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All of the good vibes Chicago has been riding have dried up. It happens quickly after a loss. This was a frustrating loss because it should have been a game the Bears were competitive in. If they are going to take the next step as an ascending team, there should be signs of growth. But […]
3 months ago | 1 read
1. It’s mind-boggling how unserious the NFL can be sometimes. Banning reporters from using All-22 film the NFL offers, that they pay for, to help make fans smarter about the game is simply ridiculous. If you’re that worried that people breaking down film publicly will give away trade secrets or that the film will be […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season brought many bye weeks, a few predictable outcomes, and others that were shocking. In other words: Welcome to the NFL and its constant parity. For the first time all season, the Top 2 teams heading into the week are the same teams heading into Week 9. The elites […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
I get it – no one cares about the stats after a loss. The big conversation early this week is how Caleb played vs how he needs to play for this team to consistently win football games and obviously another zero TD performance doesn’t help anything. However, I don’t think Caleb played as bad as […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Bears let a winnable game slip away from them at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Much like the loss to the Minnesota Vikings in week one, this was a game that the Bears will almost surely look back upon at the end of the season with regret. Could have, […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
During the Chicago Bears’ four-game winning streak, they received pick-me-ups from all three phases, but yesterday against the Baltimore Ravens, they were let down by all three. I’ll even throw in the coaching, because the game plan on both sides of the ball had some issues. That said, the Bears were facing a Ravens team […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Another rough injury to the Chicago Bears’ defense. This time, it is rookie defensive lineman Shemar Turner whose season is over with a torn ACL, per head coach Ben Johnson. Turner, one of the Bears’ three 2nd round picks in the 2025 NFL draft, was having a solid rookie year with 6 tackles and 2 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Going into Sunday, the Chicago Bears had a chance to rid themselves once again of the demons that haunted them in 2024, breaking through a (4-2) start with an additional win to match their 2024 win total seven games into the season. Instead, the team will leave Baltimore with many more questions than answers after […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Sloppy play continued to spoil the Chicago Bears’ efforts this week, this time too much to overcome. Let’s get to my notes. Offense: Defense: Special Teams: What about you? What were some of your top takeaways from the loss in Baltimore?
3 months ago | 2 reads
There are some persistent issues plaguing the Chicago Bears this season, but nothing more so than the penalties. The Bears have been flagged more than their opponents in every game this year, and in Sunday’s 30 to 16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, they were penalized 11 times for 79 yards, while Baltimore was penalized […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
After an ugly 30-16 loss against the Baltimore Ravens, the Chicago Bears fell to 4-3. This loss ends a four-game winning streak for the team. From the poor quarterback play, bad kick-off coverage, play calling, lack of separation from receivers, inability to capitalize in the red zone, and the multitude of penalties, there’s a lot […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
Following the Chicago Bears’ game against the Baltimore Ravens, head coach Ben Johnson was asked about the injury that saw nickleback Kyler Gordon land on injured reserve on Saturday. “We’re hoping it’s going to be of the short-term variety, so we should be able to get him back,” Johnson said. “But yeah, it’s another soft […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Some early Week 9 odds are available from our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook, and they have the Chicago Bears as a 2.5-point road favorite over the Cincinnati Bengals. Earlier today, the Bears (4-3) were thoroughly whipped by the Baltimore Ravens, 30 to 16, in a game that saw Chicago dominate the first quarter statistically, but […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
For two completely separate reasons, the general sense was that both the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens needed to win this game to keep long-term playoff hopes alive. On Sunday, Baltimore proved to be the hungrier team. Lamar Jackson didn’t suit up for the Ravens, but their offense was still able to have their way […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
The Chicago Bears will try to do something that they haven’t done since Matt Nagy was on the sideline, and that’s win five games in a row. In his first year as Chicago head coach (2018), Nagy’s Bears had a five-game stretch of wins en route to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. […]
4 months ago | 1 read
The Chicago Bears (4-2) and the Baltimore Ravens (1-5) will kick off at Noon (CT) on CBS from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, and each team has just announced their inactive players for the game. CHICAGO INACTIVES TE – Cole Kmet (This is the first game missed in Kmet’s career) CB – Tyrique Stevenson […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning. The Chicago Bears are on a four-game winning streak. As always, there are questions surrounding how this team got there and how they can keep it going, but the wins in the win column over the last four weeks have spoken for themselves. This time, the Bears, who have won behind stopping the […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Hello, Chicago Bears fans! Welcome to this week’s prediction column where the WCG contributors give us their predictions for this week’s matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Ravens, in Baltimore at 12:00pm CST this Sunday. This week’s predictions came at a time of great uncertainty – some of our contributors made their predictions […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
The last time the Chicago Bears played the Baltimore Ravens, linebacker Roquan Smith racked up 17 tackles for the Bears in a 16 to 13 loss. The following season (2022), Chicago traded him to Baltimore when they couldn’t agree on terms for a new contract, and he’s been a First-Team All-Pro every year since. This […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
A fourth consecutive win didn’t change the minds of the 4% of our fans who aren’t buying what the Chicago Bears are selling. Last week’s confidence poll results checked in at 96% and we’re holding steady there this week. Maybe last week’s 26 to 14, wire-to-wire win over the New Orleans Saints wasn’t impressive enough […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
So much for that Caleb Williams-Lamar Jackson showdown we were hoping to see. Jackson, who was rumored to be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game after practicing in “full” on Friday, will sit out the contest with his hamstring injury not fully healed. Turns out the Ravens were playing games with the injury report and, […]
4 months ago | 1 read
The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and week 8 on the road against a hobbled and desperate 1-5 Baltimore Ravens squad coming off a BYE is a prime example of how much can change in a short period of time in this league. In this weekly series, I’ll be featuring one player […]
4 months ago | 1 read
On Saturday, the Chicago Bears made a couple of unexpected roster moves when they placed left tackle Braxton Jones and nickleback Kyler Gordon on injured reserve. Jones, who was limited at Wednesday’s practice but didn’t practice on Thursday or Friday with a knee injury, was serving as the backup left tackle since Theo Benedet won […]
4 months ago | 6 reads