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Brad Biggs, Colleen Kane, Dan Wiederer
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Chicago Tribune
5h
The Chicago Bears are coming off a 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, dropping them to 5-2 and a half-game behind the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North. Can they rebound against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints? Our Week 8 predictions.
Chicago Bears
... oin our to talk about today’s game Sign up now to first Brad Biggs (5-2) The Bears have been playing the entire season without a major piece in the middle of t ...
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Dan Wiederer
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Chicago Tribune
6h
Matt Nagy won’t be handing his laminated play sheet to Bill Lazor, John DeFilippo or Dave Ragone anytime soon. That leaves the Bears to dial in on their quest to establish an offensive identity, a task that shouldn’t be taking nearly as long as it...
Chicago Bears
... 45-yard line to break free. He was never touched. Seventy yards. Touchdown, Bears. “When I turned upfield, I just didn’t see anybody,” Cohen said that afterno ...
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Colleen Kane
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Chicago Tribune
16h
David Montgomery has averaged 3.1 yards per carry in the last five games. But the Chicago Bears running back isn't deterred. “It’s this close,” he said. “You’ve just got to keep trusting it, keep going to work every day and understanding that it’s...
Chicago Bears
... unt of trust that we have in him.” It’s not likely to get any easier for the Bears this week as they face the New Orleans Saints, who have limited opponents to ...
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Phil Thompson, Colleen Kane
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Chicago Tribune
18h
Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy still has no plans to surrender play-calling duties, in part because he doesn't want negative thoughts in his head — or in the heads of anyone on the team, for that matter. Speaking of morale, other players have had to...
Chicago Bears
... rstand the questions. You know, I have faith in Ted Ginn.” In this case, the Bears will show how much faith they have in Ginn when they send out their punt ret ...
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Dan Wiederer, Brad Biggs
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Chicago Tribune
19h
After a miserable showing on offense by the Chicago Bears against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7, Dan Wiederer and Brad Biggs try to make sense of it all before the Week 8 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.
Chicago Bears
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Brad Biggs
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Chicago Tribune
29 Oct
After another woeful performance by the Chicago Bears offense, the questions in Brad Biggs' weekly mailbag continue to focus on that side of the ball — particularly how the team might be able to upgrade at quarterback, offensive line and even play...
Chicago Bears
... en solid. What are you seeing as the primary reasons for the drop-off in the Bears run game since Weeks 1 and 2? Is it simply the result of the quality of oppo ...
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Dan Wiederer
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
Any worry that’s still lingering over Brian Griese’s comments about Nick Foles and Matt Nagy from Monday night is now little more than side drama for the Bears to squelch and maneuver around. They have much bigger issues to get a handle on.
Chicago Bears
... . That’s never great. But people do make mistakes and there is forgiveness.” Bears quarterback Nick Foles gets a fist bump after a 20-19 win over the Buccaneer ...
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Colleen Kane
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
As the Chicago Bears try to bounce back from their loss the Los Angeles Rams, they are dealing with injuries to two key offensive players in Allen Robinson and Cody Whitehair.
Chicago Bears
... uations, not to mention at times going against Aaron Donald.” Latest Chicago Bears 2h 6:30 AM 6:00 AM Oct 27, 2020 Oct 27, 2020 Whitehair’s injury comes amid o ...
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Phil Thompson
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
Whoever you decide to start on your fantasy football team in Week 8 — and Phil Thompson recommends Baker Mayfield and Travis Fulgham, among others — give them extra motivation with a clever nickname. Like Chase "Mapletron" Claypool or...
Chicago Bears
... ” Also consider: Lions WR Marvin Jones vs. Colts Saints WR Tre’Quan Smith at Bears Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith pulls in a pass against Packers cornerba ...
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Dan Wiederer
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
"We've got to get stuff figured out." "I thought it was a good week of practice." "This is a process for us to work through. And it’s not just one person." The pull-the-string postgame sentiments from Matt Nagy on...
Chicago Bears
... rdarrelle Patterson in the backfield. But the communication on what play the Bears were running was muddled. It’s hard to know who was at fault in that setup. ...
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Brad Biggs
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
Three observations from rewatching the Bears-Rams telecast, beginning with how the Rams defense was able to dominate the Bears up front.
Chicago Bears
... e Bears slide the protection to the right, giving them center Cody Whitehair, Ifedi ...
by:
Brad Biggs
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Chicago Tribune
28 Oct
Ted Ginn Jr.’s job status as the Chicago Bears punt returner is in jeopardy now that the team signed veteran wide receiver Dwayne Harris to the practice squad Tuesday after a tryout at Halas Hall.
Chicago Bears
... he’s one of the best in the league at returning punts — that’s a big blow,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said Tuesday afternoon. “But at the same time, you have a gu ...
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Colleen Kane
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Chicago Tribune
27 Oct
The short answer to whether Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy might hand over play-calling duties is not yet.
Chicago Bears
... against the Detroit Lions. It won’t calm those who don’t understand why the Bears couldn’t come up with a running game plan that would net them more than 49 y ...
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Phil Rosenthal
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Chicago Tribune
27 Oct
Carried on both ABC-7 and ESPN, the Chicago Bears' 24-10 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams on "Monday Night Football" averaged a combined 27.9 household TV rating in the Chicago area.
Chicago Bears
... , or more than 968,000 households, a decline of nearly 35,000 homes from the Bears’ Week 6 victory over the Carolina Panthers. That averaged a season-high 28.9 ...
