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Last year, I started tracking a stat every week that was inspired by Brian Billick’s “Toxic Differential” statistic that combined explosive play and turnover differential into a single number. My version added sacks to the mix and doubled the value of turnovers. I called the statistic “Toxic Differential Plus” as an homage to Billick’s original […]
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Your Chicago Bears are on a four-game win streak for the first time since 2018, when Matt Nagy’s team pulled it off twice on their way to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. This time, the Bears took care of business against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon, delivering a fairly convincing […]
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The Chicago Bears’ winning streak is up to four games now, and winning always makes for some fun conversation. Check out Even McLean and Ross Read on their latest show for their breakdown of the win against the New Orleans Saints, a discussion on Caleb Williams’ performance, and also what to expect against the Ravens. […]
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WE WANT YOU! Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken at aol dot com. The pictures need to be […]
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Do you smell it in the air? It’s almost tangible at this point. The Chicago Bears are close. They are really close. The Chicago Bears are thisclose to putting it all together. Let’s look at what we’ve seen this season. We’ve seen the Chicago Bears defense step up, like they did for about 55 of […]
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It’s hard to overlook a team on a four-game win streak. The Chicago Bears, fortunately, are on a winning streak. By record, the Bears are an above-average team, but where do you rank them in a league full of slightly-above-average and average teams? That is the task of the power rankers this week. The parity […]
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The Bears continued their winning ways on Sunday, defeating the Saints 26-14 to improve their record to 4-2 for the 2025 NFL season. It wasn’t as pretty as the score might indicate, but any win is worth celebrating, especially one in which you force four turnovers. Save for the passing attack, a lot seemed to […]
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1. The Chicago Bears and New England Patriots finished the 2024 season with a combined eight wins. Just seven weeks into this year, they have nine wins combined and only two losses each. They went about it in different ways, with the Bears leaning heavily into offensive culture and scheming under Ben Johnson and the […]
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Four in a row! Th Chicago Bears have won four football games in a row. I didn’t even think that was allowed anymore. I mean, I knew it was allowed but it sure felt like the Bears weren’t allowed to win that many games in a row. I still wouldn’t categorize the Bears as a […]
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If you were looking at the schedule and circling games where Caleb Williams could stack TDs and run up some yardage, the Saints would have been an easy choice. Alas, that’s why they play the games. Caleb finished this one with only 172 yards and no touchdowns. Statistically, this was his worst game of the […]
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As if you needed another reason to lock into a television all day on Sunday, the NFL once again proved why they are king of the world during the fall and winter. If you’re a fan of exciting finishes, the Giants at Broncos was where it was at. Need a Thursday night barn burner to […]
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WE WANT YOU! Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken at aol dot com. The pictures need to be […]
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Even though the Chicago Bears were favored to beat the New Orleans Saints, there were some things working against them on Sunday. This had all the makings of a classic trap game. They were coming off a Monday nighter, leaving them a short week to prep. That game in Washington was a very emotional win, […]
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Everything is coming up in fours this week. The Chicago Bears won their fourth game in a row for the first time since 2018. The Bears defense forced four turnovers. The Bears defense had four sacks. Jake Moody made four field goals on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, just like he did last week […]
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It feels like at the end of each game, Chicago Bears fans collectively say, “It wasn’t pretty, but they got the win.”, and it’s hard to feel differently after Sunday’s fourth consecutive win at Soldier Field. At this point, a win is a win, but at some point soon, you’d like to see the Bears […]
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A lot has been made about this being the Chicago Bears’ first four-game winning streak since 2018, but did you know it was just the second time they’ve had four straight wins since 2012? That 2012 team was the final year of the Lovie Smith era, and this 26 to 14 win over the New […]
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The run game and defense dominated in this one from start to finish, but plenty of noteworthy notes to discuss from yesterday’s win. Let’s get to it. Offense: Defense: Special Teams: What about you? What were some of your top takeaways from the win over the Saints?
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After almost a whole month since playing at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears faced the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and took home a win. The Bears now have a four-game winning streak for the first time since 2018. What’s more is that before today, the Bears had not beaten the Saints since 2008 under […]
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WE WANT YOU! Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken at aol dot com. The pictures need to be […]
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Following their 26 to 14 whistle-to-whistle win over the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears have won four games in a row, and at (4-2), they’ve climbed out of the NFC North cellar. The Baltimore Ravens just had their bye week, and at (1-5), they are in last place in the AFC North. It’s been […]
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In the Chicago Bears’ 26 to 14 win over the New Orleans Saints, rookie tight end Colston Loveland had a chance to show off the underappreciated reason the Bears made him the tenth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Loveland (6’6″, 241) was a part of why the Bears racked up 222 rushing yards, […]
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The New Orleans Saints didn’t quite come marching into Soldier Field on Sunday, and the Chicago Bears sent them home. A four-game winning streak puts the Bears at 4-2 with some tough games ahead. A few storylines ran through the week leading up to the game. The Saints’ starting quarterback, Spencer Rattler, lost his starting […]
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The Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints face off today, and the Bears aim to extend their winning streak to four games, while the Saints seek their second win of the season. The full injury report for the game can be found here. Please note that all our open threads are rated WCG-MA, so […]
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The Chicago Bears (3-2) and the New Orleans Saints (1-5) will kick off at Noon (CT) from Soldier Field, and each team has just announced their inactive players for the game. CHICAGO INACTIVES DT – Grady Jarrett – Early reports were that he’d play; however, the rainy conditions changed their plans. K – Cairo Santos […]
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Good morning, Bears fans. Welcome to only the second noon kickoff of the season. The Chicago Bears come in on a three-game winning streak and before they take on Spencer Rattler and the one-win New Orleans Saints, the WCG Sunday Livestream would love to talk about how the Bears got here in some interesting, interesting […]
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