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The Chicago Bears face their toughest test of the season later today when they take on the 2024 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams are (8-3), but the general narrative surrounding each team couldn’t be more different. Philly is considered one of the best teams in the NFC and a legit threat to get […]
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The Chicago Bears sit at 8-3 and everything seems to be pointed in the right direction. The Philadelphia Eagles sit at 8-3 and everything seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Two teams with very different vibes, but also two teams with very different goals at the start of the 2025 season. This is, […]
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The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs, and week 13 finds your 8-3 Chicago Bears as the #3 seed in the NFC Playoff race with a visit to the City of Brotherly Love on Black Friday to face the defending Super Bowl champs and #2 seed Philadelphia Eagles. In this weekly series, I’ll […]
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On Taylor Doll’s latest Making Monsters, she was joined by Brendan Sugrue of The Bears Wire to help break down the matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles. They chat about Caleb Williams, the offense’s progress, and what still needs some fixing, while also discussing the injury-plagued defense and how they are working […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS How far can hero ball take Bears’ defense? Some steadiness would help as starters return from injuries – Chicago Sun-Times The Bears have offset giving up a lot of yardage by forcing turnovers, but it’s going to be difficult for that formula to last. Bears to get Jaylon Johnson, Kyler […]
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Hello Bears Fans! Well, the alliance is off for this week, as the Chicago Bears face off against the defending Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have the best record for a Bears opponent this season, and they represent the toughest challenge yet for this young Chicago Bears team, its second-year quarterback, and […]
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This is a big one as the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears (8-3) take on the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles (8-3). The Alliance was fun while it lasted, but that’s over now, and each team is looking to keep pace with the Los Angeles Rams, who are sitting atop the NFC at (9-2). GAME DAY INFO Kickoff is […]
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Game day on a Friday is a bit different. But it’s a huge battle between two 8-3 teams with a lot to prove. The Philadelphia Eagles, as Super Bowl defending champs, are trying to prove they can put it all together offensively and defensively to make a run for a second-straight title. They’ve been held […]
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Hello Bears fans! I’m back with another installment of our GBB series, this time looking back at what was good, better, and best in the game between the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game featured a back up quarterback for the Steelers matched against just a few of the regular starters for the […]
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On Thanksgiving, the Chicago Bears activated Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon from injured reserve, they released running back Brittain Brown, and placed Luke Newman on injured reserve. Offense (22) Quarterback (3): Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum Running back (3): D’Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai (R), Travis Homer Tight end (3): Cole Kmet, Colston Loveland, Durham […]
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The Chicago Bears are red-hot, and so are our props! The Bears beat the Steelers 31 to 28 to improve to 8-3. We went 4-0 last week (including our Luther Burden bonus play!), which moves our season record to 22-11 on the season. For what it’s worth, last season we went 32-16 with our props, […]
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In case you missed the huge news from earlier today, the Chicago Bears activated cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon off injured reserve. Both are expected to play even though they are listed as questionable on the official injury report for Friday’s game aganst the Philadelphia Eagles. They did practice in full all week; however, […]
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As we continue to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1985 Chicago Bears here at Windy City Gridiron, we know it isn’t lost on the NFL that we are 40 years past one of the greatest teams in NFL history. NFL Films also wanted to celebrate the 40th anniversary of that iconic Bears team, looking […]
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According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Chicago Bears will be getting some reinforcements for their postseason push as both Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon will be activated from injured reserve today. The move hasn’t been made official, but once it is, we’ll update this article with the full list of transactions. UPDATE: It’s […]
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There are no byes this week, and several games feature matchups with playoff implications. We’ll be here for you all weekend long if you need to step away from your non-football knowing uncle and talk some football with your fellow WCG members. This will be your open thread to talk about all the games from […]
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The Bears have been so stressful this season. I am glad they don’t play on Thanksgiving. I don’t know that I could handle these late-game close score situations on a full stomach. Hopefully, with the game being on Friday, you can be nice and digested and not have to handle any family dynamics that crop […]
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Note: Play reviews for this week will not be done, I’m traveling for the holidays and don’t have access to the tools I need to record and overlay information on those recordings. So this weeks recap will be abridged. Play review will be back next week! Happy victory Thursday, Bears fans! Your Chicago Bears are […]
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We have a special Thursday morning edition of Dr. Mason West’s Bear Bones coming at you live around 9ish (CT). Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel and turn on those notifications so you never miss a thing. Mason will get into the latest on Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson possibly returning, plus all […]
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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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The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped! The Bears face their toughest test of the year this week in Philadelphia to take on the Eagles, but as we head into Thanksgiving, the Bears sit at 8-3, and the vibes are at an all-time high. To talk about the fans’ mindset and where this team is […]
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What do the 8-3 Chicago Bears have to do to earn some respect around here? Despite them winning eight of their last nine games and leading the NFC North, ESPN’s playoff prediction models still aren’t bullish on the Bears. With six games left to go, including Friday’s contest with the Eagles, the Worldwide Leader’s latest […]
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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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1. Shedeur Sanders proved me wrong…for a week. Sure, he and the Cleveland Browns only beat the Raiders, and Sanders didn’t exactly light things up aside from one nice scramble drill and a YAC special for a touchdown. But it could’ve been worse—his first NFL action showed us that. The San Francisco 49ers won’t be […]
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Welcome back to STEP Differential. STEP stands for Sack + Turnover(x2) + Explosive Play Differential. Make sure you’re flipping through pages 2-5 to see everything broken out by component and the overall performance of the STEP Differential in individual games. I recently had someone pull individual game data for me going all the way back […]
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For the first time in forever, Bears fans don’t have to be knee-deep in mock drafts late into November. I’ve been writing for Windy City Gridiron since 2017, and I’ve been grateful enough to be the Lead Draft Analyst here since 2020. For every season I’ve been here except 2018, I’ve been pretty consistent releasing […]
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