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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
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**Roster Moves: Chicago Bears place Noah Sewell on IR – ChicagoBears.com **Activated the following player from Practice Squad/Injured Reserve, Restored to Practice Squad: TE Nikola Kalinic
Bears seeking to secure No. 2 seed, create momentum in finale – ChicagoBears.com “We’re constantly improving; that’s the goal at least,” Johnson said. “We want to continue to get better. We’ve got a lot of young players where each week you do see growth. We’re going to stay true to our process throughout this thing. This is the next one.”
**The Eagles have just gifted the NFC’s No. 2 seed to the Bears – Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears **Philadelphia’s decision to rest its players in its season finale might help Chicago clinch their spot in the playoffs.
**T.J. Edwards knows the city of Chicago wants Bears-Packers in playoffs – Bears Wire USA Today **Linebacker T.J. Edwards joined “670 The Score” on Tuesday and was told the possibilities of the Bears playing one of the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams or San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs. When asked to give his ranking of opponents, Edwards put his focus on the city of Chicago and Bears fans, saying he knows that they want to see the Packers to begin the playoffs.
POLISH SAUSAGE
**Packers claim ex-Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs off waivers – ESPN **A two-time Pro Bowler, Diggs was released a day earlier for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to skipping a team flight home from Dallas’ most recent game against the Commanders in Maryland.
KNOW THINE ENEMY
**Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff isn’t going anywhere – Pride of Detroit **Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell put a quick end to any speculation the team would move on from Jared Goff.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON
**Caleb Williams, Bears OL analysis: 0 Sacks allowed vs. 49ers, NFL Week 17 **The Bears allowed no sacks to the 49ers, so @wiltfongjr breaks down a Williams to Loveland fourth-down play.
**Data study: Ranking EDGE options for Bears to pursue in free agency **The Bears have one glaring weakness that should be addressed in the offseason and @jacobinfante24 breaks it down here.
**NFL “STEP Differential” Week 17 2025 **Tracking every NFL team’s health with the STEP [Sack + Turnover + Explosive Play] Differential
**Bears vs. Lions Injury Report: Odunze DNP, Burden Limited **The Bears’ first official injury report for Sunday’s game against the Lions is out. @ryandroste with the latest.
**Bears Over Beers: Looking to 2026, Detroit, NFL Playoffs **The latest episode of @bearsoverbeers talks the Chicago Bears upcoming game against the San Francisco 49ers and more!
**Bears Place Noah Sewell on Injured Reserve **The Bears make a couple roster moves today and @wiltfongjr has the latest.
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