en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Chicago Bears News https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/news Ruthie Polinsky, David Haugh and Clay Harbor look ahead to next season and if the Chicago Bears are primed to make a big leap for 2026. They take a look at t... Wed, 13 May 2026 15:58:15 GMT Chicago Sports Network https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606973 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606973 false false The Trenches Are Solidified! ESPN's Mike Clay Raves About the Bears' Offensive Line!The national media is finally waking up to what Ryan Poles and Ben Johnso... Wed, 13 May 2026 15:49:34 GMT Just Another Year Chicago: Bears https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606876 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606876 false false There wasn’t anything Walter Payton couldn’t do while on a football field. He was the best running back ever, having retired as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, a feat he mostly accomplished without a single other offensive Pro Bowl player on the field with him for his first ten years in the league. All 11 […] Wed, 13 May 2026 15:40:19 GMT Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606755 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606755 false false Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:58 GMT The REKAP ® https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606453 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606453 false false Luther Burden led the NFL in separation and mirrored Amon-Ra St. Brown’s elite efficiency metrics. Here is why a healthy Year 2 will change the Bears' offense. Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:41 GMT Gene Chamberlain https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606446 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606446 false false One of Chicago Bears rookie tight end Sam Roush's old college coaches gave a story that will show the fan base in the Windy City that he's the real deal. Wed, 13 May 2026 15:02:59 GMT Anthony Miller https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606288 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606288 false false Here's a look at the Chicago Bears' all-time record against each of their 2026 opponents. Wed, 13 May 2026 14:59:10 GMT Alyssa Barbieri https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606244 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606244 false false With the Chicago Bears moving from the NFL draft to integrating the rookie class into the NFL, it is a good time to go through the expectations for the entire r Wed, 13 May 2026 14:48:52 GMT Parker Hurley https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606143 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606143 false false Every team in the NFL will travel at least 12,000 miles this season except the Panthers and Bears who will travel the fewest miles Wed, 13 May 2026 14:45:43 GMT Glenn Erby https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606093 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606093 false false Dillon Thieneman was a draft no-brainer, but is Dennis Allen asking too much of the rookie? Here is why the Bears' baptism by fire plan could backfire in Week 1 Wed, 13 May 2026 14:39:12 GMT Mike Moraitis https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606009 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606009 false false Jaquan Brisker was a fan favorite, but his 50.9 coverage grade left a void. Can Dillon Thieneman’s elite 91.0 PFF metrics provide the upgrade the Bears need? Wed, 13 May 2026 14:39:08 GMT Mike Moraitis https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606007 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56606007 false false Day 114 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I like to take some time on Wednesday mornings to go through the grocery fliers online to see what’s on sale this week, which is when I noticed my preferred coffee brand will be available at a discount price. This is fortuitous timing because I’m just about out and was ready to dip into my emergency stash. Phew. HEADS UP! Chicago Bears at 7:30 p.m. CT on Thursday. Season-ticket holders and fans on the team’s season-ticket priority list can get presale access in a Thursday window from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. CT via Ticketmaster. I hope you get whatever game tickets your heart desires. And I hope you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to do so. The NFL’s slate of international games for 2026 is OUT. This is what it looks like: All NINE international games in 2026 🌎🌍🌏 NFL Schedule Release — Thursday 8pm ET on ESPN/NFLN — NFL (@NFL) A random fun fact is that the following Bears opponents *WILL* be playing overseas at some point in 2026: Eagles, Jaguars, Saints, Falcons, Patriots, Lions, and Vikings. OK, so the Bears avoid an international trip. That feels like good news in the grand scheme of things. Not only do they side-step a schedule quirk that some teams struggle to navigate, but it also means that their trip to Seattle to face the Seahawks will be the team’s longest flight of the year. If the league puts Bears-Seahawks in Week 1, Chicago’s football team get its longest trip of the year out of the way from the get-go *AND* will get extra rest to recover. Wouldn’t that be a nice break? THE BN BEARS PODCAST: | | With that being said, I feel as if the Bears dodging the international bullet means that we could see a heavy dosage of them in primetime windows with wonky schedules stateside. The 2026 NFL schedule includes games on Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and a batch of late-in-the-year Saturday island windows on FOX, NBC, and CBS. All in all, we could see our favorite team playing games on a Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The biggest winner in the international schedule release is the Atlanta Falcons. Sure, they lose a home game to the Cincinnati Bengals to play in Madrid. However, that means they won’t be going across the pond to play a virtual road game based on the opponent they drew. With all due respect to the Cincinnati Bengals and their fans, the alternatives for this game were the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs — two teams with rabid fanbases with a global reach and travel as well (if not better) than almost every other team in the league. I suppose the bad news for the Falcons here is that their home games against the Chiefs and Bears are at risk of being taken over by the road team’s fans. But at least that stadium and the city will reap the benefits. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images) While having drinks with friends on Tuesday night, one of my friends opined that the league might want to put Bears-Packers in that FOX prime afternoon viewing window in Week 1 now that MNF and SNF games were already filled. That would make sense in my mind. FOX did amazing ratings numbers in its two Bears-Packers games last year. And quarterback Caleb Williams played his best ball with Tom Brady in the booth. Caleb Williams’ numbers last year in games called by FOX’s No.1 broadcast team: 73/129, 927 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT. That comes out to a 96.6 passer rating, 6.2 TD%, 0.8 INT%, and a nifty 7.2 yards per attempt average. It would be nice to get that completion rate (56.6%) up in 2026. But we can cross that bridge when we get to it. Besides, the 3-1 record in those games is what matters most. If you were wondering about what would happen to Soldier Field when the Bears leave, Mary Ann Ahern at NBC Chicago. And while the story is framed on the site as an exclusive, this is since February. FOLLOW BN BEARS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: | | I’m so glad the Chicago Bulls landed the No. 4 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft because it gives the basketball-loving parts of my brain something to think about. Joshua Miranda looks at and explains why it should make Bulls fans VERY happy. Over at BN Blackhawks, Tab Bamford wonders if the Blackhawks could (should?) on Matvei Michkov. The Chicago Cubs lost their third straight game, but Alex Bregman and Pete Crow-Armstrong made . Isn’t this team due for another 10-game winning streak? More Bears From Bleacher Nation: | Subscribe to the Wed, 13 May 2026 14:27:25 GMT Luis C. Medina https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605864 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605864 false false When the panel on ESPN's Get Up was discussing the Chicago Bears' chances of winning the division, one analyst took a wild indirect shot at Caleb Williams. Wed, 13 May 2026 14:25:51 GMT Anthony Miller https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605851 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605851 false false The San Francisco 49ers will bookend the NFL ‘s largest-ever international slate, playing the 2026 season opener in Melbourne against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams and facing the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 in Mexico City. Wed, 13 May 2026 14:14:21 GMT Dave Campbell https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605716 https://sportspyder.com/nfl/chicago-bears/articles/56605716 false false