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It’s a Bears Win Den! November 24, 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 […]

18 days ago | 1 read

‘Chicago found themselves one hell of a head coach’

The Chicago Bears need just one more win in their last six games to ensure their first winning record since 2018. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and Chicago is not only in the playoff mix, but they’re in the three seed atop the NFC North, and they control their playoff destiny. The Bears are […]

18 days ago | 2 reads

Chicago Bears Week 12 Notes: It Takes a Village

Despite several starters out due to injury on defense in this one, the Chicago Bears gutted out a hard-fought win against the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers. Let’s get right to my notes. Offense: Defense: Special Teams: Be sure to check out my postgame pod, filling in for Jacob Infante for some immediate reactions after the […]

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NFL Week 13 Odds: Eagles favored over Bears on Black Friday

The Chicago Bears play in the City of Brotherly Love on Black Friday against the Philadelphia Eagles, and just as no one predicted when the schedule was announced, it’ll be the first-place (8-3) Bears looking to keep it going vs the first-place (8-3) Eagles. Our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have the defending Super Bowl champion […]

18 days ago | 2 reads

Bears beat Steelers in relatively normal game, improve to 8-3!

Through ten games, the Chicago Bears have been remarkable at finding ways to win. To this point, it has been against less talented competition. That changed as they entered Week 12 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with 6 of their final 7 games against teams with winning records. The Bears were without starting defensive players Jaylon […]

18 days ago | 1 read

Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Open Thread

The Chicago Bears, currently the three seed in the NFC, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the fourth-seeded AFC team, meet up in a battle of division leaders today, but this one won’t feel like an interconference game to the Soldier Field faithful. Former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be on the sideline with a wrist injury […]

18 days ago | 1 read

WCG Predicts: Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Chicago Bears fans have had this one circled on the schedule for some time, as Chicago would host Aaron Rodgers in an opposing team’s uniform, perhaps for the last time in his career.  To say that many Bears fans were looking for a little payback against the quarterback who famously said “I own you” to […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Most NFL fans believe the Bears are pretenders

If you signed up to participate in the weekly emailed SB Nation Reacts surveys, you would have had the chance to answer their question about whether the Chicago Bears are good or not. That was one of several questions sent to fans of all 32 NFL teams, and, as expected, most don’t buy the Bears as a […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Bleacher Report puts Indiana LT Carter Smith on the Bears’ draft radar

Everyone knows the Chicago Bears need help in the pass-rush department next season, as no one has truly emerged as a threat opposite Montez Sweat. But Chicago has yet another pressing need in the trenches if they want to take off offensively: left tackle. Braxton Jones almost assuredly won’t be here next year, and undrafted […]

19 days ago | 0 reads

Chicago Bears Roster Update: Tremaine Edmunds to injured reserve

Rumors were circulating on social media all day, thanks to eagle-eyed Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, and now the Chicago Bears have officially announced that starting linebacker Tremaine Edmunds was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury. Also heading to injured reserve is running back Roschon Johnson with a thumb injury. Edmunds is […]

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Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 4 Most Important Players

The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and week 12 finds your Chicago Bears at 7-3 and alone in first place in the NFC North. The simple fact that those words could be true as December nears is indicative of the massive impact Ben Johnson and his coaching staff have made at Soldier […]

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19 days ago | 1 read

Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears: 3 Props to Play

This week’s prop article is delayed thanks to Aaron Rodgers. It’s bad enough that he’s tortured me as a Chicago Bears fan for the last 15 years; now, he’s postponing my articles because I was hoping to have some level of information to make the best-informed suggestions for prop plays. And as it turns out, […]

19 days ago | 0 reads

Benchmarking Da Bears: Week 11

Week 11 marked the Chicago Bears first rematch with a divisional opponent this season as they made a trip north to Minnesota, seeking revenge against a Vikings team that ripped a primetime victory away from them in the first game of the season. Despite both teams feeling very different entering this matchup, the game itself […]

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Terra Incognita – The Chicago Bears and Late Draft Position

If the season ended right now, the Bears would make the playoffs for the first time since 2018. However, something else interesting would happen for the first time in even longer. The Bears would draft in the second half of the first round. The last time that happened, 2013, Phil Emery picked Kyle Long at […]

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Gridiron Time Machine: 5 Bears Week 12 Flashbacks

1.) 2015, Bears @ Packers: Cutler outplays Rodgers, gets first Lambeau win to spoil Favre’s number retirement It’s no secret former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler struggled against our biggest rival. In his 13 career starts against them he won just 2, completing just 56.8% of his passes for 2881 yards, 16 touchdowns, 22 interceptions and […]

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Bears vs. Steelers: TV schedule, game previews, odds, and more

The NFC North-leading Chicago Bears take on the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in one of two first-place vs first-place matchups this week in the NFL. The Bears have a chance to quiet the critics who have been going on and on about how they haven’t beaten any good teams, but with an injury-depleted […]

20 days ago | 1 read

Bears vs Steelers Preview: Let’s ruin Aaron Rodgers’ return to Soldier Field

On Taylor Doll’s latest Making Monsters, she previews Sunday’s Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers game by talking with two people who do an outstanding job covering those two teams. First up, she talks with Jarrett Bailey, who covers the Pittsburgh Steelers for SB Nation’s Behind the Steel Curtain. They talk about all things Steelers, including […]

20 days ago | 1 read

Bears vs. Steelers: Keys to a Chicago victory

The bad man returns. Aaron Rodgers gets one more shot at the Chicago Bears since leaving the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers might not be at the height of his powers, but he’s still an effective quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers are in first place in the AFC North and have their own playoff aspirations. For Chicago, […]

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Declan Doyle breaks down how Caleb Williams improved his processing

Regardless of whether it’s been perfect or not, it’s hard to argue that second-year Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams hasn’t improved his game in 2025. Just to list a few areas of improvement, he has: more yards and touchdowns per game, a better pressure-to-sack ratio, more big-time throws, and fewer turnover-worthy plays. Perhaps not coincidentally, […]

20 days ago | 1 read

Bears vs Steelers Injury Report: Chicago Rules 3 Starting Linebackers Out

The final injury report for the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers is out, and there’s some good news and some bad news for the Bears. First, the bad… All three starting linebackers have been ruled out for Sunday’s game. T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring), Tremaine Edmunds (groin), and Noah Sewell (elbow) missed the entire week of […]

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5 Questions with Behind the Steel Curtian: Will the Bears beat Aaron Rodgers?

The time has come. The Bears have one last shot. The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town, and so is Aaron Rodgers. Will he play? He was limited in Thursday’s practice, and there’s certainly a chance that he could play this Sunday against the Bears. Will Aaron Rodgers play, and can the Bears beat him […]

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Bears Big Plays Tracker Week 11

Modern football is all about big plays and as a companion piece to the STEP Differential, I’m tracking the Bears big plays all year in this Infogram: Chicago Bears 2025 STEP Differential TrackerInfogram Last year’s tracker is on the second page. Remember that you can click into the tabs on the lower left to see […]

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Fishbain: Bears fans, enjoy the ride!

The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped! The Chicago Bears keep winning football games, and Bears fans have been trying to deflect a lot of hate and negative comments from other fan bases. Kevin Fishbain from The Athletic joins the podcast this week, and he tells Bears fans not to worry about any of it […]

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