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The Chicago Bears have released their final injury report of the week, leading up to their wild card matchup against the Green Bay Packers. In it, they listed defensive back C.J. Gadner-Johnson out with a concussion, an injury that he suffered last week in the regular season finale. Gardner-Johnson has been starting in the slot […]
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The Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers at what could be a cold and snowy Soldier Field on Saturday night in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The final injury reports for each team are due today, and for one of these teams, it’ll be the last report until Week 1 of […]
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The final Bears injury report of this week revealed a whole lot of good news for Chicago’s football team. And it begins with an update regarding wide receiver Rome Odunze, who is off the injury report. Odunze was listed as as full participant in Thursday’s practice and has no designation for Saturday’s playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. In other words, quarterback Caleb Williams’ top target will be ready to rock and roll at Soldier Field. CHECK OUT EPISODE NO. 16 OF THE BN BEARS ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Bears will host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Soldier Field in the Wild Card Round. The game is viewed by many — including Prime Video’s bank account — as the game of the week in the NFL’s opening round. Still, one former NFL (backup) quarterback—whose claim to fame is running out of the back of his own end zone — thinks this one won’t live up to the hype, despite their previous two meetings this season coming down to the final play of the game. “I think the Packer...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 3 reads
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 The final screen is full and looking great. I thought there was a great potential for hitting a lot of explosives in […]
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Even if I did attend with a Packers fan, I must admit that I truly enjoyed attending a live session of The Athletic Football Show podcast on Wednesday at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. The Bears conversation was fun and enjoyable. Listening to the pod live (and being in attendance) gave me an extra boost going into this week. That show just added a new subscriber. This city is so Bears-crazy right now that it is bleeding into hockey: we aren't. 🐻⬇️ @ChicagoBears https://t.co/tKF0nb7IV3...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 1 read
When I took over writing the game previews several years ago from Steven Schweickert, I changed his naming convention. This was mostly due to changing SEO standards and boring ol’ search stuff that the powers at be are rightly concerned with. But the old preview naming convention works so well for this week. When it […]
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With Saturday’s Wild Card game being the third meeting between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears over the span of 6 weeks, I have a pretty good feel for who these teams are and what we’re going to see them do this weekend. Sure, there will be wrinkles and variations and changeups and […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Oldest living Chicago Bear, 92, hopes team has Super Bowl in its future: ‘It would be my greatest goodbye’ John Damore wants it to happen. So do we all. Bears’ defense makes big plays, but needs steadier all-around play vs. Packers Wow, that’s an insightful observation! Who would have thunk […]
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Check out best bets for when the Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) and Chicago Bears (11-6) square off in the NFC Wild Card round at Soldier Field on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Over (45.5) The Packers and their opponent have combined to score over 45.5 points in eight of 17 games this year, which is this game’s set total. Bears games have gone over 45.5 total points scored in nine...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) meet the Chicago Bears (11-6) in the NFC Wild Card round of the playoffs on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Soldier Field. The Packers are averaging 23.0 points per game on offense (16th in NFL), and they rank 11th on the other side of the ball with 21.2 points allowed per game. The Bears’ defense has been bottom-five in total defense this season, allowing 361.8 total yards per game, which ranks fourth-worst. Offensively, they rank sixth with 369.5 total yards per...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 1 read
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 the first Chicago Bears home playoff game since the 2018 season! That’s right, it’s time for some beers, some Bears, and some playoff football talk (finally)! Join Ryan and […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 2 months ago | 1 read
If Trevon Diggs does end up replacing one of the Green Bay Packers’ cornerbacks this week against the Chicago Bears, don’t expect it to be Keisean Nixon. Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley had some strong praise for Nixon in his weekly presser on Wednesday. I think he’ll play a great game. You know, I know he’s […]
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The Green Bay Packers inched closer to full strength on Wednesday as they continued preparations for Saturday’s Wild Card Round matchup against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The biggest development came in the secondary, where safety Javon Bullard (knee) was limited again after leaving Week 18 early but remains firmly on track to play. That matters for a Packers defense that relies heavily on Bullard’s versatility in sub-packages. On the flip side, Bo Melton (knee) was officially pl...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 3 reads
As the Chicago Bears prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs this Saturday, the second official injury report of the week has been released. The Bears had a walk-thru practice on Tuesday and a full practice on Wednesday. The team listed four players as DNP […]
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Caleb Williams’ optimism that Rome Odunze will play in the Bears’ upcoming playoff game against the Packers has received a boost from none other than Rome Odunze, himself. ESPN’s Courtney Cronin reports that Odunze plans on playing in Saturday’s game against the Packers. And this is what he had to say about his pending return: “There might be some limitations, those are still to be discussed. For me, I’m looking to be out there as much as possible. Make as many plays as I can. At t...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 0 reads
When the Bears and Packers tee it up and kick off on Saturday night at Soldier Field, they’ll be doing so with one of the most flag-happy officiating crews in the NFL this season. Saturday night’s Wild Card matchup between the NFL’s two oldest rivals is scheduled to be officiated by Adrian Hill and his crew. Hill’s crew has been responsible for the sixth-most flags thrown this season (251) of any officiating crew despite calling just 14 games, which is the fewest of any crew. On a per-gam...
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Montez Sweat noticed something different at Halas Hall on Tuesday. “We’re usually packing the cars up, sending everything back home to the home base, and getting ready for the offseason,” Sweat said during his Tuesday media availability at Halas Halll. “It feels good preparing for the postseason right now.” EPISODE NO. 16 OF THE BN BEARS PODCAST IS HERE: Apple | Spotify | YouTube I’d like to imagine that Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Poles had the postseason in mind w...
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It was only a matter of time before the Detroit Lions were named as a team that could be interested in hiring an assistant coach off of Ben Johnson’s staff. And we already have one name as a possible target for the offensive coordinator vacancy in Detroit — Bears Offensive Coordinator Declan Doyle. Yahoo’s Jori Epstein connects the dots (and shares a story worth reading about what Ben Johnson sees in Chicago’s young OC): A name that makes sense for Lions OC: Bears OC Declan Doyle. Co...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Caleb Williams now has the Chicago Bears single season franchise record of 3,942 yards. His 27 TD passes is tied for the fourth best total with Jay Cutler’s 2009, behind Erik Kramer’s 29 (1995), Cutler’s 28 (2014), and Sid Luckman’s (!!!) 28 (1943). It is a top five season of passing the football in franchise […]
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Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson didn’t drop any bulletin board material in his Tuesday press conference. However, Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson has turned the page and moved his focus onto Packers Week 3.0. And with that, comes some encouraging words regarding where quarterback Caleb Williams stands going into his first-ever playoff start. When Johnson spoke to the media on Tuesday, three quotes about his quarterback stood out to me: “He’s a completely different quarterback tha...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 0 reads
Happy hump day! Let’s talk about the Bears and som other things happening around the NFL. Leave it to Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson to share the perfect quote for a turn-the-page Wednesday: “We’re mentally prepared to play for five more weeks,” Johnson said ( h/t Bears Wire ). “That’s our intent. How do you do that? You go out and win the first one. … We’re going to go all out for this game, and we’ll worry about the future when the time comes.” This is the attitude the...
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The Chicago Bears allowed just one sack against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, bringing the season total to 24. That’s the lowest they’ve had since I’ve been doing Sackwatch, and it’s also the eleventh fewest for the team all time. So before I break down the sack allowed, let’s take a look at a few […]
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The Chicago Bears didn’t finish the regular season as they hoped, as they coasted through most of Week 18 and lost to the Detroit Lions, but this time, they can turn the page and start a new chapter in the 2025 season: Playoffs. The Bears have an opportunity to get all the good vibes back with a […]
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THE SPONGIE FLUS GOT FIRED AGAIN SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Ben Johnson can flip narrative after previous Bears coaches’ losses in big games vs. Packers Johnson opened his tenure as the Bears’ coach with a shot at Matt LaFleur and now has to back it up with the Bears’ playoff lives on the line. The football gods […]
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