Bears, 24-23Veteran Case Keenum (or Tyson Bagent) figures to be a capable replacement for Caleb Williams in Ben Johnson's offense — perhaps with pre-snap and post-snap decision-making that make extend...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 59-37 victory over the Panthers on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium:1. Caleb Williams By almost any measurement — starting with the eye test — ...

"Never underestimate the mediocrity of the NFL." The Bears are predicted by some analysts to be victims of that mantra in 2026, but instead could be the beneficiaries. The difference? Ben Johnson and ...

Bears, 31-23Ben Johnson's offense figures to start quickly in Year 2 and give Dennis Allen's defense a little margin for error — a likely theme for the season. The Panthers scored 30 or more points fi...

Everything Ben Johnson touches turns to gold, or so it seems. He's making a quarterback out of Caleb Williams and a general manager out of Ryan Poles. Every player introduced to the Bears offense unde...

It wouldn't be a Bears preseason if there weren't an eve-of-training-camp issue to worry about. Slot cornerback Kyler Gordon being put on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list with another soft-...

Seven people who had the biggest impact on the Bears’ resurgence in 2025: 1. Ben Johnson The rare authority figure who made everyone at Halas Hall better, with the possible exception of president Kevi...

After a rejuvenating season that ended in a 20-17 overtime loss to the Rams in the divisional playoffs on Sunday at Soldier Field, the Bears will be a target of skeptics who have them pegged for a reg...

Ben Johnson opened his tenure as the Bears’ head coach with a shot at Matt LaFleur and now has to back it up with the Bears’ playoff lives on the line. The football gods hear everything.Beating the Pa...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 19-16 loss to the Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field: 1. Amon-Ra St. BrownBen Johnson's offense turned the 2021 fourth-round draft pick into a sta...

When Mike Ditka’s 1984 Bears played the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, their 23-0 loss at Candlestick Park might not have seemed like a prelude to greatness — the Bears’ put up a fight in the fir...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 42-38 loss to the 49ers on Sunday night at Levi's Stadium. 1. Brock PurdyThrew a pick-6 on the 49ers' first play from scrimmage but never flinch...

This week’s version of The Ben Johnson Effect: A year after the Bears were burned by the fickle finger of football fate with a Hail Mary loss to the Commanders that sent their season careening into un...

After a 17-16 loss to the Chargers at Soldier Field in 2019, Bears coach Matt Nagy appeared mystified and a little miffed at being questioned about his decision to have Mitch Trubisky kneel to set up ...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 28-21 loss to the Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field: 1. Jordan Love This game did not settle the Jordan-Love-or-Caleb-Williams debate one way o...

Ben Johnson was hired to make a quarterback out of Caleb Williams. But he’s also making a general manager out of Ryan Poles. Before Johnson was hired, Poles had more misses than hits — he traded for t...

Since Lovie Smith and Dave Toub left the Bears after Smith was fired following the 2012 season, two high-level coaches in particular have been able to rise above the dysfunctional muck at Halas Hall t...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 31-28 victory over the Steelers on. Sunday. 1. Caleb Williams For better or worse, Williams figured in five of the eight touchdowns scored in th...

With yet another exhilarating victory, the Bears 7-3 start under rookie head coach Ben Johnson keeps evoking memories of previous glorious seasons in the post-Ditka era. To wit:  • The uncanny, fantas...

Seven players who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 19-17 victory over the Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium:1. Devin DuvernayThe veteran kick returner had not made a big impact this season o...

Seven players (actually six players and one coach) who made the biggest impact in the Bears' 24-20 victory over the Giants on Sunday at Soldier Field: 1. Caleb Williams It remains to be seen if Willia...

You are what your record says you are, but the Bears know they can’t be deceived by the 2-7 Giants on Sunday. The Giants have lost their last three games, but against the Broncos (8-2), Eagles (6-2) a...

Some guys have “it.” And some guys don’t. Jay Cutler had tremendous talent but couldn’t buy a break. Even when he was in the right place, it seemed like the wrong time. In 2011, Cutler was leading the...

The Bears are 2-2 under Ben Johnson, which is the same record they had after four games last year under Matt Eberflus. And their victories aren’t that impressive — over the Cowboys (2-2-1), who have b...

Seven players who made the biggest difference in the Bears' 25-24 victory over the Raiders on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas: 1. Josh BlackwellThe fourth-year undrafted free agent from Duke ...

The last time Ben Johnson faced Matt Eberflus, when the Lions played the Bears on Thanksgiving Day last season at Ford Field, Johnson's offense came in averaging 35.5 points in the Lions' previous eig...

Three consecutive winning seasons. That seems like a reasonable — and modest — bar for success for Ben Johnson as the Bears' head coach. The Bears haven't done that since 1984-88 under Mike Ditka. And...

Asked about the Bears' curiously vacant left tackle position 13 days before the season opener, Bears general manager Ryan Poles deferred to coach Ben Johnson to figure it all out. At least that's what...

A perusal of 70 mock drafts in April revealed three main candidates for the Bears' first-round pick: Penn State tight end Tyler Warren (18), Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (15) and Texas offen...

There have been two ex-Cubs I wanted to be named manager of the Cubs — Randy Hundley and Ryne Sandberg. Hundley because he fit the profile. He was a catcher with a passion for the game and a work ethi...

The blockbuster Dolphins-Steelers trade that sent Miami cornerback Jaylen Ramsey to the Steelers for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on Monday was a blow to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio's crusade to get ...

There aren't many people still around who have consistently bet on the new Bears coach being different from the guy before him, because most of them went broke doing that. But Ben Johnson's first impr...

Bears offseason optimism figures to kick into high gear this week with three days of media access at mini-camp Tuesday through Thursday at Halas Hall. The Bears get mocked for winning the offseason fo...

The Bears' quest for a new stadium has had all the earmarks of a Halas Hall production. After outgoing team president Ted Phillips initially spearheaded the Bears' stadium pursuit — purchasing the 326...

Ernie Banks still had it when the 1970 season opened, but he was losing it. Banks hit 23 home runs and had 106 RBIs (fifth in the National League) and made the All-Star team in 1969. But he hit .253 a...