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Caleb Williams Week 1 QB Grade: Bears @ Panthers Film Breakdown
Note: As you may recall, I like to do select play breakdowns from each week. However, this week I’m away from my usual editing setup, so I won’t be able to put those together. Instead, I’ll be linking to breakdowns of some plays I’d like to highlight from a few of my favorite Bears and […]
Bears-Panthers Upon Further Review: A Closer Look at the Referees
Hello Chicago Bears Fans! Welcome to my in-season series on the striped ones, the zebras, the arbiters-of-the-yellow-flag, that’s right – the refs. Every week when the Bears end up in the loss column, Bears fans leave Soldier Field (or the living room) with the same two questions: Did we actually lose that game, or did […]
Midweek Musings: Buckle Up, Bears Fans
Some random thoughts about the Chicago Bears and other things, mostly football-related as we count down the hours until we get to watch this team play football again: The summer of 2026 was mostly a hot and humid mess in the Midwest. It rained a lot, the temps got uncomfortable early, and we were offered […]
Chicago Bears News: Lots of praise for Caleb Williams… and then there’s PFF
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears dropped the hammer on the Carolina Panthers, and nearly everybody thought Chicago’s offensive players did a good job. And then? There’s PFF.Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears dropped the hammer on the Carolina Panthers, and nearly everybody thought Chicago’s offensive players did a good job. And then? There’s PFF. […]
Chicago Bears Week 2 NFL Power Rankings Roundup
After lighting up the scoreboard in week one, the Chicago Bears are generating headlines and catching the attention of the NFL world. Week one of the season is always full of surprises, and this week was no different. Beyond surprising results like the Chargers losing to the Cardinals or the Giants beating the Cowboys, bigger […]
How confident are you in the Chicago Bears?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. What a fun way to kick off the 2026 Chicago Bears season! Winning on the road in the NFL is never easy, especially in an opponent’s […]
Hot Take Tuesday: Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson have put everyone on notice
Holy Bleep. We will keep it PG today for the kiddos, but my oh my, what a difference a coach and a quarterback make. What the Chicago Bears did on Sunday was historic. The Bears put up numbers never seen in week one of the NFL season. It was the 12th highest-scoring game of all-time. […]
Bears-Panthers Stock Watch: Swift & Walker up, Stevenson down
With an opening weekend 50-burger, the Chicago Bears have announced they are not going to let regression come to them. A record-setting 59-37 victory sets the tone for the 2026 Bears. For better or worse, the game sets the tone for this team and what the league and the fans are going to expect the […]
3 Reasons Why the Chicago Bears Beat the Carolina Panthers
Welcome to the first rendition of my new series for the 2026 season, where I recap what I believe to be the three reasons the Chicago Bears won or lost the previous game. In week 1, the Bears went on the road against the Carolina Panthers – a playoff team from a year ago – […]
10 Thoughts on the NFL: Chicago Bears put the League on notice, plus much more
1. You know what? I’m glad Pro Football Focus gave Caleb Williams a hilariously low grade for his explosive and efficient Week 1 performance against the Carolina Panthers, in which he accounted for four touchdowns. I actually love the idea of Ben Johnson walking up to him at Halas Hall and being like, “You know […]
Do the Chicago Bears need to aggressively add to their defense?
Soak it in. The Bears’ offense is what everyone has been asking for since Rex Grossman laid a 2006-sized egg. A modern offense capable of scoring at any time and in any manner. And yet, this roster does not look ready to compete for a championship. Why? The defense remains flawed. While there were still […]
NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Not Overreacting To Kickoff Weekend
The 2026 NFL regular season is underway, and with that, Week 1 is in the books. As usual, the opening week of football has proven to be one of the most unpredictable in the football calendar. Unlike previous seasons, the opener kicked off on a Wednesday, followed by the NFL’s first game in Australia. While […]
Chicago Bears News: Bears victory of Carolina Panthers big in many ways
The Chicago Bears blowout win over the Carolina Panthers merits a close look at what went right and what went wrong. Fortunately for Chicago, there was a lot more good than bad. The Bears offense put up 59 points on a Carolina defense that finished 15th in points allowed last year and 16th in total […]
Reviewing the Bears’ PFN grades from Week 1 vs. Panthers
The Bears came away from Week 1 victorious, marching into Carolina and picking up the 59-37 victory. The game marked the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history, and it also marked the most points the Bears have scored in a single game in the 21st century. As one could expect by the score, the Bears’ […]
Bears’ Caleb Williams and D’Andre Swift Nominated for FedEx Awards
Chicago had an amazing performance from its offense, putting up 59 points and earning the team its first win of the season. These sorts of things get noticed, and so it’s not surprising that a pair of Chicago Bears have been nominated for the FedEx Air and Ground players of the week. As of Monday […]
Bears vs. Panthers Game Balls: 2026 Campaign Opens With Historic Start
The 2026 Chicago Bears season is underway, and Bears fans have never quite had a week one victory Monday like this one. In scoring 59 points against the Carolina Panthers, the Bears achieved their highest point total since 1980 (a Week 14 victory over the Green Bay Packers, 61-7). That point total was also tied […]
This could be the most unstoppable offense in Chicago Bears history
Let me add this one to overreaction Monday takes about the Chicago Bears’ 59-37 curb-stomping of the Carolina Panthers in Week 1: What we just saw on Sunday has me ready to say Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams are about to orchestrate the greatest offensive season this franchise has ever seen. Was it just because […]
10 Bears Takes: Run Game Dominance, Caleb Williams Improvement, History Made
The 2026 NFL regular season is under way, and I’m not sure the Chicago Bears could have had a more emphatic offensive performance than they did on Sunday afternoon in Carolina. Now, it’s always important not to overreact to anything that happens in Week 1 (we’ll take more on that in a few), but the […]
Bears vs. Panthers: Inside the Snap Counts, Stats, and Everybody Blocks
The Chicago Bears’ 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers was a perfect way to kick off the season because, while so much went right, there’s still plenty that didn’t for head coach Ben Johnson to focus on. Most notably, the defense that allowed Carolina to get 478 yards of offense and 24 first downs. In […]
Bears offense shows no rust in shootout win over Panthers
Going into the 2026-27 regular season, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson indicated that his goal was for Chicago to break the NFL’s record for single-season scoring on offense. Purely based on how the team performed in Week 1 against the Panthers, it appears that it’s on its way to achieving that goal. It wasn’t […]
Chicago Bears News: Bears offense dominates Carolina Panthers
The Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers. The Green Bay Packers blew another double digit fourth quarter lead, giving up 39 points. To Carson Wentz. Sunday was a good day to be a Bears fan. Despite all the good, there was also some bad, mostly on the defensive side of the ball where Chicago struggled […]
Bears’ offense explodes with the most Week 1 points in team history
That was fun, right? Earlier this offseason, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson talked about their goal of being the highest-scoring offense of all time, and his team just put up the most points in a Week 1 game in franchise history and their most points since 1980! The Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 59 […]
Bears and Panthers Scorigami starts 2026 with a bang
The final score between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers has never happened before in NFL history. When we see an unprecedented score in an NFL game, it’s called Scoigami. There haven’t been too may times where a team scored 59 points, so that’s a dead giveaway. The 59-37 final was the first time that […]
Chicago Bears open with a 50 Burger to beat the Carolina Panthers
The Chicago Bears opened the 2026 season playing exactly as many fans figured they would: with an OMG offense and a WTF defense. On this day, Chicago’s offense was good enough as they set a Week 1 franchise record with 59 points, but the defense allowed the Panthers 37. This was the highest-scoring season opener […]
Bears vs. Panthers live game message board and fan discussion
You can talk about the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers game with your fellow WCG members right now! If you live in the USA or Canada, might I suggest getting the new SB Nation app, as it makes for a fun, clean game-day experience! And as for this game, the Bears and Panthers will be […]
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