The 2025 season started with back-to-back losses for the Chicago Bears.
And some fans panicked.
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.
But it ended with back-to-back losses for the Chicago Bears.
And some fans panicked.
In Ben Johnson’s 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’ve seen in Chicago in a very long time.
The defense has had some issues, but it’s number one in takeaways, and the bend-but-don’t-break has come through in several key moments all season.
The Bears are far from a perfect playoff team, but they are a playoff team.
Vote in our weekly Reacts confidence survey, but also think back on all seventeen games and give us your letter grade for Chicago’s regular season.
We’ll share your results here at Windy City Gridiron in a few days.
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