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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Herbert outduels Mahomes to help the Chargers beat the Chiefs 27-21 in BrazilSep 05, 2025 10:32 pm - Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City 27-21 on Friday night in Sao Paulo, snapping a seven-game skid to the Chiefs.
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Swift response: Bears down to one healthy running back going into Monday’s season openerSep 05, 2025 4:15 pm - With fellow running backs Roschon Johnson, rookie Kyle Monangai and Travis Homer were all recovering from various injuries, D’Andre Swift will be asked to shoulder the load Monday night against the Vikings in the season opener.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson is driven by his quest to entertain — and embarrassSep 05, 2025 11:57 am - By now, it has been well established that ingenuity is new Bears coach Ben Johnson’s calling card, a primary fuel source for the next-level offense he built with the Detroit Lions and is now trying to replicate in Chicago. But to be clear, all the creative flair that helped make the Lions’ highlight montage so riveting the past three seasons — and particularly last year when Detroit scored an NFL-high 564 points — is only a fraction of the story.
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Making predictions for the upcoming Bears season is not for the faint of heartSep 05, 2025 6:00 am - Sports writers Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar are making their predictions for the 2025 Bears. Who will be team MVP? How many games will the Bears win? What will be the biggest surprise?
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Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak PrescottSep 04, 2025 10:18 pm - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott.
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How to watch 2025 Chicago Bears: Schedule, streaming for Year 2 of Caleb WilliamsSep 04, 2025 2:09 pm - Actually finding and accessing Bears games is more cumbersome than ever. In addition to the usual channel rotation of CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC/ESPN and NFL Network, this season’s streaming rights also extend to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Peacock and YouTube. It can get exhausting (and annoying) to keep up with all these changes, so we’ve compiled a league-wide overview of how the current broadcast carousel works.
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Silvy: After a busy off-season, Bears are ready to prove themselves — we hopeSep 04, 2025 6:00 am - This will be columnist Marc Silverman’s 31st season covering the Bears as a reporter, talk show host or columnist after growing up a diehard fan. He’d like to think he’s seen it all and have refined the way he predicts a season.
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Williams, Bears hope to prove they’ve learned from experiences vs. VikingsSep 03, 2025 3:54 pm - Quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears will carry lessons from last year’s meetings against the Vikings with them as they prepare for their season opener against Minnesota on Monday night at Soldier Field. They’ll need all the help that they can get going against Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ aggressive defense.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson says coming days will determine how heavily team leans on Williams in openerSep 03, 2025 3:43 pm - Bears quarterback Caleb Williams comes into his second season with a new head coach in Ben Johnson, a rebuilt offensive line and some big questions to answer. Johnson is as curious as anyone to see how it all plays out, starting with the opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.