None of us can get over it, can we? I just keep scrolling through reaction videos, highlights, etc.
For the first time since the 2010 season and the 2011 calendar year, the Chicago Bears have won a playoff game.
Here’s a little timeline of what’s happened in my life since the last time the Bears won a playoff game.
-Changed jobs four times
-Changed careers once
-Got married
-Got a cat in spring of 2011, it passed away in December 2025
-Became a father
-That child started kindergarten
-Moved three times
-Bought
a house
-Between my wife and me, we’ve had three different vehicles
-Been a writer and editor for WCG for 13 years without once writing about a playoff win
That brings you up to speed.
Congrats, for better or worse, you all get to read the first public piece I’ve ever written following a Bears playoff victory. And it was one for the ages; a home win from down 18 points over their biggest rival, that has tormented them for the better part of 30 years.
Stock up
Colston Loveland, TE – I don’t know how his stock can keep getting higher, but it does. His performance was just a few yards shy of the franchise postseason record. It was also just short of a rookie tight end postseason record. It was the first 100-yard game by a rookie TE since 1986. Wow.
Montez Sweat, DE – Sweat absolutely balled out in the second half. The game ball he received from Ben Johnson was well deserved. It didn’t show up in the way of sacks, but he was disruptive and hurried Jordan Love, forcing throws when the QB wasn’t ready. He had a PBU, three tackles and three QB hits.
Caleb Williams, QB – The completion percentage was bad. The first half was bad. It was ugly for a long time. But the kid just balls out when it matters most. A Bears postseason record 361 yards passing and another huge comeback to eliminate the rival Green Bay Packers. His fourth-and-eight throw will be a play we tell our kids and grandkids about. The fake screen to DJ Moore for the winning score will be in Bears lore. It was everything we’ve seen Green Bay do to Chicago but the other way. It was beautiful. It was art.
Stock down
Kyler Gordon, CB – I get it, someone is going to say it’s unfair to put him here. The Packers targeted him, and it worked. He’s still working himself back into game shape. I know he will be better, but it was a rough outing for him.
Nick McCloud, CB – Why was Nick McCloud starting this game? That’s the question. Were they stealing reps for Gordon? Hopefully, one more week of rehab for the corners will let the Bears play only the best group vs. the Rams.
I’m only giving two stock down players this week. Looking back at it, there were so many guys that had bad plays in the first half but had key moments in the comeback.
Who is up and who is down in your opinion? Is there another down player I should have listed?
