{"id":659964,"date":"2026-01-07T02:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/659964\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T02:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:23:11","slug":"what-grade-do-you-give-the-chicago-bears-regular-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/659964\/","title":{"rendered":"What grade do you give the Chicago Bears regular season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The 2025 season started with back-to-back losses for the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Bears then won eleven of their next thirteen games; they earned the Cardiac Bears nickname with six come-from-behind wins, they exorcised the Hail Mary demons, bullied the defending champs, walked off the Packers, and won the NFC North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But it ended with back-to-back losses for the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In Ben Johnson\u2019s first year as head coach, he led his team to the second-best record in the conference, and quarterback Caleb Williams broke a thirty-year-old passing record. The offense finished as a top-10 unit by various metrics, which is a massive leap from what we\u2019ve seen in Chicago in a very long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The defense has had some issues, but it\u2019s number one in takeaways, and the bend-but-don\u2019t-break has come through in several key moments all season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Bears are far from a perfect playoff team, but they are a playoff team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Vote in our weekly Reacts confidence survey, but also think back on all seventeen games and give us your letter grade for Chicago\u2019s regular season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019ll share your results here at Windy City Gridiron in a few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/EFIUQ7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 season started with back-to-back losses for the Chicago Bears. 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