NEWSLETTER
I had to pull over while listening to Matt Nagy’s show on WBBM last night, because something he said really stuck with me and I didn’t want to forget it. Basically, he wants the Bears and their fans (that’s us!) to be happy with the results of this season, but not satisfied. As Nagy put it, there are still reachable goals to achieve (like that first-round bye), so it’s not time to be complacent.
The Bears have had a fine season, no doubt, but there’s still more on the horizon. It makes total sense. And it’s a good lesson for life, anyway: Be happy with what you have in the moment, but stay hungry as if you have yet to achieve your ultimate goal.
A new chapter has begun. 📖#DaBears https://t.co/CLinXeZonC
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 18, 2018
It's a beaut, Clark!#DaBears pic.twitter.com/6uAgysyPNq
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 18, 2018
Yesterday was Khalil Mack's 3rd multi-sack game of the season. He's the first #Bears player to have 3 multi-sack games in a season since 2007 https://t.co/AgKOCiWa6X pic.twitter.com/UoPjsnF2Xe
— ProFootballReference (@pfref) December 17, 2018
I mean, the guy did change the outlook/dynamic of an entire division at the very least. https://t.co/bnNdVeY8Eb
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) December 18, 2018
The #Bears are No. 1 in the NFL in takeaways (35), turnover margin (+13), interceptions (26) and points off takeaways (107). The last time the Bears led the NFL in TO margin was the 1985 Super Bowl season when they posted a +23 margin during the regular season. @StatsBySTATS
— Chicago Bears (@BearsPR) December 18, 2018
If the #Bears finish 12-4, they would hold tiebreakers over the #Saints & #Rams by virtue of having a better conference record. But they would need Saints (12-2) to lose their last two games (vs PIT, vs CAR) and the Rams (11-3) to lose one of their last two games (at AZ, vs SF).
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) December 18, 2018
If Mitch Trubisky plays in the postseason the way he did against the Packers, the Bears are going to be very difficult to beat. https://t.co/uaJLu7AWFU
— Dan Pompei (@danpompei) December 17, 2018
Here’s a fun fact via https://t.co/SAE3XvVVdE: Allen Robinson has drawn 8 defensive pass interference penalties this season. That’s more DPI flags drawn than 22 *teams.*
The 2017 Bears were the beneficiaries of 3 defensive pass interference penalties all season.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) December 17, 2018
ICYMI: #DaBears are NFC North Champs & @paytonsun has all the feels pic.twitter.com/8Cn6xNWXhD
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) December 17, 2018
