Bears Achieve Rare Empty Injury Report Ahead of Matchup with Battered Vikings
Adam Schefter reported: 'All Bears off this week’s injury report and good to go Sunday vs. the Vikings.'
The have achieved the rarest feat in modern professional football. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, every single player on Chicago's roster has been cleared from the final injury report ahead of Sunday.
An empty NFL injury report is basically a myth. Usually, teams list half their starting lineup as questionable with phantom hamstring tweaks or bruised egos just to keep the oddsmakers guessing.
Instead, the Bears are walking into Week 2 with a completely full deck. Key pieces like and Darnell Wright were limited earlier in the week with lower-body issues, but both are officially good to go for the matchup at Soldier Field.
is already riding high after hanging 59 points on the in their season opener. Giving a fully healthy roster to a team that just dropped a 50-burger is a terrifying prospect for the rest of the NFC North.
The are living in a completely different reality right now. While the are enjoying perfect health, Minnesota is limping into without their starting quarterback.
has been officially ruled out with a concussion after taking a brutal hit from Javon Bullard against the last week. The Vikings are reportedly still furious with the league over the lack of a suspension for the hit, but being mad at the commissioner does not put your franchise quarterback back on the field.
will also be missing wide receiver , leaving their offense severely depleted against a defense that has zero names on the medical list.
For anyone watching the betting markets, a completely healthy home team facing a division rival down their starting quarterback is the exact recipe that causes massive line movement.
The have a golden opportunity to start the season 2-0 and establish early dominance in the division. If they cannot handle a battered squad at home with a perfectly clean bill of health, we will need to have a very different conversation on Monday.