As the Chicago Bears prepare for the seventh game of the season against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, both teams have released their first official injury report for week eight.

Five Bears were listed as DNP (did not practice): RB Roschon Johnson (back), TE Cole Kmet (back), WR DJ Moore (hip), DB Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder), and RB D’Andre Swift (groin).

Johnson and Swift were surprising names to pop up. Johnson has mostly been getting game action as part of special teams, and Swift is coming off two of the best games of his Bears tenure. Meanwhile, Kmet, Stevenson, and Moore...

All-time great Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman’s latest bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has officially begun.

Tillman has advanced to the list of 52 modern-era candidates for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, his fourth nomination since he became eligible in 2021. He, along with the rest of the candidates, made it past a preliminary list of 128 former players to be considered for induction next year.

The 6-2, 210-pound cornerback out of Louisiana is one of the most interesting Hall of Fame cases in the current crop. Tillman, who spent 12 of his 13...

Let’s get a few things out of the way first:

• The Ravens are better than 1-5
  • Their losses have come against playoff contenders (Bills, Lions, Chiefs, Texans, and Rams)
  • They have been without their All-Pro QB Lamar Jackson for two of those games.
• We do not know if Jackson will be suiting up on Sunday, but the Ravens appear to be getting Roquan Smith back after he missed their most recent game against the Rams on 10/12.

While I am sure that it is at the center of Ben Johnson’s mantra this week, the Bears cannot...

That’s four wins in a row for our Chicago Bears, and four wins in games that had moments where previous Bears teams would have likely crumbled. Let’s examine all the times past teams would have found a way to Bear it up.

Week 3: Chicago was up 14 to 3 after the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys, but Dallas quickly tied it up midway through the second with a field goal, a touchdown, and a two-point conversion. The Cowboys had the momentum, and there was a groan from Soldier Field with a collective ‘here we go again.’

But the...

Last year, I started tracking a stat every week that was inspired by Brian Billick’s “Toxic Differential” statistic that combined explosive play and turnover differential into a single number. My version added sacks to the mix and doubled the value of turnovers. I called the statistic “Toxic Differential Plus” as an homage to Billick’s original idea.

In an effort to make the name a little more intuitive, I’m rebranding Toxic Differential Plus to STEP Differential. STEP stands for Sack + Turnover(x2) + Explosive Play Differential. As I have said many times, there are no perfect statistics, so please don’t mistake...

Your Chicago Bears are on a four-game win streak for the first time since 2018, when Matt Nagy’s team pulled it off twice on their way to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. This time, the Bears took care of business against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon, delivering a fairly convincing 26-14 win. Chicago racked up more than 200 rushing yards, forced four turnovers from Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler, and sacked him four times.

While the passing attack has cooled off over the last two weeks, the defense, ground game, and special teams have stepped up...

The Chicago Bears’ winning streak is up to four games now, and winning always makes for some fun conversation. Check out Even McLean and Ross Read on their latest show for their breakdown of the win against the New Orleans Saints, a discussion on Caleb Williams’ performance, and also what to expect against the Ravens. Plus, the fellas highlight some of the action from around week 7 in the NFL, talk about the upcoming World Series, and with Halloween right around the corner, Ross gives his top five horror movies!

If you like a little pop culture sprinkled into your...

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