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Odunze's absence should matter more than it does. He hasn't had a good year. Ironically, they may miss him more in the run game than pass game. Either way, not ideal. Moore and Burden have to step up. It's an injury that's probably not going to go away until the off-season. I suspect we won't see him until the rematch a couple weeks from now. Same with Stevenson. Edmunds comes off IR by then, too. That might be the game when they get all their horses back for the playoff run. Fingers crossed everyone can stay healthy until then.

Remarkable the Bears are in this position right now. Unfortunately, only a single game separates the Bears and 49'ers from the 1 and 7th seeds. It makes this Packers game all the more important. If the Bears can win next week, they go up 2 games in the division. The Packers have the Broncos the following week, while the Bears play the Browns. Huge opportunity for this team to get a stranglehold on NFC North over the next couple weeks.

It's always fun to be a fan of a team during the period when they are starting to become good. The Bears so obviously got it right at head coach. Ben Johnson is a superstar as I said yesterday. Up until last night, you were just hoping they could get in the playoffs and get some experience, but after that victory, I do think it's fair to start dreaming bigger. That said, the quarterback continues to be the weak link to this team. It's easy for some people to sweep his poor play under the rug when they win, but the regression throwing the football has been too glaring for me to ignore. I honestly don't know how it's possible to be so inaccurate when you have the #1 run game in the NFL and the best play caller who schemes up more open receivers than anybody. I'm just hoping there's an Eli Manning-like switch that gets flipped at some point here real soon before this playoff run, because if that happens, I think a Superbowl is possible this year.

You thought the Bears ran the ball well this week? Woo boy, Ben's gotta be licking his chops thinking about all the ways they can run right at Micah Parsons this week and overpower him. Chance to take a 2 game lead in the division with a win. Hopefully they get Edwards and Sewell back next week. LFG!

We have a coaching superstar.

And of course our defense implodes in a gotta have it situation. We can never just win easy.

HELL YEAH!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL DRIVE!!!

Yes! One more long scoring drive, and that might do it. Run, run, run!

This is maybe the most imposing game I think I've ever seen a team have running the ball. It feels like a college game.

Please don't throw anymore. Just run with Swift/Monangai. Finish this drive off with 7, hold them on defense, and play ball control the rest of the way.

Embarrassing quarterback play. I'm so done with him.

Right on cue. This is exactly what happens when you don't put away a team begging you to put them away. This is 1000000% on Caleb Williams

We're nearing Tebow levels of ineptness with this pass game. It's so bad. Also, he needs to pick up the damn 1st down with his legs and stop being so damn soft. He slides 2-3 yards before he should.

Byard!

Pass game is just shitting this win down their legs at this point. This is pathetic.

Eagles offense is broken. Bears MUST push this to a 2 score game, like now.

I don't know why Philly isn't just stacking the line and forcing Caleb to beat them in this wind. Seems like the obvious move they should be making at halftime.

11/24 for Caleb that half. League average completion % is in the mid 60's. His inaccuracy continues to be alarming. Two missed touchdowns to wide open receivers that half. Eagles were begging the Bears to blow them out but Caleb missing throws is keeping them from running away with it.

Might be a game you run, run, pass until the Eagles adjust. Ben getting away from the run on that last drive. If you're going to do that, at least run some boots to get the quarterback in a running position to at least pick up yards if nothing's there.

Caleb is below 50% completion. Just terrible.

Jaylon making his first big play. Big stop. Gotta end this half with points. Need another long drive.

Two inexcusable misses from Caleb already that would have been wide open touchdowns. Can't happen against this team.

Is that CJGJ at LB'er?

Hell yeah! What a drive! Should be up 10-0/14-0!

Not even a quarter in and the Bears already get screwed by the officiating. Zero evidence to overturn the spot there, and of course the officials overturn it anyway because it's the Bears.