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Bears vs. Vikings: How Chicago will keep the momentum going
The Chicago Bears are coming off an impressive, record-setting performance against the Carolina Panthers, but can they keep the momentum going this Sunday against a division rival, the Minnesota Vikings? On the latest Mac & Read show, Evan McLean and Ross Read preview Sunday’s game by spotlighting some of the key player matchups and also […]
PFF is wrong about more than just Caleb Williams
The recent attention surrounding an elite performance by Chicago Bears’ quarterback Caleb Williams being graded as rather average by the organization Pro Football Focus has attracted a great deal of well-earned criticism, but it would ultimately be meaningless if it were a simple one-time mistake. It could be as insignificant as an interception thrown in […]
Are Bears’ Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson receiving bad medical advice?
The Kyler Gordon story just continues to get more and more bizarre, and it certainly took a wild turn this week thanks to Brad Biggs and Dan Bernstein. And this part of the story is not getting a tremendous amount of attention anywhere else. In Brad Biggs’ column, “10 thoughts on the week one win,” […]
Taking Stock of the Bears Offense After a 59-Point Debut in Carolina
Wow. So there might be something to all of the build up this offseason surrounding the potential of this Chicago Bears offense. Despite stumbling out of the gate in an impressive variety of ways enroute to a fumble on the first drive of the game, Caleb Williams led Chicago to a league-leading 59 points in […]
Week 2 NFL preview: Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings
Get set for an absolute football chess match. On Sunday, we’re going to see Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson face off against Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Both coaches are some of the best in the league at scheming. The Bears are fresh off putting up 59 points on the Carolina Panthers. While […]
Question of the Day: Will the Chicago Bears break the scoring record?
Let’s just ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind this week. Before the season started, Ben Johnson stated that he wanted to break the all-time scoring mark, which was set by the 2013 Denver Broncos, who scored 606 points and averaged 37.9 points per game. Everyone blew off the comment as “Ben being Ben,” but […]
Chicago Bears Stat Tracker Week 1: Chasing Big Records
Welcome to the 2026 Chicago Bears Stat Tracker and boy did Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson’s offense give us some fireworks to kick off the season. Let’s talk about what we’re going to track this year. Caleb broke the single season franchise mark for passing yards but fell a bit short of that 4,000-yard marker. […]
Chicago Bears News: Does Ben Johnson have an answer for Minnesota Vikings D?
They call it a chess match between Chicago Bears offensive guru Ben Johnson and Minnesota Vikings defensive mastermind Brian Flores, but the key to this weekend’s game may be how well the visiting Norsemen can score on Dennis Allen’s defense. There’s also league-wide awards showering on Bears players following the 59-point offensive outburst against the […]
Chicago Bears Pass Protection Analysis on the Sacks Allowed vs Panthers
Welcome to another season of Sackwatch! My 16th year writing this weekly in-season column! Shout-out to WCG O.G. Kev H. for suggesting I write it to show that not every sack allowed deserves fans screaming at the offensive linemen. Back then, there wasn’t a sacks-are-a-quarterback-stat discourse or much understanding among fans of how nuanced an […]
Bears Over Beers: Getting Ready For The Vikings
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they catch up once again and get ready for the second Bears game of the regular season! The Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday in the Bears’ home opener at Soldier Field. We […]
Bears Over Beers: Getting Ready For The Vikings
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they catch up once again and get ready for the second Bears game of the regular season! The Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday in the Bears’ home opener at Soldier Field. We […]
Ben Johnson Expects the Unexpected Against Brian Flores and the Vikings
With Week 1 in the rearview, the Chicago Bears have turned the page to their home opener, with the Minnesota Vikings coming to Soldier Field for a divisional matchup Sunday. Bears head coach Ben Johnson has faced Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores numerous times throughout his coaching career, but that familiarity doesn’t make Flores […]
Bears vs. Vikings Injury Report: Darnell Wright DNP, Swift Limited
As the Chicago Bears prepare for their second regular season game of the year against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the first official team injury reports for week two have been released. The report is more extensive than last week’s relatively clean first injury report, which only featured three players. This week’s initial report has […]
Bears’ Caleb Williams wins FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week
Fresh off Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift winning the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award (and the NVP!) for his big game against the Carolina Panthers, the Bears have another award winner. Quarterback Caleb Williams is one of the Week 1 winners for the 2026 FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week […]
Herron: Allen will get defense to improve
The latest Bears Banter has dropped! After the Chicago Bears dropped 59 points on the Carolina Panthers (but also allowed 37), there is plenty to talk about. We invited Anthony Herron of Fox 32, 104.3 The Score, and the Big Ten Network to come on and talk about what he saw offensively from the Bears, […]
Will the Vikings’ Dallas Turner stop the Bears in their tracks?
The chatter around the Chicago Bears’ offense has hit a new zenith. The laughter around Ben Johnson’s assertion of being the “highest-scoring offense of all time” has quieted significantly after hanging 59 points on a defense with legitimate talent. Still, the Bears offense faces a daunting challenge in Week 2 as they face off against […]
D’Andre Swift named NFC Offensive Player of the Week and NVP!
It’s no surprise that when an NFL offense scores 59 points, one of its players is going to get some notice for their performance. While Caleb Williams received a lot of the headlines for his game that accounted for over 300 yards of offense and four touchdowns, it was his backfield mate, D’Andre Swift, who […]
Caleb Williams Week 1 QB Grade: Bears @ Panthers Film Breakdown
Note: As you may recall, I like to do select play breakdowns from each week. However, this week I’m away from my usual editing setup, so I won’t be able to put those together. Instead, I’ll be linking to breakdowns of some plays I’d like to highlight from a few of my favorite Bears and […]
Bears-Panthers Upon Further Review: A Closer Look at the Referees
Hello Chicago Bears Fans! Welcome to my in-season series on the striped ones, the zebras, the arbiters-of-the-yellow-flag, that’s right – the refs. Every week when the Bears end up in the loss column, Bears fans leave Soldier Field (or the living room) with the same two questions: Did we actually lose that game, or did […]
Midweek Musings: Buckle Up, Bears Fans
Some random thoughts about the Chicago Bears and other things, mostly football-related as we count down the hours until we get to watch this team play football again: The summer of 2026 was mostly a hot and humid mess in the Midwest. It rained a lot, the temps got uncomfortable early, and we were offered […]
Chicago Bears News: Lots of praise for Caleb Williams… and then there’s PFF
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears dropped the hammer on the Carolina Panthers, and nearly everybody thought Chicago’s offensive players did a good job. And then? There’s PFF.Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears dropped the hammer on the Carolina Panthers, and nearly everybody thought Chicago’s offensive players did a good job. And then? There’s PFF. […]
Chicago Bears Week 2 NFL Power Rankings Roundup
After lighting up the scoreboard in week one, the Chicago Bears are generating headlines and catching the attention of the NFL world. Week one of the season is always full of surprises, and this week was no different. Beyond surprising results like the Chargers losing to the Cardinals or the Giants beating the Cowboys, bigger […]
How confident are you in the Chicago Bears?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. What a fun way to kick off the 2026 Chicago Bears season! Winning on the road in the NFL is never easy, especially in an opponent’s […]
Hot Take Tuesday: Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson have put everyone on notice
Holy Bleep. We will keep it PG today for the kiddos, but my oh my, what a difference a coach and a quarterback make. What the Chicago Bears did on Sunday was historic. The Bears put up numbers never seen in week one of the NFL season. It was the 12th highest-scoring game of all-time. […]
Bears-Panthers Stock Watch: Swift & Walker up, Stevenson down
With an opening weekend 50-burger, the Chicago Bears have announced they are not going to let regression come to them. A record-setting 59-37 victory sets the tone for the 2026 Bears. For better or worse, the game sets the tone for this team and what the league and the fans are going to expect the […]
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