Week Eighteen: Detroit Lions (8-8) @ Chicago Bears (11-5)

[MichiganCardinal]

Soldier Field was fine. Probably ranks last in NFL stadiums I’ve been to though, and around equal with the old Oakland Coliseum.

Those fans are a weird bunch. Up in the 400s if you were just listening in without context you would think the Bears were 4-13 not 11-6. A real sorry bunch. (Not that they had much to cheer for for 45 minutes but still). Only one tool bag who tried to start beef though. Too damn cold for that.

[Sports_Freak]

36 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Let’s not forget the many injuries this year to key players/positions.  We had two of top 6 safeties in the league.  Not sure any other teams in the NFL could have scratched out a winning record against one of the most difficult schedules in the league.

Looking at the games outside of our division games? We were 7-4. Pretty good for playing tough teams. I still say it was the division games that hurt us the most.

[RedRamage]

17 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

I 100% agree. I thought that was a bad call in real time and even worse on replay. 

And sure... every game has bad calls, I get it. But when it's a 4th and 4 play and the bad call gives them a free 1st down, it really stings.

[RedRamage]

16 hours ago, NYLion said:

The Lions could have easily won the division this season if it wasn't for some poor coaching at inopportune times or just plain shooting themselves in the foot. Hire a real offensive coordinator, add some offensive line pieces, get LaPorta healthy and I think this team is rolling again next season but the coaches have to be better.

I agree that coaching (especially on the offense) was not ideal. But I think a big part of collapse also has to blamed on injuries... again. I know it seems like a cop out, but yet again the Lions had too many important players out with injuries.

McNeil, Davenport, Read, Arnold, Branch, Joseph, Paschal, Onwuzurike, and Rodriguez all missed significant time on defense.

On offense, just the OL: Decker missed 3 games, Mahogany 6, Glasgow 2, even Sewell missed a game. Outside of the OL: your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string TE all missed significant time.

[RedRamage]

16 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

I actually want the Bears to beat Green Bay. I dislike the Packers that much...

Yeah, I'm rooting for a tie.

[Motown Bombers]

Caleb Williams finished with 3,942 yards. Short of 4,000 but a new single season record for the Bears. He passed the one and only Erik Kramer. 

[MichiganCardinal]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

Caleb Williams finished with 3,942 yards. Short of 4,000 but a new single season record for the Bears. He passed the one and only Erik Kramer. 

This was as big of a victory as the final score for me, being at Soldier Field. If I had to watch those bums finally get a 4000-yard passer it would have sucked. The Bears fan I went with knew all the marks Caleb needed.

He only needed 108 yards to pass Kramer's (16-game) record and it still took him into the 4th quarter.

[buddha]

On 1/4/2026 at 7:52 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

Soldier Field was fine. Probably ranks last in NFL stadiums I’ve been to though, and around equal with the old Oakland Coliseum.

Those fans are a weird bunch. Up in the 400s if you were just listening in without context you would think the Bears were 4-13 not 11-6. A real sorry bunch. (Not that they had much to cheer for for 45 minutes but still). Only one tool bag who tried to start beef though. Too damn cold for that.

soldier field sucks, and as soon as they move to a new stadium the better off they'll be.

its impossible to get to.  its hell to get out of.  its a long ass walk to the train - unless you go the back way and then its still long.  its small for an nfl stadium.  it looks like a toilet bowl on top of the old stadium.  the bears dont even own it and have to deal with the chicago freaking park district (which, because it is run by the city of chicago, is a complete mess that cannot function without corruption and lunacy).

if the bears were a competent organization, they would have had shovels in the ground in arlington heights two years ago, but because they are the bears currently led by charlatan kevin warren, theyre still dicking around saying they might move somewhere else.  the newest lie being northwest indiana.

if the state of illinois or the city of chicago were run by competent people, they would have come up with a comparable site in the city years ago.  but we are not a competent city.  we are a banana republic.

good riddance to the bears.  the smartest thing that idiotic franchise ever did will be moving to the burbs.  seeing as they are the bears, they are in the process of ****ing that up too.

[MichiganCardinal]

13 minutes ago, buddha said:

soldier field sucks, and as soon as they move to a new stadium the better off they'll be.

its impossible to get to.  its hell to get out of.  its a long ass walk to the train - unless you go the back way and then its still long.  its small for an nfl stadium.  it looks like a toilet bowl on top of the old stadium.  the bears dont even own it and have to deal with the chicago freaking park district (which, because it is run by the city of chicago, is a complete mess that cannot function without corruption and lunacy).

if the bears were a competent organization, they would have had shovels in the ground in arlington heights two years ago, but because they are the bears currently led by charlatan kevin warren, theyre still dicking around saying they might move somewhere else.  the newest lie being northwest indiana.

if the state of illinois or the city of chicago were run by competent people, they would have come up with a comparable site in the city years ago.  but we are not a competent city.  we are a banana republic.

good riddance to the bears.  the smartest thing that idiotic franchise ever did will be moving to the burbs.  seeing as they are the bears, they are in the process of ****ing that up too.

I'll admit it was a bizarre experience, seeing the stadium across the street and my buddy being like "oh no, we need to walk the opposite direction, down, around, through a tunnel, through a park, and up a ramp to get there."

I'm glad I went before they move, whenever that may be, but I don't think I will be back until they move, whenever that may be.