(RADIO.COM Sports) At 5-1, the Bears have one of the best records in the NFL and sit atop the NFC North. It has put them in a good early position to accomplish their goal of winning the division, but the team has loftier expectations.
The Bears believe they can win the Super Bowl.
“Yes I do,” Bears defensive end Bilal Nichols said on the Zach Gelb Show. “Without a doubt. I feel like we’re built for it, and I feel like we match up well against a lot of other teams.”
The Bears have had an adventurous route to 5-1, rallying from big deficits to beat the Lions and Falcons early on. Chicago's average margin of victory in its five wins is four points.
“We’re a gritty team,” Nichols said. “If you look at a lot of the wins we have this year, we were in some dog fights. One thing about our team, we got a bunch of fighters. We never give up. You can never count us out of the game.”
Nichols hasn't been surprised by the Bears' strong start. The Bears are holding opponents to 19.3 points per game, which ranks seventh in the NFL.
“We knew we were going to be a talented team, and we knew this was going to be our year to make things happen,” said Nichols, a fifth-round draft pick in 2018. “We have a pretty great defense that’s loaded with All-Pro potential on every level. As a defense, we wanted to take a step forward and do a lot better than we did last year. Last year, we didn’t have as good of a year as we had in 2018, so we wanted to come out and have a similar season like we did in 2018, if not better.”
As for the doubters of the Bears, Nichols had a message for them.
“Just stay on that side,” he said. “Stay over there because one thing about us, we’re not feeding into any of the news, we’re not looking at our record, we’re not satisfied with anything we’ve done thus far. We’re still looking to improve. That’s what you got to love about our team. Nobody is complacent with where we are right now. Everybody is doing a good job of staying locked in.”
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