The Bear’s Den, November 26, 2024

Caleb Williams is ascending as defense cracks widening during short week

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Chicago Bears Report Card: One More Devastating Defeat to Endure – SI – Grading the Chicago Bears for their Week 12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, their fifth straight as the march of misery continues for a 4-7 team.

Johnson explains his frustration as Bears’ woes continue – 670 – As his Bears are riding a five-game losing streak and have dropped to 4-7, star cornerback Jaylon Johnson detailed “what drives the frustration the most.”

Emma: Thomas Brown is helping transform Caleb Williams – 670 – New offensive coordinator Thomas Brown can’t save the Bears’ lost season, but he’s giving rookie quarterback Caleb Williams a greater chance to have success, and that’s paramount moving forward.

DJ Moore is impressed with Caleb Williams’ recent play – 670 – The Bears offense has shown more life over the last two weeks, including in a 30-27 loss to the Vikings in overtime Sunday. On the Mully & Haugh Show, Bears receiver DJ Moore praised rookie quarterback Caleb Williams for his confident play recently.

Bears fans’ pain has become sad refrain – Chicago Sun-Times – After rallying in the last minute of regulation to tie the score and winning the coin toss in overtime Sunday, all the Bears had to do was score a touchdown and the game would have been over. Of course, they didn’t.

Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka back in Chicago – Chicago Sun-Times – ‘‘I was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Pittsburgh, but Chicago is my home . . . and it is my life. It’s the people I miss — miss more than anything,’’ Ditka said Monday after returning a few days ago from several years in Florida.

Matt Eberflus’ bad decisions, worse explanations have Bears spiraling going into game vs. Lions – Chicago Sun-Times – Each of the Bears’ five consecutive losses has featured “What is going on?” moments from Eberflus, and there’s no indication he’s learning from them.

Bears’ defense losing its bite at the wrong time – Chicago Sun-Times – With the Bears’ offense building momentum under new coordinator Thomas Brown, the defense is headed in the opposite direction. Over the last five games — all losses — the Bears’ defense ranks 18th in points allowed (23.2 average) and 31st in yards (395.4 average).

Bears reach property tax deal in Arlington Heights — but stadium sights still set on Chicago, team says – Chicago Sun-Times – After about a year of wrangling with local school districts over the size of the team’s suburban property tax bill, the Bears say their memorandum of understanding opens the runway for them to land in Arlington. Their first choice is still Chicago, though.

Film study: Breaking down Caleb Williams’ second game with Bears OC Thomas Brown – Chicago Sun-Times – The most encouraging part of the Bears’ offensive-coordinator change is the fact that Williams is playing like the college version of himself.

Chicago Bears: What we heard after loss to Minnesota Vikings – Chicago Tribune – Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore expected discussion about a botched fourth-down play in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss.

Caleb Williams’ confidence is soaring even as the Bears’ losses pile up – The Athletic – Williams made some rookie mistakes against the Vikings, but he also did some of the special things that made him the top pick in the draft.

Bears Playoff Chance Now 1% and What It Means for Matt Eberflus – SI – Analysis: Losing streaks like the Bears have can drag down a coach and staff but there are examples of coaches losing more in succession than Matt Eberflus and keeping a job.

Bears Defense Scrambling for Answers After Yielding Key Plays – SI – Cornerback Jaylon Johnson expresses frustration about Minnesota and Green Bay making critical scoring drives to pull out close wins.

Caleb Williams’ confidence is soaring even as the Bears’ losses pile up – The Athletic – Williams made some rookie mistakes against the Vikings, but he also did some of the special things that made him the top pick in the draft.

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Kevin O’Connell praises Daniel Jones but declines to say whether Vikings have interest – NBC Sports – Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell revived the career of one quarterback who flamed out in New York.

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Panthers cut OLB Charles Harris after claiming CB Akayleb Evans – NBC Sports – The Panthers announced their waiver claim of former Vikings cornerback Akayleb Evans on Monday.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

Bears vs. Vikings Game Balls: Caleb Shines Again, Set The Flus Loose – Windy City Gridiron – Who shined most in the loss to the Vikings?

Bear & Balanced: Bears lose, Caleb Williams dazzles – Windy City Gridiron – JB and Lester with their cooled-down recap of the Bears vs. Vikings game.

Bears top PFF performers from loss to Vikings – Windy City Gridiron – Breaking down PFF’s highest-graded Bears from Sunday’s Week 12 matchup.

5 Bears Takes: An impressive comeback falls short – Windy City Gridiron – The Chicago Bears’ losing streak has reached five games. Despite scoring 10 points in the final two minutes of regulation to get the game into overtime, they couldn’t seal the deal. With a short turnaround to Thanksgiving on Thursday, we’re going to do a condensed Bears Takes for Week 12.

Bears vs Vikings: Inside the snap counts, stats, and more – Windy City Gridiron – Here are all the snap counts for the Chicago Bears, a spotlight on some of their individual statistics, and a few team stats from the 30 to 27 overtime loss to the Vikings.

Chicago Bears Week 12 Notes: Heartbreak. Rinse. Repeat. – Windy City Gridiron – Matt Eberflus’ Chicago Bears continue their consistent and improbable losing ways.

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