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The Chicago Bears weren't able to match the hype of their preseason debut on Saturday night.

Even a 24-23 win on the road against the Arizona Cardinals couldn't grab headlines the way Mitchell Trubisky's debut a week prior did, even though that came in a loss.

So goes the preseason—the end result in the win-loss column doesn't matter much compared to the performances; it's a logic that applies to coaching staffs trying to figure out final rosters and fans watching on and doing the same.

Some, let's call them odd, decisions by the Bears on Saturday night helped play a part in this dynamic. It wasn't all bad, though, especially for some guys involved in positional battles, so let's take a look at a stock update after the win.