I have no flowery intro today’s installment of BN Bears Bullets. There is too much to disect to be wordy elsewhere.
Mondays are better when the Bears win. Air is fresher and more crisp. The sun shines a little more brightly than it usually does. Coffee tastes better. Folks in the comments section are kinder to each other. I missed not having a “Good, Better, Best” post to do last night. Sigh.WEEK 14 BEARS COVERAGE: Instant Grades | Game Recap | The Nightcap
That one stung. But that is a good thing. When a loss hurts like that, it means you care. And if you care, that means you have a belief in this team that it could do better. All this means is that your expectations are rising, which is good because the players and coaches expect more from themselves after winning 9 of their first 12 games. Hence, we should also have high expectations. The way I felt after that Bears-Packers game is similar to the way I felt after walking out of Lambeau Field in 2018 when they lost in Week 1. I remember telling my friend who I was with: “Well, they’re not bad. I don’t know if they’ll be good. But I know they’re not bad.” I’d share a similar sentiment regarding this team. These Bears aren’t a bad team. Anyone who tells you that it is a bad team doesn’t know ball and you can probably ignore the rest of their football commentary. Dec 7, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) looks to throw in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images On the one hand, I subscribe to the Jay-Z line of thinking (s/o So Appalled) in that I have no interest in chalking this one up to a moral victories. There are no moral victories when you enter a game week as the No. 1 seed in the conference playoff standing entering December. But on the other hand, I am still impressed with how they fought back in that game. I’ve seen too many Bears teams quit against the Packers in similar situations. This team didn’t. Again, that is a sign of a good team. With that being said, they can’t let this game beat them twice. We’ll discuss that later in a seperate post — and possibly on the BN Bears Podcast.SUBSCRIBE TO THE BN BEARS PODCAST: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
Are you desperate for a silver lining? It’s OK, I’ve got you covered. There are lessons to be learned from a loss. Frankly, that was a humbling loss. But I see a loss like that as a good thing because there are times in life when you need to be humbled, put in your place, and brought back to earth. We have talked so much about culture-building wins this year. On the other side of that coin is what I think this game was for the Bears — a character-building loss. That is one that will toughen you up. It hurts now, but you will be better for it down the road. Another silver lining: I can watch Luther Burden III and Kyle Monangai play all day. Those rookies have been a treat to watch, and Sunday’s showing against the Packers probably made them a few fans in Week 14. Burden (4 catches, 67 yards) was the team’s leading receiver, while Monangai (57 rushing yards, 4.1 yards per carry) continued to plow through would-be tacklers in a way that warms your soul on a cold day. Dec 7, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback Bo Melton (16) catches the ball for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images There is probably a larger post to be written about what that loss to the Packers says about the Bears’ roster construction. And perhaps we will get around to having that discussion later in the week. However, I could not shake the feeling of how that loss made me want to dive into 2026 NFL Draft content and seek out the best draft-eligible defensive linemen. Edge rushers. Interior defenders. Combo guys. The Bears need playmakers, difference-makers, and game-wreckers on the defensive side of the trenches. That front office needs to do to the defensive line what it did to the offensive line last offseason. This team also needs tweaks in the secondary. While that isn’t necessarily a new thought, it is one that hs been a common thread throughout the season. There was a point earlier in the year when this team was down its top four cornerbacks. To their credit, they’ve held it together for chunks of the season. Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen deserves praise for his work in guiding the ship. But I feel as if that secondary needs to add depth (because Kyler Gordon is untrustworthy on the health front) and players with some twitch in their game. Chicago’s front office needs to see how the Packers’ speed on the perimeter gashed the defense and figure out how to counter it. This made me chucke, Patrick:“Siri, show me the Teemu version of Ben Johnson.” t.co/kaX4a1jNM0
— Patrick K. Flowers (@PatrickKFlowers) December 8, 2025 It isn’t atop my Christmas wish list, but I would be grateful if Santa Claus brought the Bears some better starts. You can’t play 17 games of cardiac ball and expect to win them all. Well, I suppose you *COULD* … but you’re not going to win ’em all. Sure, you have won those games before and will win those types of games again. Heck, you had yourself in a position to do it again. It would have been sweet to see Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson go for two at the end. And I think he would have because he isn’t the type to stick around and let overtime decide things. Plus, the Packers’ defense was looking gassed in that second half. Johnson would’ve gone for the juggular. Also on Ben Johnson’s to-do list: Figuring out how to get quarterback Caleb Williams off to better starts. Early-game Caleb reminds me of watching a young ace struggle to settle into their mechanics in the first inning. Balls zip high, wide, and hard with Williams in a way that it reminds me of what I’d see with Kerry Wood while watching him with the Cubs. Williams has oodles of talent, so I’m not ready to give up on him right now. And I definitely won’t do it before Johnson gets a full offseason of having his hands on the first overall pick from the 2024 NFL Draft. I thought Tom Brady was excellent on the FOX broadcast on Sunday. He gave you an inside look at what it was like quarterbacking in the cold, provided some excellent insight on Caleb Williams’ development (I thought his anecdote about QB1 breaking out of the pocket so quickly and with such speed that his receivers aren’t always ready to present themselves as available pass-catchers. It irks me how lucky the Packers are (and I know that is something I probably say every year) and it showed up in realizing that only Green Bay can lose its two-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman and esseentially bench its 2024 first-round pick and get better along the offensive line. That group limiting the Bears to just one sack and one quarterback hit was eye-opening. A college football hot take before we move on with today’s content: College football is painfully broken. The playoff system, the slow-play killing of bowl games, the blatant corruption, and the stench of greed make me feel bummed out. And shame on Notre Dame for declining an invite to the Pop Tarts Bowl. I thought college football was about pageantry and playing for the love of the game. So much for that!MORE BEARS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad-Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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