout due to Glennon handing the ball away.
The Packers, Patriots, Bears and Cowboys can draw no matter how bad they might be in a given year. Some teams the draw goes away for - for a long time the 49ers were a consistent draw, but a mediocre 15 years has changed that. Not the case with the Bears.
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