That was a frustrating game for the Chicago Bears and a frustrating close to their 2025 regular season. The Bears played uninspired football for three quarters, while the Detroit Lions played with an edge all afternoon. When Chicago finally woke up, they tied the game at 16, but they didn’t have enough to finish. The […]
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Was it the offense? Or the defense? Coaching or players? Makes no difference; these Chicago Bears did not appear ready for playoff football against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field, finishing the 2025 regular season with a 2-4 divisional record and losing the last two games, sputtering to a discouraging finish as the playoffs near. […]
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The 2025 regular season is officially over for the Chicago Bears after a dreadful loss to the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field, finishing 11-6 on the season. Before we get into this week’s Windy City Honor awards, I think it’s worth noting how pleasantly surprising and exciting this season was. After going 5-12 last season, […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears lose to Lions, finish regular season 11-6 Of course, it had to end this way. In a season full of last-second finishes, the Bears logged one more Sunday at Soldier Field. Chicago Bears’ 2026 opponents are set. Here’s who they will play With the NFL regular season wrapping up Sunday, the […]
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The NFL has announced the schedule for the first round of the playoffs, and just as they’ve done in previous years, Wildcard Weekend will extend to Monday Night Football. Only the two top seeds in each Conference, the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC and the Denver Broncos in the AFC, will receive a first-round bye. […]
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The NFL’s Week 18 games are nearly over, and our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook have some early odds set for the Wildcard Weekend matchups. They currently have the Chicago Bears as a 1.5-point favorite over the Green Bay Packers, with the point total over/under at 47.5. That line has already moved, and it’ll likely flip-flop […]
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The Chicago Bears made a valiant comeback in their game against the Detroit Lions, but for a second week in a row, that comeback attempt fell short. They lost 19 to 16 on a last-second Lions field goal. The loss dropped them to (11-6) on the season, but by virtue of the Washington Commanders’ 24 […]
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With his 25-yard touchdown pass to Jahdae Walker against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Chicago Bears’ second-year quarterback Caleb Williams has broken the franchise’s single-season passing yards record previously set by Erik Kramer’s 3,838 in 1995. Heading into Week 18, Williams already held the Bears’ single-season records for fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives. Before Sunday, he ranked third […]
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One of the most memorable regular seasons in Chicago Bears history comes to an end today when the Bears host the Detroit Lions. A Bears win gives Chicago the two seed, but a loss coupled with a win by the Philadelphia Eagles means the Eagles are two and the Bears drop to the three seed. […]
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With the final 2025 NFL season standings official(ish), we now know which teams the Chicago Bears will play in 2026 and where those games will be held. Besides the home-and-away games against their division rivals, the league’s rotating schedule means the Bears will play the NFC South and the AFC East in 2026. Chicago’s first-place […]
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The Chicago Bears (11-5) are back home at Soldier Field to take on the Detroit Lions (8-8), and each team has just announced their inactive players list for the game. CHICAGO BEARS INACTIVES QB – Case Keenum (3rd QB) DE – Joe Tryon-Shoyinka WR – Rome Odunze CB – Nick McCloud OL – Ozzy Trapillo […]
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Good afternoon, folks. The end of the regular season is upon us. The best part right now is we’re talking about a team solidly in the playoffs, only playing for positioning within the top four seeds as the NFC North division champions, and not a team that is playing for draft position or merely to […]
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There’s something fitting about the fact that Tom Brady has spent so much time watching and talking to Caleb Williams this season as the second-year quarterback leads the Chicago Bears’ epic NFC North-winning turnaround. It’s not just because Williams has always idolized Brady, shooting for the stars and hoping to land in the same universe […]
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Hello, Chicago Bears fans! Well, after the thrilling game against the Niners that, unfortunately, ended in disappointment, the 1st overall seed and bye in the first round of the NFL playoffs is off the table for the Beloved. However, there is still something to play for, as a win against the Detroit Lions (or an […]
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The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and the final week of the 2025 season finds your Chicago Bears firmly atop the NFC North and locked in to the #2 seed in the NFC with a win. This week, Chicago hosts the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions in a rematch of their […]
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One more week to go this season, and the top seed in each conference is still in play, and there are two games with a division title on the line. The following AFC teams have clinched a playoff spot: Denver Broncos (13-3) – AFC West Champs, New England Patriots (13-3) – AFC East Chamops, Jacksonville […]
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Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has been up for a general manager job a few times the last couple of years, but this offseason feels like it’ll finally happen for him. There may only be a few general manager jobs open, but Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer lists Cunningham first on his annual Future […]
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On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll is joined by Jeremy Reisman, who is on the Detroit Lions beat for SB Nation’s Pride Of Detroit, to help preview the week 18 matchup between the Lions and our Chicago Bears. Taylor and Jeremy chat about the paths of both teams this year, the Ben Johnson […]
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Note: We have a special edition this week! Since Week 18 is a fairly new thing in the NFL schedule, I’ve expanded our dive back into history to include games that took place around the same date as our Week 18 game will take place this year, as well as including some Week 17 games. […]
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After a week’s hiatus for the holidays, the Reacts results have returned, and Chicago Bears fans are still overwhelmingly confident the franchise is headed in the right direction. Following the December 20 win over the Green Bay Packers, our results hit a season high 98%, and last week’s loss in San Francisco barely dented our […]
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These two franchises have been playing each other since 1930; only back then, it was the Chicago Bears vs the Portsmouth Spartans. The Bears lost that first matchup, and they’ve lost the last three against the Detroit Lions, but Chicago holds a (105-81-5) all-time record in the series. For Week 18, there’s not quite as […]
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Finishing off the regular season with the division rival Detroit Lions is a testament to how much an NFL season changes from the beginning to end. It’s a demonstration of how teams evolve, get better, or alternatively, get worse, get injured or suffer from bad luck. Think back to when these two teams met in […]
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For all the key additions the Chicago Bears have made last offseason, from Nahshon Wright down to rookies like Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III, Jone Thuney might well be the most important player the franchise added to its ranks this year. After years of question marks along the offensive line, new stalwarts Thuney, Drew […]
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The final injury report of the regular season is out for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, and all things considered, neither looks too bad for this time of the season. The good news for Chicago is that wide receiver Rome Odunze (foot) got his first practice in on Friday, albeit limited, and is listed […]
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The Chicago Bears are into the playoffs with a winning record for the first time since 2018. Bears head coach Ben Johnson has made it clear, heading into the final game of the regular season (against his former team and divisional opponent Detroit), that Chicago intends to play to win the game. However, not everyone […]
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