THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL<\/p>\n
Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze remains out, Lions vets improve – Chicago Sun Times Bears\u2019 Luther Burden: Practices in full Thursday – CBS Sports For Bears\u2019 rookies, \u2018whenever our name\u2019s called, age doesn\u2019t matter\u2019 – Chicago Sun Times Bears\u2019 Caleb Williams on being on wrong side of thrilling 4th quarters – Bears Wire USA Today Bears QB Caleb Williams\u2019 long-awaited breakthrough might be happening right now \u2014 at the ideal time – Chicago Sun Times Bears, etc. Podcast: Rex Grossman reflects on his Bears playoff memories – ChicagoBears.com 2025 NFL All-Pro team picks: Best players at every position – ESPN QB rankings, 1-32: New No. 1; Caleb Williams enters Tier 2 – NFL.com<\/a><\/p>\n 2025 stats: 16 games | 57.9 pct | 3730 pass yds | 7.0 ypa | 25 pass TDs | 6 INTs | 382 rush yds | 3 rush TDs | 7 fumbles<\/p>\n Bears radio voice Jeff Joniak making his own highlight reel during dramatic season – Chicago Sun Times QB Jordan Love clears concussion protocol but won\u2019t play in Green Bay Packers\u2019 regular-season finale – Chicago Tribune Ravens QB Lamar Jackson says he\u2019s playing Sunday vs. Steelers – NFL.com Sam LaPorta injury update: Lions give hint toward 2026 timeline – Pride of Detroit Chicago Bears Question of the Day: Where does this rookie class rank all-time? 10 Thoughts on the NFL: New Years Edition! Bear Bones: Getting you ready for Bears vs Lions II Caleb Williams Week 17 QB Grade: Bears @ 49ers Week 18 game preview: Detroit Lions Windy City Gridiron Community Guidelines – SBNation.com<\/a> – We strive to make our communities open and inclusive to sports fans of all backgrounds. The following are not permitted in comments. No personal attacks, politics, gender-based insults of any kind, racial insults, etc.<\/p>\n 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel<\/a> which includes Bears Banter hosted by Bill Zimmerman, Bear & Balanced from Jeff Berckes and Lester A. Wiltfong Jr., Bears Over Beers featuring Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk, Making Monsters with Taylor Doll, Bear Bones from Dr. Mason West, The Mac & Read Show from Evan McLean and Ross Read, and an occasional T Formation Conversation from Lester; Steven\u2019s Streaming Twitch Channel<\/a> from Steven Schweickert is another fun one.<\/p>\n NOTE: Denmaster Ken is experimenting with AI data collection to come up with some more eclectic sourcing, but the article is not written by AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze remains out, Lions vets improve – Chicago Sun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":641114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,692,391,741,2493,7,88,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-647999","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-bears","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-chicago-bears-news","12":"tag-chicagobears","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115825375047395750","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a>Odunze has a chronic foot issue.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Burden was limited in Wednesday\u2019s practice due to the quad injury he suffered on the last play of Chicago\u2019s loss to San Francisco in Week 17, and it now appears he\u2019s fully recovered in time for Sunday\u2019s regular-season finale against the Lions.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Four Bears rookies are regular contributors to an offense that\u2019s totaled the third-most yards in the NFL.<\/p>\n
<\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, obviously. You don\u2019t want to lose a game ever,\u201d Williams said. \u201cAnd then, also being in that position and having a shot at the end is all you can ask for in those moments, but we have to do a better job overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a>Just one month ago, coach Ben Johnson said the Bears were winning \u201cin spite of our passing game.\u201d That certainly hasn\u2019t been the case the last three weeks.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Former Bears quarterback Rex Grossman joins Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer on Bears, etc. to discuss his postseason memories while playing in Chicago.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The most important and reliable part of Chicago\u2019s resurgent run game this season, Thuney was every bit the player the Bears hoped to acquire when they sent a fourth-round pick to the Chiefs this offseason.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Like players who play hard, Joniak broadcasts hard. In his 25th season as the Bears\u2019 radio voice, the team has given him the content to showcase his ability.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Clayton Tune will start at quarterback for Green Bay in its regular-season finale Sunday at Minnesota with the Packers intending to rest Jordan Love as he prepares for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
<\/a>\u201cA hundred percent,\u201d the star quarterback said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a>Dan Campbell gave an update on the injury return timeline for TE Sam LaPorta.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON<\/p>\n
<\/a>It\u2019s too soon! We know! But early returns have been really good for the Bears 2025 draft class.<\/p>\n
<\/a>1. Maybe it\u2019s just the holiday falling midweek this year, but this extra week of the NFL season feels especially annoying right now.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Join @2ndCityGridiron\u2019s Bear Bones with @MasonWestPT discussing all things Bears vs Lions!<\/p>\n
<\/a>A deeper look with @iamcogs at Caleb Williams\u2019 and the Chicago Bears\u2019 38-42 loss against the San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n
<\/a>Chicago hosts Detroit in the season finale Sunday with playoff seeding at stake. @SamHouseholder previews the Lions.<\/p>\n