What happened: Chicago ran for 291 yards and six touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. Monangai delivered 100 yards on 10 carries after leading Sunday rushers at 7.90 yards after contact per try.

Why it matters: D'Andre Swift also had 129 yards and three scores, which shows the Chicago Bears can support more than one featured runner. If Monangai is creating chunk gains at that level next to Caleb Williams, limiting him to a small complementary role is wasting one of the offense's best pressure points.