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**Ben Johnson: Bears are ‘playing to win,’ focused on clinching No. 2 seed against Lions in regular-season finale – 670 The Score **Bears head coach Ben Johnson made it clear that his team won’t hold back in any way against the Lions on Sunday in their regular-season finale.
**Ben Johnson says Bears are ‘playing to win’ against his former team – Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears **Bears coach defends his defense after San Francisco offense scored at will to end Chicago’s hopes for the top seed.
**Source: Bears rookie WR Luther Burden III has quad injury – ESPN **Burden suffered the injury on the final play of Chicago’s 42-38 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He attempted to walk off the field with trainers but eventually needed to be carted to the Bears’ locker room.
**Report: Luther Burden’s injury ‘not thought to be serious’ after last play in Bears-49ers – WGN **According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Burden suffered a quad injury and it’s “not thought to be serious.”
**Luther Burden III injury scare might not have been as bad as it seemed – Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears **The star rookie appears to have suffered a minor injury, which makes it more likely he can suit up in Week 18.
Jaquan Brisker got brutally honest about Bears defense vs. 49ers – Bears Wire USA Today “We let the offense down,” Brisker said, via Courtney Cronin. “I’m going to say it. We let the offense down, period. I feel like Caleb (Williams) and them, they gave us enough points to do what we had to do to win. The defense didn’t.”
**Bears DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson reacts to penalty that cost him INT – Bears Wire USA Today **Following the game on Sunday night, Gardner-Johnson wasted no time in sharing his thoughts and reaction to the penalty called on him, one that felt as if it was the biggest call of the game. Here’s Gardner-Johnson’s reaction to the penalty on X.
**Chicago music teacher receives Classroom Legends award by combining education, Bears fight song to energize students – ChicagoBears.com **A passionate, beloved music education and band teacher at A.N. Pritzker Elementary School in Wicker Park, Jenkins earned the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching last year, which led to her being invited to a Bears preseason game in August.
**Bears “Stock Down”: Defense can’t stop a nosebleed against the 49ers – Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears **On one hand, the Bears being able to keep pace with a 49ers in a 42-38 shootout is awesome. On the other hand…what in the world is going on that the Bears can’t win with 38 points?
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**Chargers QB Justin Herbert to sit out regular-season finale vs. Broncos – NFL.com **Backup Trey Lance is expected to start in Herbert’s place. “He’s got bruises that...
