Entering 2025, the Bears had not given their fans much to cheer about lately. Memories of the 1985 Super Bowl run, "Da Bears'' SNL skits, Devin Hester running wild and Brian Urlacher leading a No. 1 defense have been fading. They have always shared real estate with the eternal search for the NFL's holy grail, a franchise quarterback. But it's been getting more crowded lately with years of frustration with names like Marc Trestman, Matt Eberflus, Matt Nagy, John Fox, Jay Cutler, Mitch Trubisky and Justin Fields.

That's why this season has been such a breath of fresh air. It's a much-needed reprieve from hail marys, Thanksgiving debacles, double doinks and Aaron Rodgers "I own you" (although we could be getting flashbacks from the latter on Sunday).

The Bears have been on something of a Ci

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