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With the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the chances the Bears acquire a blue-chip prospect are pretty slim. That’s not at all to say that they can’t end up with a blue-chip player with that pick. Rather, we’re talking about an extremely highly-touted prospect heading into the draft. There’s a difference between […]
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There are just two games left for us to discuss in our top ten Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. We can try to build the suspense for number one, but I’m pretty sure every Bears fan over the age of 6 knows what game would be first on the list. But […]
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With the regular season over and the Super Bowl just days away, the 2026 NFL head coaching cycle is wrapping up. While we are still a calendar year away from evaluating that group, we can turn our attention back to the 2025 group. Although this offseason has seen 10 openings, last year saw three fewer. […]
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Well, here it is, we’ve reached the top 3 on our list of the 10 greatest Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. So far, our list has included overtime, it’s included some elite individual performances, and we’ve seen some crazy weather. In the last three places, we are going to look at […]
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The NFL doesn’t know it yet, but it may have just already crowned the Chicago Bears next year’s Super Bowl champions. Because the only possible thing that disrespecting head coach Ben Johnson will accomplish is turning him into an even more maniacal supervillian than he already is. As a guy who lives in Boston and […]
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Despite the Super Bowl on Sunday, it feels like the Chicago Bears are amidst one of the two major news cycle lulls in the offseason. The NFL combine is still 3 weeks away, free agency doesn’t start until March 11th, and the NFL draft is still 2.5 months into the future — so there is […]
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Number 4 on our list is a game rarely discussed. You could say this game has gotten lost in Bears history. But this is a significant win that announced to the country that the Monsters of the Midway were back. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. I think […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL Ken’s Note: Yesterday I posted a Bad Bunny video, but I have to admit BB is not really my cup of tea when it comes to musicians from a Spanish speaking cultural background. I’m not hating here, BB is loved by millions. The Warning, however, is my kind of music. Three […]
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The remarkable Caleb Williams to DJ Moore touchdown pass to beat the Green Bay Packers took home the Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year Award at this season’s NFL Honors. Not gonna lie, I don’t know the full criteria for his award, although with Next Gen Stats involved, I’m guessing it has something to […]
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Chicago Bears left guard Joe Thuney has won the inaugural NFL Protector of the Year award. Thuney, 33, adds the prestigious award to his tremendous 2025 campaign. He was a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in his first season with the Bears, and now, he’ll go down in history as the first offensive lineman […]
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On Thursday, the Chicago Bears re-signed offensive lineman Theo Benedet to a one-year, $1 million deal. The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain was the first to report. Benedet, an exclusive-rights free agent, was originally an undrafted free agent by the Bears in 2024 after playing at the University of British Columbia. He was also a second-round pick […]
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One year after entering the playoffs as the best division in football, the NFC North simultaneously took a step back and also wrote its place in history during the 2025 season. Despite only sending two teams to the playoffs and only one with 10-plus wins, all four teams finished above .500, which is almost unheard […]
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We’ve reached the top 5 in our top ten Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. Some of the games in the top 5 are predictable, but some may not be ones fans would expect to find this high. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. I […]
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Year one of the Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson pairing is in the books, and it was arguably better than anyone realistically thought it could be. The Chicago Bears won the NFC North title with 11 regular-season wins, earned a Wild Card victory over the Green Bay Packers, and quarterback Caleb Williams was one of […]
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We all know it takes more than a single season to accurately assess the success of any draft class. Our own Josh Sunderbruch does a phenomenal job of explaining why this is and looking back at a more reasonable benchmark. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to look back and see how […]
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We’ve moved to our 6th-best Chicago Bears playoff victory of the Super Bowl era, and it’s the only opponent that shows up twice in this series. Of the playoff victories the Bears have had during the Super Bowl era, there have been only two teams they have beaten twice. The New Orleans Saints, who had […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to hire Eric Studesville as running backs coach The Bears are bringing back a familiar face as their running backs coach. Bears to hire longtime NFL assistant Eric Studesville as running backs coach Studesville also was a Bears assistant from 1997 through 2000 under Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron. […]
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The Chicago Bears have hired longtime NFL coach Eric Studesville to be their new running backs coach, per the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs on Wednesday. Studesville, 58, will be replacing Eric Bieniemy in the role on the Bears’ coaching staff. Bieniemy was hired by the Chiefs on Jan. 21 to become their new offensive coordinator, […]
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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 present their first episode of the Chicago Bears offseason. Bears Over Beers returns to put a bow on the end of the 2025 season and look ahead to our goals for the […]
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Ninteen years ago, right about now, Devin Hester made one of the most ridiculous plays we’ve ever seen from a Chicago Bear, running the opening kickoff of Super Bowl LXI back for a touchdown. For the 14 seconds, there wasn’t a Bears fan in the entire country who wasn’t jumping for joy. Then after that, […]
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Let’s keep it rolling with number 7 on our list of the Chicago Bears’ greatest playoff wins of the Super Bowl era. The Bears have won 11 times in the playoffs since the Super Bowl began, so yes, if you were hoping for the Bears’ 16- 6 win over the Saints, you’ll find that one […]
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Last year Ben Johsnon had to assemble a whole new coaching staff, so this Chicago Bears offseason assistant coach tracker won’t be nearly as active as last year’s, but it will keep tabs on all the new hires, the departures, and, of course, the rumors and reports. Just scroll down to the bottom for all […]
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With the conclusion of the 2025 season for the Chicago Bears, we get to fondly look back and reflect on what we saw. There were plenty of “wow” moments in all phases from the ‘25 squad, but no player on the team embodied that “wow” factor more than second-year quarterback Caleb Williams. With the arrival […]
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As we continue our march to number one in the Chicago Bears’ greatest playoff victories of the Super Bowl era, we reach one of the most famous playoff games they played, and that is the romp of the New York Giants on the way to Super Bowl 20. What went into ranking these games? I […]
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Yesterday on the Waddle and Silvy Show, Marc Silverman reported that the ongoing Chicago Bears’ new stadium saga could be nearing a resolution. He said that by the end of February, the Bears will hear from the state of Indiana with their final pitch, and that they’ll then take it to the state of Illinois […]
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