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
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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 […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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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 […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The calls are starting to come in for Jeff Hafley. On Thursday, news broke that the Green Bay Packers received their first request to interview Hafley for an NFL head coaching job, as the Tennessee Titans plan to consider the current Packers defensive coordinator for their open position. Adam Schefter of ESPN first reported the […]
From Acme Packing Company
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While the campaign to get Daniel Whelan named as the First-Team All-Pro punter for the 2025 season is in full swing, let’s take a moment to appreciate how impressive a campaign the Green Bay Packers’ third-year punter put up this year. Whelan’s rankings in the context of the NFL are tremendous and he absolutely deserves […]
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The Tennessee Titans have requested to interview Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith for their head coaching vacancy, per Dianna Russini. “Sources say the Titans have interview requests out for three more candidates,” Russini reports on X. “Packers DC Jeff Hafley. Steelers OC Arthur Smith, [and] 49ers DC Robert Saleh.” Smith was the Titans’ OC […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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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 […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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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.
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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
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The Miami Dolphins’ general manager search seems to be moving quickly. On Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Dolphins have advanced to the second round of interviews, all in-person, for the position and are down to four candidates for the job. For what it’s worth, Miami “mutually parted ways” with their previous general […]
From Acme Packing Company
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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
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The Miami Dolphins’ search for a new general manager is advancing quickly, with the team dropping their initial eight candidates to a final four on Wednesday. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Miami is setting up in-person interviews with Los Angeles Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander, Green Bay Packers Vice President of player personnel […]
From The Phinsider
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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 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
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It sounds like we’re going to have the best version of Josh Jacobs that we’ve seen in weeks when he plays the Chicago Bears on Saturday. The Green Bay Packers running back has been dealing with a knee contusion and swelling problems following the contusion since Week 11, when he was injured on MetLife Stadium’s […]
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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
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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 […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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The Green Bay Packers announced on Wednesday that linebacker Nick Niemann, a special teams ace who had been on the injured reserve, was activated to the 53-man roster for the playoffs. The team didn’t need to make a release on the active roster because cornerback-receiver Bo Melton went on the injured reserve today with the […]
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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
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Earlier this week, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the issue with the Green Bay Packers’ non-extension situation with head coach Matt LaFleur is not about their thoughts on him as a head coach; It’s about money. Schefter said at the time that he expects both LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst to be back in […]
From Acme Packing Company
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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...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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On Wednesday, head coach Matt LaFleur finally made a comment about receiver-cornerback Bo Melton, who dropped out of Sunday’s action with a knee injury and did not return to play. According to LaFleur, Melton didn’t have a serious injury like an ACL tear, but he will be going on the injured reserve, ending his season. […]
From Acme Packing Company
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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
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It’s unfair for any one game to be a referendum on a player, coach, or team, but that’s almost always what playoff games end up becoming. I think just about everyone understands how limited the Packers are as a team at this point of the season. There’s no Micah Parsons, Tucker Kraft, Elgton Jenkins, or […]
From Acme Packing Company
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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 […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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What do you make of these playoff-bound Green Bay Packers? There is no shortage of possible opinions. Maybe they’re a shambolic mess, maybe they’re a sleeping juggernaut, maybe they’re a badly bruised and broken team that should have been much better, maybe they’re some combination of all these things and more. But they are, above […]
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