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Goff is still hovering around a 70% completion rate — a level Johnson wants Williams to aim for. This year, Caleb’s been stuck in the high-50s (roughly 58%). Logic suggests that should improve next season. And because Bears fandom is nothing if not cruelly self-aware… I saw someone point out today that if Williams cracks 4,000 passing yards, it won’t just be the first time a Bears QB has ever done it — he’ll also owe a thank-you note to the 17-game schedule. 🤷‍♂️

I’m not entirely sure what happened with Detroit this year, and I’m not convinced that BJ leaving was the root cause of their issues. One thing I heard in conversations with my Lions-fan neighbor was frustration over how much less Montgomery was used compared to previous seasons—especially mid-season. That may have been injury-related, but it clearly stood out to them. Interestingly, Goff’s numbers didn’t really take a significant hit year over year: 2024 Goff: 4,629 yards, 37 TDs, 12 INTs, 72.4% completion 2025 Goff: 4,233 yards, 33 TDs, 7 INTs, 68.3% completion (as of today) The most noticeable difference for the Lions, though, is their performance in close games. Last year they were 7-2 in one-possession wins; this year they’re 2-5. Hmm… where have we seen that before? All that said, do you think Johnson might want a little revenge for the 52–21 beating they put on us earlier this year? I agree that neither side will go all-out if there’s a risk of injuries, but in the end, I think Chicago pulls off the win.

Was going to say exactly that. By far this was the best the offense played from start to finish. Although the wife correctly predicted they’d go 3 and out on the first series they made up ground quickly after that.

I think whomever wins between SF and Seattle next week will be representing the NFC in the Super Bowl. A few weeks back I would’ve picked LAR but they seemed to have fallen off as of late. Yes the Bears are close but their defense is what’s holding them back right now.

He came out of the gate hot but lately been a bit cool. Wife’s comments seconds ago: “#49 is a fuc#ing idiot” when she noticed he came off coverage on that TD.

Im lovin this Walker kid.

Bears playing a lot better in the middle of the game as they have in the past. Wish the D would step up but right now … so far… the Offense is doing pretty good on their side.

Meh. It was indeed a hands to the face but didn’t affect the play. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tirico said something about the SF offense on pace to get 500-600 yards on offense. 😳🤯

San Fran killing the Bears with a dose of their own medicine. Zone running all day long with McCaffery getting over 70 yards already. Seems the Bears D should be better conditioned for stuff like this.

Yep. Everyone is decked out in Bears gear, even our dogs. She only watches sparingly but was sad she didn’t get to see last week. She’s been getting excited all day for this. Lol.

My daughter who is visiting from Seattle said she noticed that play looked a lot like the TD OT pass to Moore last week. I’m so proud.

Was just gonna ask about this. As it stands currently Bears could get #1 (week off), get #2 and replay the Pack or #3 and play the Eagles (again) or NFC South champ?

This ‘illness’ was cited on the Packers pregame injury list. A handful of players were noted as having some bug. They also lost by 17 to Baltimore…at home. Agree that now is the time to have players get it out of their system. https://www.packers.com/team/injury-report/

I’m hearing from my Packer “friends” they were all sure that Tune (their third stringer) would start. Reports say it was a close call and because they didn’t sign another QB (with Love ruled out) they speculate that Willis is the starter but ‘questionably’. Evidently he may have been hurt during that last sack from Sweat at the end of regulation and also dealing with some sort of illness(?). I feel really good about the Ravens’ chances tonight.

Absolutely right! Merry Christmas to you as well. Thanks for stopping by.

The old adage is that generally if you are penalized 100 yards or more in a game you don’t win. Last night the Bears broke that rule.

Yep I would say that first drive was in fact a thing of beauty. Then there was a lot of bleh for the game until the second half. Cairo was our offense for the first three scores then the rest of the team came alive late in the game. I won’t deny his superstar performances. Just that I’d like to see it from start to finish. My BP meds are only so effective.

I took into consideration his year one under BJ as his first year - and comparing it to the others. If he progresses from this year to next - fantastic. Of course that applies to BJ as well. Last thing we need him to do is pull a Nagy on year two.

Wife and I were talking about it. One angle did show the defenders arm over Moore’s face which I would think that would have been called. The thing that makes me think they wouldn’t have is there were no flags thrown. Generally even if there is a score the flags are still thrown a higher percentage of the time. At the end of the day, thankfully we don’t have to worry about it.

Is it a coincidence?

I’d still like to see more progression before I’m fully bought in. As Mongo mentioned in another thread, I agree that he needs to play more consistently from start to finish. If he’s always relying on late-game heroics, it’s only a matter of time before opposing defenses figure out how to shut that down. If, after another season (or maybe two), he’s making even better decisions, then I’m a buyer. To be fair, he has shown significant improvement this year. I just hope he avoids a CJ Stroud–type regression next season and instead continues with Bo Nix–level consistency or a Bryce Young–style resurgence moving forward. In the time being I’m enjoying the heck outta this ride.

With more teams calling more plays on 4th down nowadays, especially if they’re anywhere near the 50 yard line, not having a killer leg for distance isn’t as much a necessity. As long as our team can get him within a reasonable range and he stays accurate, he’s almost as good as Gould.

And the crazy thing is with 2 of these 3 scenarios the Bears will most likely be playing the Pack again.

All of this. ☝️😎