A Game Day Bear’s Den, October 13, 2025

A Game Day Bear’s Den, October 13, 2025
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Sorry for the delay. The scheduler was set to 5:00 PM instead of AM

SO… yeah, that happened.

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL

BEARSSSSSS

UAB fires Trent Dilfer, names Chris Mortensen’s son, Alex, interim coach – NBC Sports

Plenty of former NFL players are working as head coaches in college.

Going 1st, 2nd in 2024 draft was beginning, not end, of conversation about Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels – Chicago Sun-Times

Williams is trying to close the gap after Daniels far outplayed him in their rookie season, and they meet again Monday at Northwest Stadium when the Bears visit the Commanders.

Bears coach Ben Johnson gets another shot at Commanders 9 months after they ended his season – Chicago Sun-Times

Three months after the Commanders broke Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson’s brain, they broke Johnson’s heart.

Bears kicker Cairo Santos listed as questionable vs. Commanders with quad injury – Chicago Sun-Times

The team is required to announce Sunday if Santos doesn’t travel to the Washington area. The deadline to promote Jake Moody from the practice squad is Monday at 3 p.m.

Bears will start Theo Benedet at left tackle vs. Commanders on Monday – Chicago Sun-Times

Benedet, an undrafted rookie last season, made his starting debut at right tackle against the Raiders.

Chicago Bears ‘reset and refocus’ for 13-game stretch after bye – Chicago Tribune

Bye-week blessings? Chicago Bears players may dislike the early week off, but it comes with several advantages. Will it make a difference Monday night?

Bears mailbag: How can T.J. Edwards, Kyler Gordon help the run defense? – The Athletic

How will the Bears respond to their return to Washington? Can their run defense be fixed? The weekly mailbag and our game picks.

Montez Sweat facing former team among most favorable Bears matchups – SI

The former Commanders edge rusher and several other Bears look to have good advantages in personal battles within Monday’s Hail Mary rematch.

Each week proves the Bears were right to move on from Justin Fields – SI

There were a lot of Justin Fields fans in Chicago, but the Bears’ decision to trade the former first-round pick continues looking better by the week.

KNOW THINE ENEMY

Commanders rule out WRs Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown vs. Bears; Deebo Samuel questionable – Chicago Sun-Times

McLaurin and Samuel are the Commanders’ top wide receivers, and Brown caught the winning touchdown in the “Fail Mary” game last season.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

NFL Week 7 Odds: Bears are favored by 5.5 over Saints – Windy City Gridiron

The Bears haven’t played in Week 6 yet, but there are already some Week 7 odds available for the Saints game.

The Hunt for a “Missing” Sid Luckman Touchdown – Windy City Gridiron

When it looked like Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Sid Luckman was maybe missing a touchdown pass, @readjack got on the case!

Bears vs. Commanders: How to watch and listen, previews, odds, and more – Windy City Gridiron

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