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Both of those guys not being on the field hurt us. It is part of the story that flies a little under the radar. Great point AZ having practiced all week the game plan was set for the most part. Trey is a big dependable target. There were passes to Shaheen that he dropped that Trey likely catches. And the times when Adam just needs a yard or 2 for a first and does something dumb and ends up short where Burton is better at fighting for that yardage. Shaheen is still stuck at the P word potential, but has a lot to learn about being a TE in the NFL. He's not ready for prime time yet. Not having Jackson back there showed. He truly is the MVP of that secondary. If there is a silver lining he can now focus on getting 100% healthy without trying to hurry that process up for playoff games. The Bears need to make keeping him around a priority. He's the one that makes that secondary work and allows the Kyle and Prince to be more aggressive in jumping routes knowing He's back there.

We might see more screen passes and quick hitting plays in the pass game and a commitment to the run to slow down their pass rush. But your right the biggest key is how well we command the line of scrimmage on offense. If we can keep Mitch relatively clean he should be able to pick apart that secondary. Mitch running the ball is also something that can give the Eagles fits as they have struggled against mobile QBs who can take off. I expect a competitive close game but one that I feel good about our chances to win. The Eagles have played better of late but they aren't the same team that had the #1 seed last year and had home field throughout.

Nice to see there are some Packers or Vikings fans giving props. To be honest I don't know if I could root for either the Packers or Vikings were the roles reversed. I can respect good football outside of our team but there are some teams I just can't bring my self to wish well of.

Good sign, but I’m sure they will be cautious and not rush him back. We’ll need him beyond the first round.

This should be a good game. I think they are over hyping the Foles, narrative and talk like the Eagles are this team of destiny, and we can't beat them because of Foles magic. I do believe this will be a competitive close game. I like that the Bears are getting dismissed by the "experts" at large. That's motivation and a chip on our shoulder. They are discounting the facts. Eagles needed help (specifically ours) to even get to the post season as the #6 seed. Sure they have been on a roll, but looking at their last 5 games they beat a JV squad twice, barely beat the Texans, beat the Rams by 7, and lost to the Cowboys. This is not the same Eagles team that dominated last year and had home field in the playoffs. It's also a drastically different Bears team than the one they stomped last year in Philly. This game is at Soldier Field that will be rocking and cold. They will be facing a D like they haven't seen yet this year with a QB dealing with bruised ribs (hope he brings extra padding and pain killers). I respect the Eagles for turning their season around and being in the playoffs. But ultimately I think the Bears are just too much for them. Keys to the game Run the Ball and stick to it. Shorten's the game and will wear down their D. Mitch needs to play like he has of late. Not necessarily game manger but make the key throws needed to keep sustaining drives. Ball security don't give them anything. Take shots when they are there but don't force anything or try to do too much. Defensively get after Foles make him uncomfortable from the start. He is a pocket passer make him run for his life. He may say he's fine but bruised ribs are painful and he's not going to be 100%, put stress on his body, through pressure, hits, sacks, etc. Don't give up big plays. We know Jeffery can make big plays, don't give up huge chunks. Make them earn every inch and work to sustain drives. Stop the run, their run game hasn't been productive so we should have no problem making them 1 dimensional. Keep an eye on Sprolls he's elusive just like Cohen is. Bears 24 Eagles 13

Pundits putting their faith in Foles gold. They can doubt us all the way to the SB.

that was so funny to watch. Kirk showed more fire and passion arguing with his receivers on the sidelines than he did playing the game.

Way to finish strong. 12-4, Division Champ, #3 seed. 5-1 in our division, knocked Packers and vikings out of the playoffs. First time winning at Minny since 2011 after notching our first win over the Packers at Soldier Field since 2010. We were literally a play away from sweeping all three division teams this year after being dead last. I think Nagy did a good job balancing playing to win in the second half while also filtering in backups. Great team win. Ending the season winning 9 of our last 10 games. We are carrying momentum into the playoffs. I liked that we committed to the run it went a long way to shortening the game. Loved watching Cousins and his WR's arguing on the sidelines at the end of the half. There is a lot of dysfunction on that team. Cousins sure doesn't look like an 84 million dollar "missing piece". Was annoyed that the refs helped the Vikings get their only TD of the game with key 3rd down bail out calls. Thankfully that didn't continue throughout the second half. I didn't get to tune in till the second quarter. didn't see what happened to Miller was it serious/long term or is it something minor and we could still have him for the playoffs? Taylor Gabriel's injury? Trying to get a feel for injuries. I am glad we knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs. Playing them again next week would be tough, but, we have handled them this year. They are losing their minds over in the land of Purple and it is a beautiful thing. Purple tears are almost as satisfying as Green tears. How bout the Pack getting shut out at GB 31-0. I think we can handle the Eagles at home next week. We don't know if it will be Foles, Went, or the backup that finished the game today. We shouldn't take them lightly, they've been hot. But we've been hot as well. Since starting out 3-3 we've only lost once since. Should be a good game. Win and we travel to LA. That will be a tough but winnable game. This season has already exceeded my expectations why not win the whole thing?

It’s possible that with the level of unity and the way this team cares and looks out for each other. Captain may be an unnecessary title. We’ve heard it from multiple players and coaches that this team has a unique bond. You hear words like special, brotherhood, and how they have each other’s back. Quite a contrast to the sheer disfuntion under Dr. Doom. What Pace and Fox started, and Nagy has done in changing the culture here is nothing short of amazing.

I’m with you all and I believe so is Nagy. We need to keep playing hard and play to win. IMHO as long as we play to our ability no one truly scares me. And I don’t believe the Bears are intimidated by anyone either. We’ve been on a roll and our guys are building the confidence that we will find a way to win. If we lose either this week or in the playoffs I don’t feel it will have been a matter of facing a team we “can’t beat,” but rather we didn’t play to the level we’re capable of. So I say keep doing what we’ve done. Play to win. Focus on one game at a time and focus on beating who’s in front of you. Stay in your routine ad do what got you here. Now’s not the time to get in the habit of letting up or letting off the gas. Finish the season strong and take that with you into the playoffs.

The media will never give Trubiskey his due respect. They've been drooling over Mahomes since the early part of the year, and they can't help tripping over themselves to compliment him. Jackson is the new shiny thing. When you break down his game if he's not getting yards with his feet he's a non factor, he's not going to beat you with his arm. The media likes to get stuck on Trubiskey's bad games while ignoring his good games. To them he will always be the guy we were dumb to trade up a spot to take. They have their narrative on Mitchel and are too lazy to actually study his season and see the improvement he's made. It's low hanging fruit to say well the Bears are just a good defense who has to bail out the offense as usual. I really feel like next year with a full offseason in this offense Trubiskey and the offense can take a major step forward. With the D as strong as it is we could find ourselves in the conversation with the elite teams in the NFC. That should get him some respect. Overall though I sense that Mitch could care less what the media thinks.

My initial preference would be to play Philly as it would be tough to play the same team twice in a row (third time in a season). Ertz could be a challenge especially if we don't have Jackson back. But then so could Diggs, Thelen, and to some extent Rudolf. I would still prefer Philly. How far we get in the playoffs could hinge on Eddie Jackson's health. He's my x factor.

First off, I'm thankful we got the win Bears are 11-4, division champs and current #3 seed in the conference. That is worth celebrating and remembering this is year 1 with Naggy who now has more wins in his first season as Bears head coach than anyone. To say this team is ahead of schedule is an understatement. I had to remind myself that a few times yesterday as this game at times was maddening to watch. But also this and next week are sorta like SF's Super Bowl. The teams going nowhere but they can play spoiler that seems to feed them as they were jacked for this game. We didn't come out of the gate matching their intensity and it showed. I'm still miffed about the FG like most others here I hope the Bears send that to the league office. This isn't just a small officiating gaffe, they were gifted 3 points. They didn't make the yardage needed on 3rd down yet the officials gave them the first down (this game had a Madden ball spotting feel to it marking us short and giving them generous spots). With the 49ers scrambling to get their units changed the officials noticed that and decided to call their own time out with 5 seconds left to "review" giving the 49ers time to have their FG unit ready. The refs blew the spot twice but in this situation what the hell mattered if it was a first down or not? Less than 10 seconds left if it were 1st down or 4th down they'd be kicking the FG. SF was scrambling around if it were a 1st down they didn't look organized enough to line up for a quick spike. This just reeked of home cooking. These kinds of shananagins happened throughout this game. Thankfully these kind of things did't cost us the game. It felt like playing at GB with their paid off refs. Defensively Jackson's absence and on field football iq were missed greatly. It's clear how valuable he is in the secondary. There were plays given up by us being a step slow in coverage that I feel wouldn't have happened if he were back there. There's a video I saw on youtube breaking down just how good Jackson is, that it gives our corners more confidence to jump routes because they know he's back there. Jackson would diagnose and break on routes before the ball even got there which insane for a guy in just his second year. He is a more athletic Mike Brown. SF came off to me as a dirty team. The hit Harris put on Trubisky felt premeditated like he was hoping to light him up slide or no slide. That whole sequence was a mess. We get 2 guys tossed and only Sherman is tossed. I have no problem with our guys standing up for their QB, it was dirty Sherman always has been a pice of shit. One thing I do't get is how after the dust settled we were back at 3rd and 5? I know there was an offensive hold called as well, but... Once Mitch slides and gives himself up the play is over. The late hit is a dead ball foul. Shouldn't both be enforced? The hold makes it 3rd and 15 and then the late hit carries an automatic first down. Add to that I still feel Shaheen got the first down but again they marked US short. We will need to play better next week heading on the road again to face a Vikings team that has a lot to play for. It looks like we have a shot at knocking a second division foe out of the playoffs. I believe a Minny loss and a Philly win over the Skins and the Vikings are watching the playoffs from home.

Need to come out firing in the second half. We haven't played well at all. Trubiskey got bailed out on the red zone INT. We again turned the ball over on a play trying to be cute when Howard had been running well on the drive. We have got to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. We had yet another FG miss by Parkey... or it'd be 10-9 halftime lead. It should be a 7-6 halftime lead. Time to regroup. We cannot lose to this crappy team.

This is BS they shouldn't have been able to get that FG off. We stop them with 5 seconds left in the half there is chaos and the officials stop the clock to "review" whether they got a first down (which they didn't even though they "confirmed" it anyways). Essentaially gave them a free time out to get their FG unit on with 5 seconds to snap the ball.... Had this been officiated correctly the clock runs out and they get no points... Bull Friggin crap.

He's a rookie, and overall he's had a good year. Hadn't heard about the WR coach thing but I think he will just keep getting better, IIRC wasn't one of his strengths coming out of the draft his route running? We brought in quite a few pass catchers this offseason lot of new faces and we spread the ball around a lot. Which is a good thing keeps everyone involved and keeps defenses from zoning in on one or two guys to stop. Couple that with Mitch and everyone else being in their first year of this offense. Next season with a full offseason program and the second year in this offense things might be different. Pace I think wanted to give us lots of options this season and we can refine the WR group next year. I do think Miller has a place in this offense long term.

Would be awesome to get Kyle back in time for the playoff run. Hoping Jackson can also be back in time. All in all we have been relatively injury free this season as opposed to the mash units we've been rolling out there the last several seasons. Kyle should make an impact on our run game.

That's one thing the Bears have always been good with. Both players and organization look for ways to give back to the community. These stories are always a joy to read.

My hopes were anywhere between 8-8 and 10-6 and possibly a playoff birth. Would not have guessed we'd not only win the division but clinch it with 2 games to play. If we win those two and LA stumbles one more time we would wind up the #2 seed in the conference. The Bears have exceeded my expectations as well as many other's expectations. At the very least we are likely to be the 3 seed and host the 6th seed. My expectations for this year have jumped to a playoff win. Anything over that is gravy. And to think we're still a work in progress and have a young core. The Bears aren't going away as quickly as they rose up.

LOL well done. Especially liked the little girl holding the big L for loser. Didn't like the original commercial but is actually true to his character at the end of the day it's always all about himself. People are starting to wake up and see him for the selfish "you know what" that he is.

I’d say as long as we have even a slim shot at the #1 or #2 seed, then we play to win. We rest guys only if they are dinged and they can use the time to get heathy. If we’re up big late in games then pull guys. All we need is to win out and if LA stumbles at all we move up to #2.

Now that’s art!

After yesterday's slate of game the playoff picture becomes more interesting. Some key matchups Rams lost and dropped to 11-3 (now only 1 game up on us. We won and moved up to 10-4 Cowboys lost and dropped to 8-6 Philly with a win at 7-7 only a game back of the Cowboys. Minnesota won moving them to 7-6-1 Seattle lost and dropped to 8-6 Saints and Panthers play tonight. A saint's win all but cements them as the #1 seed while Carolina would drop to 6-8 and essentially knocks them out. Should the Rams lose one more and we win out we could end up the #2 seed we hold the tie breaker between us and LA. It's not likely given the remaining schedules but there is a slim chance. I wouldn't have picked the Eagles over the Rams yesterday either. As it stands now #1 seed Saints (Tonight @ CAR, vs Pit, vs CAR) Likely finish 13-3. I feel they could lose one of the Carolina games or Pitt. #2 seed Rams (@ AZ, vs SF) likely finish 13-3. Both AZ and SF are trash. If the Rams can't beat both them they don't deserve a first round bye. #3 seed Bears (@ SF, @ Min) likely finish 12-4. I believe we can win out. Minn is likely playing for a playoff spot in week 17 they will give us all we can handle. #4 seed Dallas (vs TB, @ NYG) likely finish 10-6 they have a favorable bounce back game after getting shutout by the Colts. They should beat the Giants. #5 seed Seahawks (vs KC, vs AZ) likely finish 9-7 I don't think they get past the Chiefs but handle the Cards easily. #6 seed Vikings (@ Det, vs CHI) likely finish 8-7-1 They should beat Detroit but it will be a tough one. I see them losing to us but again a close hard fought one) in the hunt Philly (vs Hou, @ Wash) likely finish 8-8 they will have a tough time against Houston, but I think they take care of the Skins) Washington (@ Ten, vs Wash) likely finish 7-9 I don't see them winning either of their remaining games. If they were to win one my guess would be Philly but won't matter. I'll be rooting hard for Detroit next week. A loss and they move to 7-7-1 and are going to need help get the #6 seed. I can see Philly pushing them for that last spot. We could essentially have a shot at knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs in week 17. How awesome would it be to have eliminated both the Packers and the Vikings from the playoffs in a 3 week span? Should be an interesting next two weeks.

Sure feels good! What a good team win. Only negatives were the fake punt, the 3rd and short wildcat fumble, and Jackson getting hurt. But plenty to be happy with. Mitch looked much more calm and composed. I’m so glad it was us that broke His streak which I feel is inflated due his hug rate of throw aways. Now for the second year he can watch the playoffs from home! We got a monkey off our back today. Playoff bound for the first time since 2010. Bear Down!!!

What's Callahan's contract situation is he a FA after this season? He's had his struggles staying healthy at times. I do think he's worth resigning because of his play when healthy. If we can keep him for a reasonable price I think it'd be worth it. But then again McManis has played well for us, it's his opportunity to step up. Next man up.