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Week 9 Official Game Thread - TB @ CHI, Nov 8th, 720PM CST, NBC/Peacock, CHI -6, 46.5 O/U
Wild to see his games played history. Once he got hurt the first time, he never seemed to be able to stay healthy again. 2022 - Started 17 games 2023 - Missed 6 games (Neck) 2024 - Missed 5 games (Knee) 2025 - Missed 11 games (Ankle) 2026 - Missed 5 games (Knee) 27 games missed in the last 3.5 years, basically half the games.
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D'Andre Swift ...
I agree, run it down their throats until they stop you.
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D'Andre Swift ...
Leads the NFL in Rushing TDs (10) and is tied for the NFL lead in total TDs (10). He also has more TDs than the entire Chargers team (9) this season.
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Week 8 Official Game Thread - CHI @ SEA, Nov 2nd, 7:15PM CDT, MNF, ESPN, CHI +3, O/U 46.5
Speechless in Seattle?
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Trade Rumors
Huntley now out of the season as well in Baltimore. Bagent to BAL seems more likely by the day (if the price is right).
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Caleb Williams - Winning QB
With the win in SEA, he is now officially a winning QB, at 20-19 for his career. He is already 9th in Bears history for Passing Yards and should pass Ed Brown, Billy Wade, Erik Kramer, and Mitch Trubisky by the end of the year to move into 5th all-time (in Year 3 lol). He even has a chance to pass Jim McMahon for 4th. He has the lowest INT% of any QB in NFL history for the number of games he has played. Every game played, he sets the new record for that amount of game and pass attempts. Pretty wild. The Year 3 leap is here. He already has 2x 300-yd games (had only 1 last year), 3 games over 70% Comp%, his best game last year was 67.9%. He has never thrown more than 1 INT in a regular season game under Johnson, and his last 2 INT game was the 3rd game of his rookie season. He has thrown a TD in 11 straight games (that he has finished) dating back to last year. From watching the MNF game and even the NE game, Caleb has total command of this offense. This feels sustainable, and with the addition of Simmons, the defense should be more consistent.
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Year 2 QB QBR Tracker
We went from trailing in every game and needing magic to win, to leading in 88% of game time and closing games out.
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Schedule Release
A win against TB and they go 7-2 into the bye.
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Blue Chips...
Jackson is playing at an All-Pro level at RG as well. I would count him as 8 on offense. Simmons, Gordon, Thieneman are probably the only 3 on defense. Sweat, Muhammad, and Monangai are the fringe guys for me. I think Sweat elevates now that Simmons is here. Bryant hasn't played, so hard to count him yet.
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Tankathon vs Playoff Odds
Now at 6-2 with TB, the bye, and NO in the next 3 weeks. They have a great shot at being 8-2 heading to DET for Thanksgiving.
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Trade Rumors
CB is a greater need for sure. Steveson has allowed 5 TDs this season and QBs basically have a perfect passer rating against him. Johnson hasn't allowed a TD but has been horrible in coverage, a penalty machine, and an unwilling tackler. Also, CJ Gardner-Johnson was released by BUF.
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Year 2 QB QBR Tracker
Caleb is now 5th in QB Rating (104.6), 2nd in Comp% (70.9%), 4th in CPOE (+4.7%), 3rd in EPA/DB (+0.22), and 2nd in QBR (77.0). No matter the metric used, he is a legit top 5 QB. A fun fact, the Bears have no trailed since Caleb returned from injury, they have either been tied 0-0 or led, amazing.
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Year 2 QB QBR Tracker
This was always absolutely ridiculous because Williams was never like Love in any way, and he always had the highest floor of the group. So the bust label was butt hurt media members.
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Week 9 Official Game Thread - TB @ CHI, Nov 8th, 720PM CST, NBC/Peacock, CHI -6, 46.5 O/U
Feels like a trap game, Bears need to dominate and go into the bye at 7-2. TB didn't complete a pass and beat ATL 16-0 in a rainstorm. They beat CAR 43-13 the week prior to their defense is playing at a high level and they have a good running game. Their defense has not allowed over 23 pts since Week 1. So this team is better than their 3-5 record indicates. The Bears need to take care of business at home. I don't think Johnson will allow a let down, Bears 30-17.
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Week 8 Official Game Thread - CHI @ SEA, Nov 2nd, 7:15PM CDT, MNF, ESPN, CHI +3, O/U 46.5
Outside of Stevenson getting burnt on one play and the TD after the Loveland fumble that gave Seattle the ball at the 25, the Seahawks only scored 3 other pts. The defense also had multiple sacks taken away due to holding penalties in the secondary, and a Red Zone INT taken away as well. How about the Bears getting a delay of game penalty while the Seattle player is taking 15 seconds to get to the LOS? I understand you have to allow substitutions, but you can't let half the play clock bleed down to 0. I don't recall ever seeing that without the play clock being reset.