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[**Why the red zone has become ‘Achilles’ heel’ for Bears — and...

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season kicks off tonight, and this will be your open thread to talk about the entire week’s schedule. Suddenly, the NFC is the more competitive conference, with only four teams below .500, compared to eight in the AFC.

For the TV broadcast maps to determine if the game is on in your local market, check out 506sports.com. Here’s the full slate of games this week (all times Central).

Thursday Night Football
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime

Sunday Noon Kickoffs
Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers, FOX
Chicago Bears at Baltimore...

On his brand new Bear Bones podcast, Dr. Mason West previews all the latest about the upcoming Chicago Bears vs the Baltimore Ravens game.

Just like last week, the Bears have a lengthy injury list, but the Ravens could also be without former MVP Lamar Jackson. Mason goes over all the pros and cons of the players fighting through their injuries. He’ll also touch on some specific matchups he feels are key for this Sunday’s game, plus he and his guest host (it’s a surprise again) will go over a few league-wide topics for Week 8.

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The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped!

The Chicago Bears have won four straight games as they prepare to go for five in a row on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.

To talk about where the Bears are at right now, we sat down with 670 The Score’s (and Big Ten Network’s) Anthony Herron.

We had a really in-depth discussion on the defense, discussing Dennis Allen, the players’ understanding of their roles in the defense, the improvement of Montez Sweat, and the turnovers the team is forcing. We also talked about the success of the Bears’ running game, Ben Johnson,...

As Halloween nears, it’s time for good and bad teams to really separate themselves. By Nov. 1, teams should know whether they need to compete for playoff berths or try to build wins for next season.

The Bears find themselves in the mix at 4-2 but it’s not the most impressive 4-2 record, considering they had to skirt by the lowly Raiders and a regressing Commanders team with one-point wins.

The Baltimore Ravens, on the other hand, are sitting at a dismal 1-5 after coming into the season as Super Bowl odds leaders. But with a talented roster and a...

Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Bears running back D’Andre Swift, who has blown up in Ben Johnson’s run concepts over Chicago’s last two games. Johnson may have a new Sonic and Knuckles in Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai.

Obviously, when the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson to be their new head coach, the main reason was Johnson’s radical success with Jared Goff in Detroit when Johnson was the Detroit Lions’...

Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Bears running back D’Andre Swift, who has blown up in Ben Johnson’s run concepts over Chicago’s last two games. Johnson may have a new Sonic and Hedgehog in Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai.

Obviously, when the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson to be their new head coach, the main reason was Johnson’s radical success with Jared Goff in Detroit when Johnson was the Detroit Lions’...

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[**QB Caleb Williams is the missing piece as Bears’ running game, defense...

Before getting into this week’s Sackwatch, an update to my breakdown from last week. After some well-thought-out comments in the comment section, and realizing I haven’t had many sacks that I’ve broken down where taking a sack was the right play, I’m changing the two sacks I put on Caleb Williams to Sacks Happen. It felt wrong to give him “blame” for making the smart play in those situations, so moving those two to the catch-all category when there is no Chicago Bears’ player to blame made sense.

This week, there was only one sack allowed, but it easily could...

Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they get you ready for week eight of the 2025 Chicago Bears season!

Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as the guys wrap up discussion on the Bears/Saints game before looking ahead to this Sunday’s big game against the Baltimore Ravens. Will Lamar Jackson play? What about Roquan Smith?

Some specific topics that will be covered on the show:

• Bears vs. Saints and Ryan’s game day experience
• Bears vs. Ravens preview
• Roquan’s...

On Tuesday, Marc Silverman, aka “Silvy,” had a discussion on his show on ESPN Radio about whether the Chicago Bears roster from the last 10 years would win the Super Bowl.

So Silvy got me wondering, what would the 53-man roster be over the last 10 years? We took a look at the roster over the last 10 years (starting in the 2016 season). We wanted to make sure we didn’t forget about special teams, so that was included in these decisions.

This is the Bears’ best team over the last 10 years, and yes, especially due to depth, this...

Hello Chicago Bears fans! This is a special edition of the GBB column, as I relate not only the good, the better, and the best of the game against the New Orleans Saints, but I also tell you what it was like to be there, in person, for the first-time home game, in Chicago, at Soldier Field, for my son as a Bears fan. Let’s get into it, shall we?

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The Bears Rushing Attack

After the game in Washington, many skeptics may have wondered if the Bears rushing attack in that game, was an outlier. Afterall, the Bears...