Two straight losses and all of a sudden the Broncos are in the pick range with the Bears? No, no way.

Denver has a vastly superior defense that regains suspended Aqib Talib. The Bears are going to be without Eddie Royal again and possibly Alshon Jeffery and Matt Forte.

Look for Denver's offense to pick up with Peyton Manning out of the starting lineup. Brock Osweiler is an upgrade. Manning had thrown the most interceptions in the NFL with an embarrassing 9-to-17 touchdown-to-interception ratio. If he was any other quarterback he would have been benched long ago.

Osweiler has strong weapons as Emmanuel Sanders is expected to play and Vernon Davis has had two weeks to learn the system. Demaryious Thomas is one of the best wide receivers in football. He's been shackled by Manning's ineffectiveness.

The Broncos play the unbeaten Patriots next week. If they lose to the Bears they would seriously be looking at a four-game losing streak. That's another reason why the Broncos will be going all out here.