Chicago Tribune Column: The Bears are reviving Chicago's worst nightmareChicago Tribune - Dan WiedererOver the last three weeks, the Bears season has veered off course, a once exhilarating joyride crashing through the guard rail and apparently headed for the cliff’s edge. Suddenly, as Matt Nagy’s team
Chicago Tribune Fantasy football Week 8 lineups: Who should start? Who should sit?Chicago Tribune - By Phil Thompson Week 8 is a critical week for playoff contention. Fortunately, some of the best players have optimal matchups.
Chicago Tribune 3 things we heard from the Bears on Tuesday, including a players-only meeting and Khalil Mack’s vocal leadershipChicago Tribune - By Colleen Kane and Rich CampbellBears players returned to Halas Hall on Tuesday to review film of their 36-25 loss to the Saints and begin looking ahead to the Chargers. Here are three things we learned when they spoke to the media.
Chicago Tribune Column: Tom Brady to the Bears? An impossible dream or just what downbeat Chicago fans need?Chicago Tribune - By Phil RosenthalNow there’s a fantasy to brighten the day of every Bears fan increasingly frustrated with Mitch Trubisky and a go-nowhere offense that’s wearing out the Bears’ vaunted defense as well as everyone’s patience
Chicago Tribune5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ meltdown against the Saints, including Mitch Trubisky’s short-circuited instinctsChicago Tribune - By Rich CampbellThe Bears’ 36-25 loss to the Saints at home Sunday highlighted the chasm between a true NFC contender and a team whose preseason championship aspirations appear to be unfounded hype. Here are five observations
Chicago Tribune NFL power rankings for Week 8: Bears take another dip after a brutal loss while the Packers climb to No. 4Chicago Tribune - Brad BiggsNew England continued to dominate lowly competition by going to New York and crushing the Jets 33-0 on Monday night. It will be interesting to see if Bill Belichick makes a move or two to fortify his in
Chicago Tribune Bears add defensive line depth in the absence of Akiem Hicks, who’s ‘very optimistic’ he’ll return this seasonChicago Tribune - Colleen KaneThe Bears added defensive line depth Monday when they agreed to terms with veteran Brent Urban, he and his agency tweeted. Urban, 28, was a 2014 Ravens fourth-round draft pick, and he spent five seasons
Chicago Tribune Matt Nagy must make sure the Bears don’t unravel amid mounting frustrationChicago Tribune - By Colleen KaneMatt Nagy doesn’t ask the Bears to bury their frustration. That would be a pointless exercise at this stage of a 3-3 season. After the worst loss of the Nagy era Sunday against the Saints, the frustration
Chicago Tribune Chicago Bears facing worst-case scenario with Mitch TrubiskyChicago Tribune - Dan WiedererIt was just past 7:30 Sunday night when Mitch Trubisky trudged into his postgame news conference at Soldier Field. His expression was blank and his tone appropriately glum. A 36-25 home loss to the undermanned
Chicago Tribune NFL fantasy football: 10 players to pick up on the waiver wire in Week 8Chicago Tribune - By Phil Thompson Here are 10 NFL players for whom fantasy football managers should consider making a waiver claim this week.
Chicago Tribune Bears coach Matt Nagy on the offense’s struggles: ‘I know we need to run the ball more. I’m not an idiot.’Chicago Tribune - Colleen KaneBears coach Matt Nagy met with the media Monday afternoon after reviewing the film of Sunday’s 36-25 loss to the Saints. The number one thing that I came away with was footwork. I thought footwork was
Chicago Tribune Bears fans tuned out early during the loss to the Saints, with local viewership peaking during the team’s onlyChicago Tribune - Phil RosenthalThe Bears’ 36-25 loss to New Orleans on Fox-32 averaged a 26.0 household rating in the Chicago market Sunday. That represents 26% of the TV market, or more than 846,600 homes, but Bears fans appeared tune
Chicago Tribune Brad Biggs: 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears' 36-25 lossChicago Tribune - Brad Biggs10 thoughts after the Bears were dominated by the Saints 36-25 on Sunday at Soldier Field, a game that was much more lopsided than the final score indicates. Want 10 thoughts delivered to your inbox? up
Chicago Tribune Is the Bears offense beyond repair? Diving into a meltdown against the Saints on the Bear Download podcastChicago Tribune - Rich CampbellListen below or subscribe and listen on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play That awful sound you hear is the Bears’ season going off the rails with a 36-25 home loss to the Saints that wasn’t as
Chicago Tribune Recap: Bears offense sputters in a 36-25 loss to the undermanned Saints, the worst in the Matt Nagy eraChicago Tribune - Colleen KaneBears quarterback Mitch Trubisky returned Sunday at Soldier Field, and so did the booing Bears fans. After spending their bye week trying to fix the issues that plagued them over their first five games,
Chicago Tribune Chicago Bears' Cordarrelle Patterson returns kickoff for TDChicago Tribune - Colleen KaneOn a day when not much else went right, Cordarrelle Patterson provided one moment for the Bears to enjoy in their 36-25 loss to the Saints. Patterson’s 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the kickoff
Chicago Tribune Bears Week 7 winners and losers: Fox’s SkyCam captures Cordarrelle Patterson’s touchdown in spectacular fashioChicago Tribune - Phil RosenthalCordarrelle Patterson’s 102-yard kickoff return touchdown against the visiting Saints was spectacular in and of itself, the home-team highlight of a perfectly dreadful 36-25 Bears loss. Normally SkyCam’s
Chicago Tribune Chicago Bears' Tarik Cohen mocked for his height by SaintsChicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune staffThe Bears didn’t have much fun during their 36-25 loss to the Saints on Sunday at Soldier Field, and late in the game a few Saints, including coach Sean Payton, gave diminutive Bears running back Tarik
Chicago Tribune Column: The Bears’ broken offense has derailed the season and Matt Nagy and Mitch Trubisky have no answersChicago Tribune - Rich CampbellThe head coach and quarterback trudged to the lectern Sunday night, one after the other, because it was their obligation and because this monstrosity needed some explaining. And as Matt Nagy and Mitch
Chicago Tribune Chicago Bears fair game for every criticism after brutal lossChicago Tribune - Dan WiedererBetween the third and fourth quarters Sunday evening at Soldier Field, the Bears’ Monster Squad came racing out to deafening techno beats, an in-stadium hype crew pumping its fists, jumping around like
Chicago Tribune The Bears defense breaks under a heavy load: ‘I feel like we’re losing our identity’Chicago Tribune - By Colleen KaneThe cracks began to show during back-to-back plays on the first drive of the second half Sunday at Soldier Field. The Bears defense had held their opponent to 12 points and 170 yards in the first half,
Chicago Tribune Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints: 3-word reviewsChicago Tribune - Rich Campbell A sampling of readers’ best three-word reviews from Twitter in the wake of the Chicago Bears’ 36-25 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 7.
Chicago Tribune New Orleans Saints 36, Chicago Bears 25: 3 keys revisitedChicago Tribune - Dan WiedererAny hopes that the Bears would find answers during their week off and return to action Sunday sharp and energized turned out to be totally misguided. With a thoroughly sloppy performance in front of an
Chicago Tribune Cordarrelle Patterson: 7 things to know about the Bears wide receiver and kick returnerChicago Tribune - By Chris BoghossianCordarrelle Patterson got the Bears on the board Sunday with a 102-yard kickoff return against the Saints. It narrowed the Bears’ deficit to 9-7. Here are seven things to know about the Bears receiver/running
Chicago Tribune Aaron Rodgers throws 5 TDs passes in the Packers’ 42-24 win over the RaidersChicago Tribune - Keith JenkinsAaron Rodgers had his best game by far under new Packers coach Matt LaFleur, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns and running for another as Green Bay beat the Oakland Raiders 42-24 on Sunday. Rodgers
Chicago Tribune Will the Bears beat the Saints at home (3:25 p.m., FOX)? Our writers make their Week 7 picks.Chicago Tribune - Brad BiggsThe Bears (3-2) have had two weeks to stew over their upset loss to the Raiders in London. They return to action Sunday at Soldier Field with quarterback Mitch Trubisky expected to start. But they'll one
Chicago TribuneJeff Joniak’s path to become the Bears radio announcer was, well, ridiculous. Now in his 19th season, he abandoned his originalChicago Tribune - By Phil RosenthalIf Jeff Joniak had been any good at advanced mathematics, he wouldn’t be where he is today. It’s not just that he would have been cowed by calculating the astronomical odds against landing the Bears radio
Chicago Tribune New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears: 3 major storylinesChicago Tribune - Dan WiedererThe Bears can bury the frustration of an overseas loss to the Raiders by taking care of business Sunday in a home game against the Saints they are favored to win. For players, coaches and fans, the psychological
