Forward Progress - A Chicago Bears Podcast

0:00 Introduction and Injury Report

7:10 Declan Doyle - "Unorthodox" practice strategies

18:50 Dennis Allen on CJ Gardner-Johnson

26:33 Richard Hightower - special teams or circus

32:50 Montez Sweat gets to 50

The struggling Chicago Bears offense heads to Cincinnati looking for redemption against a Bengals defense that's been... let's just say, generous. Can the Bears finally light up the scoreboard?

Coaches are pulling out all the stops — including some unorthodox methods — to clean up those pesky penalties. Will it work? We break it down.

Special Teams or Circus Act? Richard Hightower gives us the inside scoop on the chaos (and maybe comedy) happening on the field.

Dennis Allen drops a maybe-kinda-possible endorsement of CJ Gardner-Johnson — is it legit or just coach-speak?

Montez Sweat hits a major milestone with his 50th career sack! But how fast did he get there compared to NFL legends like Reggie White and Derrick Thomas? We’ve got the stats.

Fastest to 50 Sacks in NFL History:

🥇 Reggie White – 40 games

🥈 Derrick Thomas – 54 games

🥉 Von Miller – 58 games

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Chicago Sun-Times Bears beat reporter, Patrick Finley, joined the show to preview Bears and Bengals.

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0:00 Bears sign CJ Gardner-Johnson

15:50 Bears - Bengals

18:06 Matchup and the numbers

33:00 Carlie Irsay-Gordon

The Chicago Bears face off against the Cincinnati Bengals in a must-watch Week 9 matchup. Will Joe Flacco suit up? Can Caleb Williams lead the Bears to a much-needed win? And will the offense finally stop shooting itself in the foot with penalties after Ben Johnson put his leaders in charge.

We break down the impact of key injuries, the Bears’ bold move to sign C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and the unusual sideline strategy of Carlie Irsay-Gordon — yes, she’s wearing a headset now. It's a bold move that other owners should embrace.

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0:00 Introduction

9:00 Ben Johnson audio - opening comments/injury update

18:58 Ben Johnson on Caleb Williams

21:48 Ben Johnsson on False Start Penalties

24:00 Ben Johnson on message to team leaders

28:30 Drew Dalman audio on offensive issues

34:00 Ben John's Code Red

Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson has officially issued a Code Red to his team leaders, demanding accountability for costly penalties and pre-snap mistakes. With the offense sputtering, Johnson is turning up the heat—will the locker room respond?

We break down what this means for Caleb Williams, the offensive line, and the Bears' chances of bouncing back.

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0:00 Introduction and Game Recap

11:18 Ben's opening comments

21:14 Ben - it's on the leaders to clean it up

30:13 Ben - on Caleb's INT

31:06 Caleb on the INT

37:19 Caleb on the Intentional Grounding penalty

The Chicago Bears suffer a 30-16 loss in Baltimore, marking the first time this season they’ve failed to score at least 21 points. Caleb Williams had a rough outing, throwing a poorly timed interception while the game was still within reach. The run game stalled against a dominant Ravens defensive front, and frustrations are mounting.

Head Coach, Ben Johnson, didn’t hold back, saying it’s now up to the team leaders to clean up the mistakes. Is the Bears offense hitting a wall?

We break down the key moments, what went wrong, and what’s next for Chicago.

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Chicago Bears lose to the Baltimore Ravens without Lamar Jackson and drop to 4-3 on the 2025 season.

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0:00 Brian Wacker - Baltimore Sun

30:00 NFL Notes

Lead reporter for the Baltimore Sun covering the Ravens joins for a preview of the Chicago Bears and Ravens week 8 matchup.

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0:00 Lou Canellis

23:00 Two Bears - one Dan is disappointed with and one he is pleased with that deserves recognition

32:55 Ben Johnson Factor

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0:00 Bears Injury Update

3:32 Kyle Monangai - run game

9:50 Caleb Williams - how far away from taking a next step forward?

19:1#FootballTalk1 Jets owner, Woody Johnson doesn't like Justin Fields

25:52 Sean Payton and Russ Wilson - war of words

29:14 Bears TV coverage this weekend

The Chicago Bears head to Baltimore for a highly anticipated Week 8 matchup against the Ravens. We break down key storylines including:

Kyle Monangai shares insights on the Bears' run game

Is Caleb Williams ready to take the next step in his NFL journey?

NFL headlines: Jets owner Woody Johnson puts his head coach in a tough spot

Sean Payton and Russell Wilson - won't spend the holidays together this year

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0:00 Chicago Bears - Baltimore Ravens spread

6:10 Caleb Williams debate

16:13 Bears defense - Turnovers

25:04 MNF

37:20 Doug Martin

41:56 HOF Coach

The Chicago Bears are heading to Baltimore in Week 8… as 6.5-point underdogs to the 1-5 Ravens?! What’s going on here?

Meanwhile, the Caleb Williams debate is getting crazy —he’s not meeting sky-high expectations, but maybe that’s okay? Especially with head coach Ben Johnson in the mix.

Week 7’s Monday Night Football brought the heat with some solid matchups and we’re talking about former Buccaneers RB Doug Martin, who died after being arrested.

Plus—one coach is inching closer to the Hall of Fame… can you guess who it is?

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