Bears vs Vikings Double Header: Bear & Balanced and The Mac & Read Show

The NFL’s week one is over, and the Chicago Bears capped it off like so many other games we’ve experienced these last several decades.

A steaming pile of disappointment.

It’s one game, so we’ll try to stay as level-headed as possible, but damn… It’s hard out there for a Bears content creator.

Check out JB and Lester on their latest Bear & Balanced right here at 6:00 p.m. CT.

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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 lineman of the game.
• 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.
• The Caleb Corner: We usually talk about quarterback Caleb Williams before we take our commercial break, but with no Caleb this week, we’ll probably take this in a different direction.
• 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 Vikes.

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!

With the game on Monday night this week, that means our usual video/podcast schedule will be a little altered, and that means we will be infringing on the normal time slot of The Mac and Read Show.

Evan McLean and Ross Read agreed to push their start time to 7:00 p.m. CT tonight, so we agreed to be off the air before that time, which means you guys get a double header.

Keep the conversation going with Mac & Read right here on their video, live at 7:00 p.m. CT.

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