Caleb Williams and the Bears expressed frustration for the way the season abruptly ended but left Sunday night with a positive outlook for the future.

Former NFL receiver Harry Douglas said on ESPN he expects Bears' QB Caleb Williams to be MVP next season. Difficult to fathom that it was this season - yes, the 2025 season - that critics of the Chicago Bears were ready call Ben Johnson a bad hire, fire general manager Ryan Poles and throw quarterback Caleb Williams on the "bust" pile.

The ESPN Computer Model has the Los Angeles Rams going all the way to win Super Bowl 60 as the Wild Card Round wraps up.

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Bears 20-17 on Sunday -- and made sure to do some trolling as they snuck out of Chicago on their way to the NFC Championship Game.

According to ESPN, the best LX matchup involving the Bears would be a rematch of XX against the New England Patriots. Of the 16 possible LX matchups - in terms of competition, intrigue and entertainment - they rank Bears-Pats third.

That's why when ESPN released their rankings of the NFL's draft classes, the Bears being ranked at 7th was a bit confusing. Now granted, there are some teams that legitimately deserve their spots above Chicago for now. The Cleveland Browns had a fantastic draft class, as did the New York Giants.

Game summary of the Chicago Bears vs. St. Louis Rams NFL game, final score 42-27, from December 11, 2006 on ESPN.

ESPN weighs in on the growing MVP discussion surrounding Caleb Williams after a season that changed expectations in Chicago.