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For the first time in seven years, the Chicago Bears are the NFC North champions. The Bears clinched first place in the division after the Packers’ 41-24 loss to the Ravens on Saturday night. Heading into their Week 17 matchup against the 49ers, Chicago has a 2.5-game lead for first place in the NFC North. […]
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Two very good football teams meet up on Sunday Night Football as the (11-4) Chicago Bears travel West to play the (11-4) San Francisco 49ers. Last season, these two teams combined for 11 wins and were each last in their respective divisions. The Bears are looking for their third straight win, while the ‘Niners are […]
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Note 1: I apologize for how late this is releasing, with the holiday and losing about 2 days of the week to travel I have not had much free time during the week to do this, we will be back to a regular schedule next week! Note 2: Much like week 12, Play reviews for this […]
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It’s late December and the Chicago Bears are playoff-bound. With two games remaining, there is still all-important seeding to play for. The Bears have a (remote) chance at the No. 1 seed and no matter how remote, we know coach Ben Johnson is going to go for it. The San Francisco 49ers have the No. […]
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Sunday Night Football is getting a gem this week as the 11-win Chicago Bears and the 11-win San Fransicso 49ers meet up with playoff seeding scenarios on the line. The Bears just dropped the injury report for the game, and they only list two players as out: wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Nick McCloud. […]
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The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and week 17 finds your Chicago Bears firmly atop the NFC North and as the #2 seed in the NFC with an 11-4 record after yet another come-from-behind victory, their 6th this season, against the Green Bay Packers. This week, Chicago travels to the Bay Area […]
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The Chicago Bears are officially in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. As it currently stands, they are in line to host their first home playoff game since 2018. Furthermore, they are one game out from getting a first-round bye since 2010. The only thing that we know is that the Bears are […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears, etc. Podcast: Al Harris on coaching Kevin Byard III, Nahshon Wright – ChicagoBears.com Defensive backs/passing game coordinator Al Harris stops by the latest episode of Bears, etc. with Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer to discuss defensive backs Kevin Byard III and Nahshon Wright. The Bears have had one of […]
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The Chicago Bears (11-4) and San Francisco 49ers (11-4) play on Sunday Night Football, in a game with huge playoff implications. No matter what happens in the Sunday afternoon games, the winner of Bears vs 49ers will still be alive for the NFC top seed. On our latest special Christmas Day edition of Bear Bones, […]
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The Chicago Bears didn’t allow a single sack against the Green Bay Packers, which is the third time this year they have kept Caleb Williams from being sacked. So, with nothing to do this week on Sackwatch, I had to find something else to do, and I landed on a breakdown of the fourth-down touchdown […]
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Just two weeks to go in the 2025 NFL season, and here are the teams in the NFC that have clinched a playoff berth: Philadelphia Eagles (10-5, NFC East Champs), Seattle Seahawks (12-3), Chicago Bears (11-4), Los Angeles Rams (11-4), and the San Francisco 49ers (11-4). Here are the AFC teams that have locked up […]
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Every NFL season is wild for so many reasons. There is always something surprising, teams or players that come out of nowhere to have a great season, no one saw coming. And teams many expect to be fantastic but end up disappointing. The other great thing about the NFL season is its condensed nature, which […]
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and Happy Holidays to all! While you are sitting around this morning having some eggnog and opening presents, why have Christmas music on in the background when you can have a stellar interview with Chicago Bears legend Jay Hilgenberg! Jay Hilgenberg was featured on the latest edition of our […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears’ Wednesday injury report: Latest on Rome Odunze, Luther Burden – USA Today Bears Wire Wide receiver Rome Odunze, who’s missed the last two games, did not practice as he nurses his foot injury. The good news is rookie receiver Luther Burden III (ankle) returned to practice in limited fashion. […]
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Without checking, this might be the latest in the season I’ve done my first mock Bears offseason. It’s been for good reason, too: they’ve clinched a playoff spot with two games left to go in the 2025 regular season, and they’re 1.5 games ahead in first place in the NFC North. It’s been a fantastic […]
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Chicago Bears’ kicker Cairo Santos was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 16. In the Chicago Bears’ win over the Green Bay Packers, Santos went 3-3 on field goals and made his lone extra point attempt in heavy wind gust conditions. Here’s a highlight of one of those field goals, from […]
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Welcome back to STEP Differential. STEP stands for Sack + Turnover(x2) + Explosive Play Differential. Make sure you’re flipping through pages 2-5 to see everything broken out by component and the overall performance of the STEP Differential in individual games. Infogram below: Maybe Ben Johnson was the difference for the Lions the last few years, […]
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The latest Bears Banter podcast is here! It’s a holiday week, so we wanted to make sure we got a podcast out quickly to talk about everything that happened. Amazingly, so much happened in the past week leading up to the holidays. The Chicago Bears epically beat the Green Bay Packers. The Bears clinched a […]
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Week 16 brought Saturday night football too Chicago as the rematch that we’d all been waiting for took place at Soldier Field. Both the Bears and the Packers clearly made adjustments to their game plans entering this one, with the Bears defense notably playing a more “bend-don’t-break” style to limit Green Bay’s opportunities for explosive […]
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Ken’s Note: I’m traveling the country for the next week or so, but never fear, Denmaster Jack has you covered for all the latest. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everybody! THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIALS BEARSSSSSS First impression: Bears’ Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson mesh after rocky startWilliams said early in his time with Johnson he […]
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This Chicago Bears team meets the moment unlike any I can remember since the Super Bowl. Ben Johnson has the team playing confidently and with focus. Coming off another late, near-miraculous win, the team is in the playoffs and is in position to clinch their division. It’s going to be an interesting finish to the […]
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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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Just two games left in the 2025 season, and your Chicago Bears are playoff-bound with a […]
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Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they get you ready for week 17 of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab some spiked egg nog (or some beer) and join the boys as they celebrate the Bears clinching their entry into the […]
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The Chicago Bears are playoff-bound. Ben Johnson has taken this team, in year one, from worst to potentially first, if they can win just one more game (or if Green Bay can lose one more game). The Chicago Bears are a flawed football team. Their defense gives up too many explosive plays, their special teams […]
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The Chicago Bears are officially in the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. It truly is a remarkable turnaround in their first season under Ben Johnson. The job he’s done transforming a locker room and building that was stuck in a cycle of mediocrity and losing. We knew the last regime wasn’t getting […]
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