The Chicago Bears got off to an 0-4 start this season, but since then, they have gone a respectable 5-4, much to the delight of wide receiver DJ Moore.
Following the Bears’ massive 28-13 win over the Detroit Lions this past Sunday, Moore made a bold statement regarding his team the rest of the way.
“Our plan is to win out,” Moore said, via 670 The Score.
Moore added that he felt the Bears were as good as any team in the NFC North. Chicago is just 2-3 within the division, but it has won two straight divisional matchups. Last week, the Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 12-10.
Moore was a major factor in each of Chicago’s last couple of victories, finishing with 11 catches for 114 yards against the Vikings and following that up by logging six grabs for 68 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Lions.
On the season overall, Moore has hauled in 76 receptions for 1,071 yards and seven scores and is on pace to have the best statistical campaign of his six-year NFL career.
The 26-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Maryland, was originally selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 24th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
He immediately flashed his potential during his rookie year, catching 55 passes for 788 yards and a couple of scores. Then, the following year, Moore broke out, snaring 87 balls for 1,175 yards while reaching the end zone four times.
The Philadelphia native proceeded to post nearly identical numbers in both 2020 and 2021, finishing with over 1,100 yards and four touchdowns each year.
Last season, DJ Moore took a bit of a step back, finishing with 63 catches for 888 yards and seven scores in what was his final year with the Panthers. Carolina proceeded to trade Moore to Chicago as part of a package that sent last year’s No. 1 overall pick to the Panthers, which the club used to take quarterback Bryce Young.
The Bears will take on the Cleveland Browns next weekend.
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