The Chicago Bears squared off with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday. They fell 38-31 to perhaps the greatest quarterback to ever grace the NFL, and, as a young team, stand to gain a lot from what prevented victory. How New England's offense attacked the Bears' defense The Patriots neutralized the Bears' pass-rush by taking a page out of the Dolphins' playbook: … [Read more...] about Monday Mulling: 2018 Bears fall just short vs Patriots
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Cats refuse to go away, defeat Nebraska on homecoming
The Northwestern Wildcats seemed down and out Saturday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Faced with the daunting task of a 99-yard touchdown drive with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it seemed the Wildcats were going to fall short yet again at home. Against all odds, quarterback Clayton Thorson led his team on that march. He kept his offense on schedule and … [Read more...] about Cats refuse to go away, defeat Nebraska on homecoming
Monday mulling: 2018 Chicago Bears claw back in victory over Cardinals
The 2018 Chicago Bears scrapped away at the Arizona Cardinals and left State Farm Stadium with a 16-14 victory. It wasn't always pretty, but they did what they needed to return to Chicago atop the NFC North. The defense can be leaned on when needed The Cardinals took advantage of an uncharacteristic Bears' start in which the Bears' defense allowed multiple broken plays that … [Read more...] about Monday mulling: 2018 Chicago Bears claw back in victory over Cardinals
Khalil Mack trade to benefit cap-comfortable Bears
Odell Beckham Jr., Aaron Donald, Aaron Rodgers and Khalil Mack were the remaining contract storylines of the 2018 offseason, but after the first three all received lucrative deals, Mack stood alone as the final holdout. The lone remaining domino of an offseason filled with rumors at last fell early Saturday morning when the Chicago Bears gave what Jon Gruden and the Oakland … [Read more...] about Khalil Mack trade to benefit cap-comfortable Bears
Chicago Bears 2018 preseason check-in
The Chicago Bears will play their fourth preseason game Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, inching closer to the end of their atypical, five-game preseason. With that, we examine where the Bears currently stand and what to watch for heading into the most important game of the preseason. Takeaways Matt Nagy's offense is certainly tailored to Mitch Trubisky To … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears 2018 preseason check-in
