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Building Glass Houses: Chicago’s Fragile Defensive Line
By and large, teams will build their starting rosters and their meaningful depth out of the first three rounds of the draft. The rate of investment league-wide in “defensive linemen” (here including edge-rushers of both types, defensive ends of various styles, and all defensive tackles) is going to hover around 24 of these “premium” picks […]
Chicago Bears News: Jordan van den Berg had himself a day; Others? Not so much
Two of the three preseason games are in the book, with one week left of camp, one joint practice and one more live test to come this week in Nashville against the Titans Preseason wins and losses are absolutely meaningless, but how well your team plays (regardless of the score) isn’t. In Cincy on Saturday, […]
Bear & Balanced: Did you take any positives from the Bears’ loss?
The Chicago Bears didn’t look good in their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last night. It was about as bad as this team has looked in the Ben Johnson era, and even though it was a preseason game, it was the only time a Johnson-coached Bears team failed to score a touchdown. Eleven penalties, inaccurate […]
5 Bears who helped their roster chances the most against the Bengals
The preseason isn’t about wins and losses; it’s all about roster battles, and the Chicago Bears have several intriguing ones that are playing out. After the Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals game ended, I asked our team this question. Who helped their 53-Man roster chances the most in this game? And here’s what we had to […]
Bears vs Bengals: Inside the snap counts, stats, and a sloppy loss
The Chicago Bears looked crisp and disciplined last week in their preseason win against the Cleveland Browns, but yesterday against the Cincinnati Bengals, they looked like a different team. The Bengals rolled to a 27-9 win, as the Bears failed to get anything going. They were just 2 of 14 (14.3%) on third downs and […]
Bears can’t get the offense going; drop preseason game 2 to the Bengals
For the first time in the Ben Johnson era, the Chicago Bears lost a preseason game. The Cincinnati Bengals won handily, 27 to 9, and I have a feeling the film session with Johnson will not be fun. Considering the Bears began the game with most of their starters while the Bengals played their twos, […]
Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals Preseason Game Discussion
It’s preseason week two for the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals! When these two teams last met in the regular season, the Bears won in a wild 47- 42 game featuring an incredible Caleb Williams-to-Colston Loveland touchdown. The stakes won’t be quite as high tonight, so let’s hope they get in and out with […]
Caleb Williams on his command, team chemistry, making Ben Johnson right, and more
NFL Network’s Stacey Dales, who will be on the call for today’s Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals preseason game, caught up with Bears quarterback Caleb Williams yesterday and shared an interview on her socials. It’s a quick clip, but there’s a bunch packed into it, which provides a peek into Caleb’s mindset heading into year […]
Chicago Bears 2026 Radio Network Affiliate Stations
The Chicago Bears’ radio flagship will once again be ESPN 1000 (AM 1000, 100.3 FM HD2), and they’ll broadcast all of Chicago’s preseason and regular-season games for the 2026 season. Jeff Joniak will be on play-by-play for the 26th consecutive year, while analyst Tom Thayer begins his 30th year in the booth for the Bears […]
Bears fans can’t get enough of Jordan van den Berg
You wouldn’t know it by the photogs taking pictures for Getty and USA Today, the two outlets we get our pics from, but Chicago Bears fans can’t get enough of rookie defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg. Then again, maybe their photographers assigned to Bears gams and practices aren’t Bears fans. Regardless, these photographers need […]
ESPN is wrong about the Chicago Bears
In my day job, I am an English professor. This is relevant because in my hobby of writing about football, I frequently encounter people who forget that words mean things. ESPN just released a ranking of NFL positional groups that includes this statement: “you would be surprised by what you can learn sitting down and […]
Making Monsters: Caleb Williams is ‘light years ahead’ of last year
The Chicago Bears have dealt with some injury adversity in the first few weeks of training camp, and those injuries have affected some of the position battles on the team. On her latest Making Monsters, Taylor Doll is joined by FOX Sports’ Carmen Vitali to discuss the injuries and how left tackle, cornerback, running back, […]
Question of the Day: Should Chicago Add a Running Back?
With Chicago’s RB1B out with an injury for the near future and the depth at running back behind D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai pedestrian at best, it got me thinking about potential options to add to the room now that more roster cuts are being reported. Let’s take a look at some of those options […]
Chicago Bears News: Bears and Bengals back and forth at joint practice
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. The Bears and Bengals had a give-and-take practice, as both sides had really good and not-so-good plays put on tape for coaches to evaluate. Today’s big […]
Bears vs Bengals Preseason: How to watch, start time, odds, and more
The Chicago Bears take on Ohio’s other team this week as they are in the Queen City to face the Cincinnati Bengals in preseason game number two for both franchises. The Bears smoked the Browns last week (34 to 10), while the Bengals snuck by the Lions by two points (16 to 14). These two […]
Left Tackle Struggles, Red Zone Success, and More at Bears-Bengals Joint Practice
The Chicago Bears held their first joint practice of training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals earlier today, and there’s a lot to get to! Ben Johnson is a big fan of joint practices, and he outlined why with reporters before practice here. “They’re controlled reps here,” Johnson said via the team site. “It’s exciting because […]
Bears Caleb Williams and T.J. Edwards talk after the joint practice (Open Thread)
The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals met up today for a joint practice at Kettering Health Practice Fields, and it sounded like each number-one offense had some explosive moments. We’ll have the practice recap later this afternoon, but in the meantime, feel free to discuss that and anything else in this Open Thread (Rated WCG-MA). […]
Chicago Bears News: Joint practice with the Bengals today in Cincy
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. After a light practice on Wednesday, the Bears hop down to Cincinnati to hold a joint practice with the Bengals today, ahead of Saturday’s pre-season game […]
Bears hold short practice ahead of tomorrow’s practice with the Bengals
The Chicago Bears practiced for only about 45 minutes at Halas Hall today because tomorrow they’ll strap it up for a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals, which, while a controlled scrimmage, should also be physical. Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen met the media this morning and said, “It’s going to be a heck of a […]
The Mac & Read Show: Who are your 5 Most Important Bears?
There is A LOT going on with the Chicago Bears right now. Preseason game number one is in the books; there was a spirited practice today at Halas Hall yesterday; the Bears will be in Cincinnati tomorrow for a joint practice ahead of Saturday’s game vs the Bengals; and several roster battles are heating up! […]
Chicago Bears News: A hard training practice & left tackle adjustments take center stage
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. With the surprise return of Ozzy Trapilo, the return to health of Braxton Jones and the “not inspiring” performances Saturday of Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills, […]
Bears Camp Report: Fights break out, left tackle shuffle, injury updates
With a joint practice against the Cincinnati Bengals looming, the Chicago Bears held a spirited and live practice at Halas Hall today, and at least two fights broke out! CHGO’s Greg Braggs shared that “Austin Booker and Cole Kmet had to be separated after a physical run in 11-on-11s.” And the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs […]
Five Bears Takes Following Their Preseason Opener
The Chicago Bears kicked off their 2026 preseason slate with an impressive 34-10 victory at Soldier Field. Although Saturday’s game will be their lone preseason contest at home, the stakes will continue to rise when they head to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals during a midweek joint practice and then on Saturday evening for […]
The two most interesting PFF grades from the Chicago Bears’ Week 1 preseason win
As far as preseason openers go, that Chicago Bears win over the Cleveland Browns was pretty…boring. (Which isn’t bad, especially on an injury front.) None of the stars, like Caleb Williams, played a snap, leaving the backups to show their stuff and make their case to stick on the 53-man roster or practice squad down […]
Chicago Bears Question of the Day: Will Kyler Gordon ever be the same?
Go ahead — let it out. I know that a lot of you have been looking for a place to vent. Use this, down below. Kyler Gordon’s injury issues are getting more confusing and frustrating with each passing day. And Bears fans are calling him out. A few days ago, Adam Hoge of CHGO had […]
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