DJ Moore received 60% of the vote cast, making him your 2023 Chicago Bears Team MVP. You guys cast your votes earlier this week.
With 96 receptions, 1,364 yards, and eight touchdowns—all career highs—Moore led the Bears. He also added four rushes for 21 yards and a touchdown.
His yards rank fourth, while his 96 catches rank sixth in Chicago history for a single season.
Without a doubt, Moore was able to lead the Bears offence to greater success, as evidenced by Chicago’s record. The Bears were 6-2 in the eight games when Moore was targeted nine times or more, while they were just 1-8 when he was targeted eight times or less.
He got along well with quarterback Justin Fields, who he said he hoped to play for the team until 2024 even though Fields’ future is uncertain because Chicago owns the first overall draft pick.
Regardless of whether it’s Fields or a rookie quarterback, the Bears will have a new offensive play caller in 2024, which is something the entire offence should be pleased about. Moore stated earlier this week on the St. Brown Bros Podcast, “I think we should trade back.”
The Green Bay Packers, the seventh and final seed in the NFC, have punched their ticket into the postseason after defeating the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears, and the Carolina Panthers to end the regular season. This Sunday in the Wild Card round, they take on the second-seeded Dallas Cowboys, led by former coach Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys’ defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, had caused problems for the Packers during his time with the Seattle Seahawks in the early 2010s. The Seahawks’ defence gave up just 16 points to Aaron Rodgers on opening night in 2014, and they gave up 22 points in the NFC Championship the same year as the Seahawks overcame a 16-point deficit to win 28–22 and move on to Super Bowl XLIX.
With fewer than 300 total yards allowed per game during the regular season, the Cowboys had the fifth-best total defence in the league. They are seventh in terms of pass defence as well, giving up just 187.4 passing yards per contest. However, Dallas’ run defence is its weak point. With 112.4 rushing yards per game allowed, they rank 16th in the league.
