Bear & Balanced: Bears not good enough in Green Bay

The Chicago Bears fell behind against the Green Bay Packers, but they kept chipping away until they eventually tied it up at 21. But Green Bay answered, and while the Bears managed to drive down to the red zone, they ultimately couldn’t find a way to earn a sixth come-from-behind win on the season. The Packers closed the door when Caleb Williams’ fourth-down pass was intercepted with 27 seconds left in the game.

Talking through a loss is never easy, and talking about a loss to the Packers is even harder… but the Bears are still in the midst of a good season.

They just weren’t good enough in Green Bay.

Check out JB and me on our latest show, embedded right here (or on YouTube), live at 6:00 p.m. CT as we do our best to keep it balanced.

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Here’s our usual bullet point outline of Bear & Balanced.

• Intro: We’ll both share some general thoughts about the game.
• Trench Tribute: This is our weekly pick for the best Bears lineman.
• Caught up in a numbers game: This segment features one number or statistic from the game that we found interesting.
• Sweet Tweets: We’re both active on social media — so be sure you’re all following us at @gridironborn & @wiltfongjr — and we highlight one Twitter interaction/Tweet each week. We’re both also on the Bluesky here and here.
• The Caleb Corner: We talk about quarterback Caleb Williams before we take our commercial break.
• The 3 Bears: You all know the story of the Three Bears, don’t you? In this porridge-themed portion of the show, we give our picks for the Bear that was hot, the Bear that was cold, and the Bear that was just right in the game against the Packers.

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