The Bear’s Den, November 27, 2018

BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!

BEARRRSSSS

taleGATE: Bear Man - NBC Sports Chicago - “If you do not know him, you are not a Bears fan.” Bear Man has attended games for 34 years and is a sideline staple.

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Atkins: New coaches, different styles: Why Matt Nagy is winning and Matt Patricia is not | MLive.com - Like the Bears, the Lions have a first-year coach. But why are results so much different?

Hughes: After 99 Years, the Bears are Finally Exciting - Da Bears Blog - The 2018 Chicago Bears season has been as surprising as any in my lifetime, soon to hopefully be entering it’s 37th year. It is certainly as surprising as any since the launch of this website in early 2005.

Joniak’s Journal: Bears’ Eddie Jackson Displaying Elite Instincts - 670 The Score - Jackson has five defensive touchdowns in his two-year career.

Mayer: How Bears stack up in division race - ChicagoBears.com - Seeking their first playoff berth since 2010, the Bears (8-3) will enter December in first place in the NFC North, a game-and-a-half ahead of the Vikings (6-4-1).

Kaufman: Bears players to do talking with their feet via “My Cause My Cleats” - ChicagoBears.com - Players on the Bears will sport custom cleats beginning this week as part of the league’s “My Cleats My Cause” initiative.

Medina: Aaron Rodgers Has the Gall to Believe the Packers Are Making the Playoffs - Bleacher Nation
Mr. Rodgers, you are a bold one.

Medina: Trubisky’s Health Status Is Throwing Vegas For a Loop - Bleacher Nation - The Bears should be favored against the Giants, but some sports books are playing the wait-and-see game with Mitch Trubisky’s status still up-in-the-air.

Potash: After taking a big step, Bears could be ready for a giant leap - Chicago Sun-Times - After five consecutive victories, they’re the team to beat in the NFC North and are expected to make the playoffs now. Can they handle success?

Campbell's 5 observations from rewatching Bears-Lions: Chase Daniel's efficiency, run game difficulties and a failed 2-point gamble - Chicago Tribune - Five observations from rewatching the Bears' 23-16 win over the Lions include Chase Daniel's efficiency in a spot start, the Bears' difficulty running the ball, the defense's worn-down run defense and a failed 2-point gamble.

Watch the best #BearsSingtoAnything tweets from over the holiday weekend, from 'Single Ladies' to 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' - Chicago Tribune - Former Bears defensive tackle Anthony “Spice” Adams enjoyed the Bears' celebration against the Lions enough to start the #BearsSingToAnything movement.

Rosenthal: Brett Favre doesn't take first-place Bears' NFC North title chances seriously - Chicago Tribune - Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said Sunday on NBC that the Vikings-Packers winner would win the NFC North. The first-place Bears might want to make the former Vikings and Packers star eat his words. Ken’s Note: Brett Favre is what he takes selfies of...

Wiederer: 'This is our moment' - Bears using belief and unity as fuel toward a surprise championship run - Chicago Tribune - The Bears are on a five-game winning streak and coming off a character-revealing 23-16 victory over the Lions. The team's confidence is swelling and players like Danny Trevathan and Akiem Hicks point to their teammates' drive and unity as a catalyst.

Stankevitz' Film breakdown: How a pass to Chase Daniel is who the Bears are - NBC Sports Chicago - Passes to quarterbacks came en vogue in Super Bowl LII, and are part of the Bears' offense -- so long as it creates a numbers advantage, as it did against the Detroit Lions.

Moreano: Bears Have Playmakers Throughout The Secondary - Da Bears Brothers - The Bears' secondary has come a long way since the Week 1 loss to the Packers, and the unit has proven each week that it has playmakers at every position.

Ellis: Report - Mitch Trubisky's status for next Sunday's game vs. NY Giants up in the air - NBC Sports Chicago - "Hopeful but not certain" is where things stand currently.

Mullin: Could domino effect from Harrison Smith's hit on Mitch Trubisky cause Bears to lose Chase Daniel? - NBC Sports Chicago - Harrison Smith's hit on Mitch Trubisky knocked the Bears' starting quarterback out for one week and might keep him out another. But could the domino effect end with the Bears looking for a new backup this offseason?

Sneed: Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka released from hospital after heart attack - Sun Times - The legendary Bears coach had been in the hospital in Florida since Wednesday when he was rushed to get medical care because he was not feeling well.

Chicago Bears celebrations: Ranking the best over eight wins - Sun Times - With an 8-3 record, the Bears have plenty of reasons to be dancing this season.

Jahns: Mitch Trubisky shoulder injury: Can the Bears rest their QB against the Giants? - Sun Times - Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky didn't play against the Lions on Thanksgiving because of a right shoulder injury.

POLISH SAUSAGE

NFL suspends Leonard Fournette one game – ProFootballTalk - As of Sunday night, the expectation within the league office was that Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette would not be suspended. Between Sunday night and Monday night, that changed.

Jaguars bench Blake Bortles, will start Cody Kessler - NFL.com - Doug Marrone fired his offensive coordinator Monday, and he’s making a change under center, too. The Jaguars will start Cody Kessler at quarterback over Blake Bortles in Week 13.

2019 NFL Draft order: An updated look at where teams are picking - SBNation.com - Here’s an updated look at where teams are picking in the first round of next April’s draft.

PodcastOne: Week 12 NFL Sunday Reactions - Pro Football Focus - PFF Senior Analysts - Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson go game-by-game and take a look at every result from the NFL this past Sunday

KNOW THY ENEMY

Giants at Eagles ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ review: Pat Shurmur has a lot to answer for - Big Blue View - Head-scratching decisions, inexcusable quarterback play doom Giants in loss to Philly

Nick Wright gives Aaron Rodgers a C- grade in performance against the Vikings | FOX Sports - Nick Wright talks NFL on today’s show. Hear why Nick thinks that Aaron Rodgers maybe doesn’t have faith in the current Green Bay Packers roster.

Packers Week 12 Snap Counts: Why won’t McCarthy swap RBs on a situational basis? - Acme Packing Company - After not going for it on fourth down last week, McCarthy still made a mistake on his big fourth-down attempt on Sunday night.

PODcast recaps Lions-Bears, discusses Matthew Stafford’s future in Detroit - Pride Of Detroit - The PODcast tackles another disappointing loss and looks to the future.

What went wrong for the 2018 Detroit Lions? - Pride Of Detroit - The Lions playoff hopes are all but dead before December, how did we get here?

Giants news, 11/26: What others are saying after loss to Eagles - Big Blue View - It’s open season on Pat Shurmur, Eli Manning, defense after defeat

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

Wiltfong: NFC Playoff Picture - Chicago Bears currently the 3rd seed - Windy City Gridiron - With week 12 set to wrap up later tonight (Tennessee vs. Houston), that will end all the bye weeks for NFL teams this year. Each team will have five games left to play in the 2018 season, and the...

Duerrwaechter: The curse behind winning - Chicago Bears could lose multiple coaches to head coaching jobs - Windy City Gridiron - As the Bears continue to improve, they might wind up losing several assistants to head coaching opportunities elsewhere during the upcoming offseason.

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