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Bears have a top 10 offense and #1 in big plays, so how confident are you?

With six wins and three losses after nine games, the Chicago Bears are currently sitting in the sixth playoff seed in the NFC, while *tied for first place in the NFC North. What an incredible difference coaching has made for this franchise. Sure, the defense has some issues, but it’s a professionally coached unit that […]

Bears Over Beers: 18 vs. ‘9’ In Minneapolis

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 11 of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as the guys wrap up discussion on the Bears/Giants game before looking ahead […]

Bears vs. Vikings Injury Report: Jaquan Brisker DNP

As the Chicago Bears prepare for their 10th game of the season against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, we are starting to get the first official team injury reports for week 11. It’s another long list this week on Wednesday, with eight Bears being listed as DNP (did not practice). That includes: DB Kevin Byard […]

NFL “STEP Differential” Week 10 2025

Welcome back to STEP Differential. STEP stands for Sack + Turnover(x2) + Explosive Play Differential. New this week! Check out Page 5 as I’ve charted out the entire season with STEP Differential in the chart plus I’ve tabulated the record of teams winning the STEP Differential. So far in 2025, STEP is slightly better than […]

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Chicago Bears Sackwatch 2025: Houdini’s Week 10 vs New York Giants

No news to Chicago Bears fans, but Caleb Williams took a lot of sacks last year, getting sacked on 10.79% of his dropbacks. However, did you know he also led the league in sacks avoided as a rookie? This season, he’s taking far fewer sacks, with his sack percentage way down to 4.56 (fifth lowest in the […]

The Bear’s Den, November 12, 2025

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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Hot Take Tuesday: How’s the view back there?

After watching the wild, exciting finish to Sunday’s matchup against the New York Giants that resulted in Brian Daboll being fired, I had all sorts of things ready to talk about that game. But then Monday Night Football happened. I’ve been sitting here for a big chunk of Tuesday, going, “Should I do it? Should […]

The Mac & Read Show: How is your Caleb Williams stock doing?

The Chicago Bears did it again! On the latest Mac and Read Show, Evan McLean and Ross Read discuss the Bears’ exciting come-from-behind win against the New York Giants. They also talk about the incredible fourth quarter from the “Iceman” Caleb Williams and his growth this season, but also about the weakness of the Chicago […]

Week 11 Chicago Bears power rankings

Since their 0-2 start to the season, the Bears are 6-1. Yes, they’re still 0-2 in the division. And the teams they have beaten aren’t exactly shaping up for playing deep into January. But keep in mind that expectations for this team were not very high. We all wanted to see competent coaching and scheming, […]

Caleb Williams Stat Tracker Week 10

Another week, another game winning drive for Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. That’s now four such drives on the season, tied for the league lead. It also ties Caleb for first place in single-season Chicago Bears franchise history with Jay Cutler (2009, 2010, 2015), Billy Wade (1962), and Bob Avellini (1977). One more breaks […]

10 Thoughts on the NFL: Daboll’s doom, Campbell’s change, plus more from Week 10

1. The Brian Daboll firing drills this eternal point home: NFL teams have to stop letting a coach they’re leaning toward firing stay on the job longer than he should, let that coach draft a potential franchise quarterback, then fire that coach immediately, forcing said rookie QB to learn a new offense going into Year […]

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Stock up, stock down: Bears-Giants

My brain hasn’t fully adjusted to this new Chicago Bears era. There was a point in the second half of the game where I said to myself, “the Bears aren’t going to win this game.” And I believed it. Then they forced a fumble and recovered it. They drove down for a touchdown. They got […]

Week 11 WCG NFL Power Rankings

You think you can predict the NFL from week to week? Think again! Week 10 was one of the more unpredictable weeks of the 2025 season, including our top-ranked team being blown out by a struggling Miami team, and the Patriots proving they are for real with their convincing win over a strong Buccaneers team. […]

The Bear’s Den, November 11, 2025

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 […]

Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, & Colston Loveland: Good Better Best

Our partners at BreakingT have done it again! Their original Good, Better, Best shirt featuring several player signatures was a top seller amongst Chicago Bears fans, so they dropped another design! This time, it features Chicago’s young trio of superstars —quarterback Caleb Williams, wide receiver Rome Odunze, and tight end Colston Loveland — on a […]

Bear & Balanced: Do you need style points in Chicago Bears wins?

The Chicago Bears have now had two games in a row where they snatched the Dub from the jaws of defeat. They did so against two teams they were favored to beat — so they did exactly what they were supposed to do — but that’s still not enough for some people. Some want blowouts. […]

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Bears vs. Giants Game Balls: We Have A Franchise QB

Another week, another Chicago Bears comeback victory. It would sure be nice for this team to win in blowout fashion at some point in time. My stress levels would appreciate it. That being said, what a thrilling victory on Sunday over the New York Giants. A cold, windy, and snowy day led to not much […]

10 Bears Takes Following Yet Another Comeback Victory

The Chicago Bears might be winning games, but they aren’t doing their fans any favors by how close they keep cutting it these last-minute wins. For the second straight week, the offense had to win the game in the final two minutes of the game. Unlike last weekend’s team effort, Sunday’s win was all about […]

Chicago Bears Week 10 Notes: 2nd City Heist

From penalties to poor play, the 2025 Chicago Bears have found ways to win despite certain players or entire units playing well below expectations. Sunday against the New York Giants was no different, but in the end, Caleb Williams and Co. clawed back and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and the Bears improve […]

Windy City Honors: Chicago Bears Week 10 Superlatives

Once again, the Chicago Bears came back in the fourth quarter, this time after being down by 10, and they pulled off a 24-20 win against the New York Giants. With this win, they advance to 6-3 on the season. While some of their games have been ugly and often too close for comfort, this […]

It’s A Bears Win Den, November 10, 2025

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 […]