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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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In the locker room after the Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants, head coach Ben Johnson introduced one of his game ball recipients by saying, “This next guy, man, he’s got ice in his veins. And if you don’t believe it now, you just wait, man. The best is yet to come. 18! Here […]
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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 […]
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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 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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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. […]
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The Bears signed C.J. Gardner-Johnson a mere 12 days ago, mostly in desperation, and it’s hard to believe the degree of impact he has already provided. Through two games, he has 12 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 FF, and a ton of energy within a unit that was hanging on by a thread. A reminder – […]
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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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I would have been happy if the Chicago Bears were in the playoff hunt after nine games, but after 10 weeks of football, they are in an even better spot. With the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, the Bears have moved up in the current NFC playoff standings. […]
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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 […]
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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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If you still had doubts about whether Ben Johnson could bring the juice to the Chicago Bears, yesterday should’ve laid them to rest. Because whatever you think of his team through nine games this season, one thing is clear: they’re all-in. His signature breakdown with his players after the game was all the confirmation needed. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Ben Johnson didn’t have his best game as a play caller, and the game plan on both sides of the ball left something to be desired, but as they’ve done in four of their six wins this season, the Chicago Bears came back and won a game that they never would have under previous regimes. […]
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