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Chicago Bears vs New York Giants Preview

The Chicago Bears close out their 2021 home season at Soldier Field against the New York Giants.

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants Preview Today the Chicago Bears (5-10) play their final home game of the 2021 season at Soldier Field against the New York Giants (4-11). Neither team has anything to play for anymore other than personal pride and not quitting on their team and the fans. This game represents one of the easiest games, on paper, of the season for the Bears. It will be the last…

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Gary "The Gut" Goombah : Super Bowl LVI (56)

Super Bowl LVI caps off an incredible year of gambling for Gary "The Gut" Goombah. Who will he pick for the big game on Sunday?

Gary “The Gut” Goombah : Super Bowl LVI (56) The 2021 football season finally concludes on Sunday with the annual big game. Who will win the Championship of Pro Football? Way back in August we wrote our NFL Season Preview and predicted the Los Angeles Rams would be this year’s Super Bowl Champions. We see no need to change our selection now, especially because in our pre-Playoffs selection, we…

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Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers Preview

The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have been playing for 100 years now. What will happen tonight? Probably what's been happening for the last three decades.

Chicago Bears (4-8) at Green Bay Packers (9-3) Everyone knows about the historic Bears/Packers rivalry. It’s been going on for 100 years now. The first game ever in the series was on Sunday, November 27, 1921 between the then Chicago Staleys and the Green Bay Packers at Cubs Park in Chicago. The Staleys won 20-0. Since then it’s been a long, strange trip around the sun one hundred times. If you…

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Chicago Bears/Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Preview

Chicago Bears/Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Preview

Chicago Bears/Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Preview Oh my gourd! The Chicago Bears (3-7) are forced to play this meaningless game on Thanksgiving Day against the beyond-hapless Detroit Lions (0-9-1). Why? Tradition. Maybe we can push for a new tradition. Make the Lions forfeit every Thanksgiving Day. Or better yet, force them to give up their annual “right” of hosting the Thanksgiving morning…

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Chicago Bears Week 2 Recap / Week 3 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 2 Recap / Week 3 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 2 Recap Bears handle the Bengals 20-17 This Bears team is so mediocre. On Sunday at Soldier Field, Chicago looked really good… at times. Then they looked really bad… at times. The surprising thing was the offense drove right down the field on the opening possession. Under Andy Dalton, the team scored a touchdown on their first possession which is a rare thing for Matt Nagy’s…

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Chicago Bears Week 6 Recap / Week 7 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 6 Recap / Week 7 Preview

Chicago Bears/Las Vegas Raiders Recap Call me surprised. Call me shocked, even. The Chicago Bears (3-2) went out West and beat the Las Vegas Raiders (3-2) by a score of 20-9 to move over .500 for the 2021 season. Last week we predicted the Bears would lose this game to a better team. We thought the Raiders were pretty good and wouldn’t be affected by a short week of practice as well as the Jon…

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The Bears are Suddenly On A Roll

The Bears are Suddenly On A Roll

Bears/Vikings Recap Chicago faced a must-win game at Minnesota last Sunday and came through with a big victory over the Vikings 33-27. Suddenly the Bears have won two in a row to even their record at 7-7 and get themselves back into the NFC Playoff picture. If the Bears can win their last two games and overtake Arizona who is 8-6 (UPDATE: The Cardinals lost on Saturday to the 49ers to fall to…

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Chicago Bears Season Finale Preview at Minnesota

The Chicago Bears finish up the regular season at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Dutch Lion hands out his Player of the Year and Top Ten Bears of the Season Awards.

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Season Finale Preview We’ve finally advanced to the bitter end of the 2021 NFL regular season. The Chicago Bears (6-10) travel up north to face the Vikings (7-9) in Minneapolis. Normally by now we’re done with the regular season but the NFL increased the amount of games from 16 to 17 this year. So now we’re still playing meaningless regular season games in…

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Chicago Bears/Arizona Cardinals Preview

Chicago Bears/Arizona Cardinals Preview

Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears Preview Last we saw the Chicago Bears (4-7) was on Thanksgiving Day as they beat the Detroit Lions (0-10-1) in Detroit. Last we saw the Arizona Cardinals (9-2) was on the previous Sunday as they won at Seattle 23-13. Then Arizona rested during their bye week while the Bears had the “mini-bye”. So now they resume the rest of the 2021 season. The teams are…

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Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers Preview

The Chicago Bears are reeling under COVID-positive HC Matt Nagy. Can they beat the struggling San Francisco 49ers?

Chicago Bears (3-4) vs San Francisco 49ers (2-4) Preview As you know from my previous column, I’m not a big believer in the Bears right now. Head Coach Matt Nagy is awful. He deserves to be fired. He deserved it a long time ago. #FireNagy. Having said that, he’s OUT this week…. because of a positive COVID test. So will Chicago do better with an interim head coach on Sunday? We won’t go so far…

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Chicago Bears Week 7 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 7 Preview

Chicago Bears (3-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) Last week’s Chicago Bears loss to Green Bay isn’t worth writing about so it’s on to Tampa Bay. As Bill Belichick would say, “It’s on to Cincinnati. We’re on to Cincinnati. Cincinnati. Cincinnati.” For Head Coach Matt Nagy, it should be “We’re on to Tampa. Tampa. Tampa. Tampa. No more questions. Tampa” Troy Aikman’s AER Chicago Bears (3-3) :…

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Chicago Bears Week 4 Recap / Week 5 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 4 Recap / Week 5 Preview

Chicago Bears/Detroit Lions Recap The mediocre Chicago Bears (2-2) were able to beat the miserable Detroit Lions (0-4) on Sunday at Soldier Field by a score of 24-14. Good thing for HC Matt Nagy, GM Ryan Pace, and the Bears front office because if they had lost to the most miserable team in the NFL they might have had a tough decision on their hands. When one analyzes the Bears schedule each…

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Chicago Bears Week 2 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 2 Preview

Chicago Bears Week 2 Preview Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) at Chicago Bears (0-1) The Chicago Bears host their first game of the 2021 NFL season at Soldier Field versus the Cincinnati Bengals. After a miserable opening night loss in Los Angeles to the Rams by a score of 34-14, we’re expecting much better results this Sunday at noon. Can the Bears beat the Bengals? Will they at least provide more…

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Bears Will Stomp on the Giants

Bears Will Stomp on the Giants

Bears Will Stomp on the Giants

In 1934, the undefeated Chicago Bears (13-0) traveled to New York City to face the New York Giants (8-5) for the 2nd annual NFL Championship Game. On December 9, the teams squared off in the Polo Grounds (one of the author’s all-time favorite stadiums) the day after a wicked freezing rain storm ruined the pristine (I’m sure) Polo Grounds field.

After leading 10-3 at…