That was one of those Mondays when I wanted to do anything but watch football when I was done cooking up Bears content. For me, the move was to watch a Chicagoland History YouTube video on Zenith, the TV brand that was synonymous with growing up in this area during the 1990s.
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NFL insider Tom Pelissero has more depth, context, perspective, and information on the Caleb Williams injury in the newest episode of The Ringer’s NFL podcast:“If you go back and look at the play, it’s the classic he feels something pop. He’s scrambling out to his left, and you can actually see him look back like ‘what was that? who hit me?’ And it was whatever in his hamstring. When I saw that, it’s either his Achilles or he had one of those hamstring tendon avulsions where it like rips the hamstring off the bone. I was thinking a signficant thing. But when I was checking in with people Sunday night, everyone was like ‘no, he’s going to be good.’ I was like, ‘That’s remarkable.’
The emotion was not ‘Oh, I’m in so much pain.’ It was the shock of it. Obviously, I’m sure it doesn’t feel great to pull your hamstring like that. But it’s also disappointment of this is a game where they’re driving for a go-ahead score in an exteremely difficult day — both weatherwide and because you’re going against Brian Flores and the Vikings defense — to just score points. So it’s great news. They’ve not ruled him out. I’d be surprised if he plays Monday night against the Eagles. But this is all going to be about how quickly Caleb recovers. … It may be a week or two or three, but this guy’s gonna be back.”
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The perspective from Pelissero above is neat. But that last line sticks with me. If QB1 misses 1-3 weeks, that will feel like a huge win — especially for those who feared the worst when the injury initially happened. The Athletic’s Mike Sando shares what they’re saying about Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson and his team after that Week 2 loss:“The Bears are entering into this world where it’s like Ben Johnson is constantly out over his skis and they have come through,” an exec from another team said. “Well, now, guess what? They got smacked in the face and scored three points. What does that mean?”
“Ben’s schtick is what it is, and it works for him,” this second exec said. “He wanted 60 points last week. He wants 38 a game (for the season). I’d be much more concerned if they had three points in a dome.”
“Their defense isn’t very good,” the first exec said, “so it’s just fascinating to me where they go mentally. To me, it’s like Ben Johnson has been thinking, ‘The more I double down, the better it is. I’m going to throw this s— out there, and I’ll live up to it. I want to lead the league in points scored.’ Which they still may. Whatever. The s— is hard to do.”
I don’t want to sound like a know-it-all, but it was totally predictable that folks would come with their knives sharpened at the first sign of things faltering in Chicago. With great expectations often comes great criticism when you don’t meet said expectations. This won’t be the last time we see thoughts like this shared. Sep 20, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson leaves the field after a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images This quote from The Athletic piece via an anonymous exec comes off as coded in a way that sounds some alarms: “They will actually play in the structure of the offense more with this guy, Bagent.” That said, I’m looking forward to diving into some Tyson Bagent content this week. Bagent has been one of the most fascinating stories to follow around here. And now, he gets a chance to prove himself. Over at the Sun-Times, Patrick Finley writes about how the Bears head coach needs to fix problems outside of what’s happening with the quarterback. Red-zone offense execution and special teams snafus are on the top of Johnson’s to-do list as the team prepares for a Week 3 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. The Tribune’s Brad Biggs points out that — with or without Williams — this team has a long way to go after a messy showing in Week 2. I hated learning that Carson Wentz is now 5-0 as a starter against the Bears. Here are his stats in his last two wins: 23/42, 242 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 71.7 rating. That’s gross. Say nothing of that awful, awful game that Wentz “won” as Washington’s starting QB on TNF in 2022, Chicago had no business losing that game against Minnesota. Frankly, they shouldn’t have lost either game. Whatever. That’s gross and I want to throw up. Bears defensive end Austin Booker (94) tackles Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images As you might expect, the Bears fell out of the top-10 of ESPN’s power rankings. They went from No. 7 to No. 11. Courtney Cronin with more:The Bears dodged a major bullet with the right hamstring injury Williams sustained late against the Vikings. Coach Ben Johnson labeled Williams as week-to-week, and while the QB is expected to miss some time, Johnson is confident that backup Tyson Bagent can operate the offense. It understandably won’t look the same as when Williams is under center, but the scheme will not change. Chicago gave Bagent a two-year, $10 million extension in 2025, and his experience with Johnson in preseason games is why the coach believes “we’ll be fine.”
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Another major Chicago sports injury update. Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman reportedly suffered multiple facial fractures after getting hit with a foul ball while in the on-deck circle on Sunday. A return for the postseason hasn’t been ruled out for Bregman, who has a .284/364/.579 slash line, .401 wOBA, and 157 wRC+ in 308 plate appearances since July 1. Normal Powell, one of the Chicago Bulls’ most notable offseason additions, talks about the process of joining the team. (BN Bulls) Watch Bowen Byram’s hat trick from his Chicago Blackhawks (preseason) debut.More Bears From Bleacher Nation: Go Ad-Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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