This feels like a turning point game for the Chicago Bears. After two disappointing losses to open the season, head coach Ben Johnson sent a message to his team that their effort and practice habits need to improve.

The players who met the media said the right things during the week, and Johnson said things looked better when he held his press conference, so we’ll see if that translates on Sunday.

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In two games, the Dallas Cowboys have played to the level of their competition with a close loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles and an overtime win against the Giants. This game could go either way, and it’ll likely come down to which offense can protect the quarterback best against two shaky pass rushes.

GAME INFO

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:25 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 21, from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The weather will be cloudy, with a high of 76, and a slight chance of rain.

TELEVISION

The game will air on FOX with Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call, and if you live in the red of this 506sports.com map, then you’ll get to see the game.

RADIO

ESPN Chicago (1000 AM, 100.3 FM HD2) with Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, and Jason McKie on the call, and LATINO MIX 93.5 FM (Spanish) with Omar Ramos.

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The Bears game can also be heard on SiriusXM.

GAME PREVIEWS

Our team has a bunch of Bears vs. Cowboys previews that you can find in this week’s story stream here.

You can also listen to Taylor Doll’s Bears-Lions Making Monsters preview show on our 2nd City Gridiron channels, featuring her interview with former Bear Tom Waddle and former Cowboy coach Dave Campo.

PODCAST PREVIEW

VIDEO PREVIEW

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ODDS

The last time I checked the odds from our partners at FanDuel, the oddsmakers had the Bears favored at -1.5 points, with the game’s point total over/under at 50.5.

If you’re looking for a few player props, check out Bill Zimmerman’s picks here.

POSTGAME

This season, we have a brand new postgame show, so tune into our 2nd City Gridiron YouTube channel shortly after each Bears game for Wrap It Up with Jacob Infante! We’ll push it to our podcast channel as soon as possible after Jacob ends his live show.

Our day-after Bears game recap show is back for another season, so tune in for Bear & Balanced on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. CT for a cooled-down review from Jeff Berckes and Lester Wiltfong on 2nd City Gridiron. Once they press stop on the show, you can catch the audio on our podcast channel.

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Plus, we’ll have several articles here at WCG breaking down the game that you can find in our Chicago vs. Dallas story stream.

Our 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Audacy, and other popular podcast platforms, so hit subscribe wherever you get your audio. Our YouTube home is also called 2nd City Gridiron, so subscribe there for our pods and other video content.

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