Bears reporter, Senior Writer for @TheAthletic. On-air contributor for @670TheScore. Host @TakeTheNorthPod.
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This is *easily* my least favorite picture of all time. By a mile.
My dad was nervous but still so eager and confident to fight cancer. He was never given a fair shot and was gone 16 days later.
Today is the anniversary of that brutal farewell.
An early-November checkup on the "same-place finisher" games for the NFC North this season:
BEARS (1st place sked)
Beat Eagles
Beat Seahawks
vs. Jags, Wk 13
PACKERS (2nd place sked)
Beat Cowboys
at Rams, Wk 12
vs. Texans, Wk 17
VIKINGS (3rd place sked)
Beat Colts
at 49ers, Wk 11 (Mexico City)
vs. Commanders, Wk 16
LIONS (last place sked)
Beat Cardinals
vs. Titans, Wk 14
vs. Giants, Wk 16
WEEK 8 REVIEW
Unofficial Caleb Williams report card of his 36 called passing plays vs. Seahawks
🌟— 1 play (star power)
👍— 12 plays (very nice)
⭕️ — 19 plays
👎— 3 plays (substandard)
🤢— 1 play (gross)
(Includes 1 scramble)
One of my favorite plays of the night: third-down conversion on opening drive. Scramble drill. Caleb to Colston. Both dudes totally in sync on when and how to activate the second play. Gain of 15.
Ben with the sketch book ... Eager to learn a little more about the gadget direct snap to Swift, who flips to Caleb who absolutely pierces the bullseye with a rocket to Rome for 24.
One of those things you don't realize in real time. Caleb Williams' final recorded pass Monday night came with 11:00 to go. It was a second-and-long rip to Loveland to move the chains.
Bears finished from there with 11 runs (including two TDs) and a Victory kneel.
Have been on the beat for 14 seasons. Bears fans always travel well. But I cannot recall at any time this much gear and spirit wear in airports and on flights.
It’s now a regular intercom talking point for the flight crews.
The Bears got early dividends from the Jeffery Simmons’ deal Monday night. With the Super Bowl chase wide open, @JerryBrewer sees an opportunity for other contenders to get aggressive on the trade market.
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Presence.
It wears a No. 99 Bears jersey now.
Here’s what Jeffery Simmons’ impact looks like on the field and in the stat sheet.
Great stuff from @kfishbain
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“This is who we are.”
Bears 34, Seahawks 17
About last night …
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The Bears dominate in Seattle. Statement win.
34-17.
Drop your three-word reviews here ...
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10 plays, 69 yards, 6:19.
TD.
Another determined march to paydirt.
This whole performance tonight, man ...
Football team is legit.
Ben Johnson was adamant that his offense had to "be on our mess" against Seattle and wanted to keep the mistakes to a minimum. In the first half? Zero turnovers, zero sacks allowed, one false start.
Seattle came into the night allowing a league-best 233.9 yards per game. The Bears have 194 before halftime.
The Bears have Sam Darnold very jumpy right now. That third down was a very nervy sequence for Seattle's QB.