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The Chicago Bears are looking to keep their winning ways going with a tough test on the road. Using the word test when talking about a 1-5 Ravens team seems odd, but the Baltimore Ravens were preseason Super Bowl favorites. The Ravens have been plagued by bad injury luck and bad defensive play. However, the […]
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Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Bears running back D’Andre Swift, who has blown up in Ben Johnson’s run concepts over Chicago’s last two games. Johnson may have a […]
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Before getting into this week’s Sackwatch, an update to my breakdown from last week. After some well-thought-out comments in the comment section, and realizing I haven’t had many sacks that I’ve broken down where taking a sack was the right play, I’m changing the two sacks I put on Caleb Williams to Sacks Happen. It […]
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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 eight of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as the guys wrap up discussion on the Bears/Saints game before looking ahead […]
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On Tuesday, Marc Silverman, aka “Silvy,” had a discussion on his show on ESPN Radio about whether the Chicago Bears roster from the last 10 years would win the Super Bowl. So Silvy got me wondering, what would the 53-man roster be over the last 10 years? We took a look at the roster over […]
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Hello Chicago Bears fans! This is a special edition of the GBB column, as I relate not only the good, the better, and the best of the game against the New Orleans Saints, but I also tell you what it was like to be there, in person, for the first-time home game, in Chicago, at […]
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As the Chicago Bears prepare for the seventh game of the season against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, both teams have released their first official injury report for week eight. Five Bears were listed as DNP (did not practice): RB Roschon Johnson (back), TE Cole Kmet (back), WR DJ Moore (hip), DB Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder), […]
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All-time great Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman’s latest bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has officially begun. Tillman has advanced to the list of 52 modern-era candidates for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, his fourth nomination since he became eligible in 2021. He, along with the rest of the candidates, […]
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Let’s get a few things out of the way first: While I am sure that it is at the center of Ben Johnson’s mantra this week, the Bears cannot sleep on the hobbled Ravens. It is crucial that Chicago maintains pace with Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota in an ultra-competitive division. All the while, despite […]
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That’s four wins in a row for our Chicago Bears, and four wins in games that had moments where previous Bears teams would have likely crumbled. Let’s examine all the times past teams would have found a way to Bear it up. Week 3: Chicago was up 14 to 3 after the first quarter against […]
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Last year, I started tracking a stat every week that was inspired by Brian Billick’s “Toxic Differential” statistic that combined explosive play and turnover differential into a single number. My version added sacks to the mix and doubled the value of turnovers. I called the statistic “Toxic Differential Plus” as an homage to Billick’s original […]
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Your Chicago Bears are on a four-game win streak for the first time since 2018, when Matt Nagy’s team pulled it off twice on their way to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. This time, the Bears took care of business against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon, delivering a fairly convincing […]
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The Chicago Bears’ winning streak is up to four games now, and winning always makes for some fun conversation. Check out Even McLean and Ross Read on their latest show for their breakdown of the win against the New Orleans Saints, a discussion on Caleb Williams’ performance, and also what to expect against the Ravens. […]
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Do you smell it in the air? It’s almost tangible at this point. The Chicago Bears are close. They are really close. The Chicago Bears are thisclose to putting it all together. Let’s look at what we’ve seen this season. We’ve seen the Chicago Bears defense step up, like they did for about 55 of […]
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It’s hard to overlook a team on a four-game win streak. The Chicago Bears, fortunately, are on a winning streak. By record, the Bears are an above-average team, but where do you rank them in a league full of slightly-above-average and average teams? That is the task of the power rankers this week. The parity […]
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The Bears continued their winning ways on Sunday, defeating the Saints 26-14 to improve their record to 4-2 for the 2025 NFL season. It wasn’t as pretty as the score might indicate, but any win is worth celebrating, especially one in which you force four turnovers. Save for the passing attack, a lot seemed to […]
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1. The Chicago Bears and New England Patriots finished the 2024 season with a combined eight wins. Just seven weeks into this year, they have nine wins combined and only two losses each. They went about it in different ways, with the Bears leaning heavily into offensive culture and scheming under Ben Johnson and the […]
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Four in a row! Th Chicago Bears have won four football games in a row. I didn’t even think that was allowed anymore. I mean, I knew it was allowed but it sure felt like the Bears weren’t allowed to win that many games in a row. I still wouldn’t categorize the Bears as a […]
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If you were looking at the schedule and circling games where Caleb Williams could stack TDs and run up some yardage, the Saints would have been an easy choice. Alas, that’s why they play the games. Caleb finished this one with only 172 yards and no touchdowns. Statistically, this was his worst game of the […]
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As if you needed another reason to lock into a television all day on Sunday, the NFL once again proved why they are king of the world during the fall and winter. If you’re a fan of exciting finishes, the Giants at Broncos was where it was at. Need a Thursday night barn burner to […]
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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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Even though the Chicago Bears were favored to beat the New Orleans Saints, there were some things working against them on Sunday. This had all the makings of a classic trap game. They were coming off a Monday nighter, leaving them a short week to prep. That game in Washington was a very emotional win, […]
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Everything is coming up in fours this week. The Chicago Bears won their fourth game in a row for the first time since 2018. The Bears defense forced four turnovers. The Bears defense had four sacks. Jake Moody made four field goals on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, just like he did last week […]
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