The Chicago Bears and Marquee Sports Network today announced a partnership that will bring a weekly Bears show, followed by the exclusive re-airing of Bears regular season games to the cable network.
The weekly show, "Bear Essentials," will typically air Tuesday evenings and be hosted by...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Bears Senior Writer Larry Mayer discusses Kyle Fuller's game-changing hit vs. the Buccaneers, defeating Tom Brady for the first time and Sunday's matchup with the Panthers in his weekly Q&A with fans.
Nagy was certainly fired up Friday when he lamented the lack of details.
"When you try to make plays go and when you coach plays schematically, us as coaches and them as players, you need to do everything exactly the way it is supposed to be done," Nagy said at the time.
"So if that means...
The support the Bears offer to a player who tests positive for COVID involves both the physical and mental aspects of the situation.
"No. 1, we communicate with them and just make sure that, symptom-wise, they're okay, and then whatever we gotta do to help with that," Nagy said. "Then the...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Bears on Saturday moved rookie offensive lineman Badara Traore from the practice squad to the reserve/COVID-19 list.
The Bears on Friday signed kicker Kai Forbath to their practice squad.
Forbath has appeared in 81 NFL games over eight seasons with Washington (2012-15), the Saints (2015), Vikings (2016-17), Jaguars (2018), Patriots (2019) and Cowboys (2019), making 86.8 percent of his field-goal attempts...
Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com.
What exactly were Nick Foles and Matt Nagy discussing on the sideline in the second half of Thursday night's game against the...
"It wasn't pretty," said Foles, "and then all of a sudden, [we] move the chains and get into field-goal range. I think, once again, tonight was a big night for everyone in the huddle, offensively [as we] just continue to learn who we are as human beings and athletes within this game."
Foles...
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"It's been a long road back for [kicker Cairo] Santos, who was on his way to a lucrative contract extension in Kansas City before a groin injury in 2017. The Bears signed him late in that season, but he aggravated the injury and had surgery. Upon his return, he approached his...
Nagy was particularly perturbed that the offense allowed sacks and committed penalties throughout the second half, consistently resulting in third-and-long scenarios. The Bears did not score a touchdown after halftime while converting just 1-of-6 third-down opportunities.
"To be in a situation...
Brady completed 25 of 41 passes for 253 yards with one TD and an 86.7 passer rating.
Game notes
Off and running: With Thursday night's win, the Bears improved to 4-1 and crept to within a half-game of the first-place Packers (4-0). It's their best five-game start since they opened 4-1 in...
With the Buccaneers up 13-7 and facing third-and-10 deep in their own territory, quarterback Tom Brady found running back Ke' Shawn Vaughn on a short route. Fuller's shoulder-to-chest slam against Vaughn jarred the ball loose.
The play was ruled an incomplete pass, and one official threw a...
"They're not always the prettiest of wins, but I look to end the game with our defense having an opportunity to shut down possibly the greatest quarterback to ever play this game with 1:13 to go down one point," said coach Matt Nagy. "And then to come through with that, that's a huge win."
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General manager Ryan Pace spoke with Jeff Joniak Thursday on the Bears pregame radio show on WBBM Newsradio 780 AM and 105.9 FM. The following is a complete transcript of the interview:
JJ: How do you see your team right now?
RP: Look, we started 3-1, there's some encouragement to that. That...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Local and national analysts make their pick for the Week 5 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Bears and Buccaneers at Soldier Field. Keep track of their weekly record here on ChicagoBears.com.
With all offseason practices and the entire preseason cancelled due to COVID-19, Foles didn't begin to work with his new Bears teammates until training camp and didn't play in a game with them until the Week 3 contest in Atlanta. Unfortunately, those circumstances have pushed back the timeline...
The contest will be broadcast locally on WBBM Newsradio 780 AM and 105.9 FM, with Jeff Joniak (play-by-play), former Bears guard Tom Thayer (analyst) and Mark Grote (sideline reporter).
The game will also be available on Westwood One with Kevin Harlan (play-by-play),Tony Boselli (analyst)...
Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com.
How do you rate the offensive line's performance in each of the past four games? Is it safe to say the success of the offensive...
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Prediction: Nine different Bears will catch passes against the Buccaneers.
Comment: I expect star receiver Allen Robinson II to lead the Bears in targets as he has in each of the first four games this season. But I expect quarterback Nick Foles to spread the...
The only other Bears player on the injury report is receiver Darnell Mooney. The rookie fifth-round pick is questionable due to a shoulder injury, but the good news is that he would have been able to practice Wednesday without restrictions.
Outside linebacker Khalil Mack would have been a full...