The Bears and Lions put America through an unwatchable slog in the early game on Thanksgiving and Mike P. and Andy are here to talk about it, about the weird week that preceded it (even by Bears' standards), and about where the Bears go from here. They have theories on whether the McCaskeys were really going to fire Nagy, about who leaked the news and about the new feud between Hub and Nagy. They also try to figure out just how much this week of public disfunction is going to scare off the few competent coaches who might be interested in the job in the first place. 

Few teams have ruined more Thanksgivings for their fans than our Bears, and Mike D. and I felt it necessary to Remember This Crap about the many times the Bears have caused us indigestion on Turkey Day. They've been better on that day than you might think, then again, the fact that the Lions have been terrible so long has helped. We unearthed some gems, and were reminded of a recent Thanksgiving night game that we had forgotten was on Thanksgiving. You're also going to learn some incredible info about what Drew Henson and the father of a former star of The Mandalorian have in common. 

The Bears played a wet turd of a game on Sunday against the Ravens, the only reason to watch them got hurt, Matt Nagy blew all three second half timeouts in spectacular fashion, and on Tuesday morning we thought it all finally got him fired. Until he wasn't. Yet. Maybe. Andy and Mike P. discuss all of that, plus a look ahead to a completely perfunctory Thanksgiving game in Detroit (are there any other kind?) And, they discuss high school heckling etiquette. 

The Bears and Ravens don't have a long, illustrious history but the Bears have gotten the better of Baltimore in the series, even if the Ravens have been a more consistently good team than the Bears during the last quarter century. Andy and Mike D. recall Ravens who have gone to prison and those who should have, too many Michigan quarterbacks, Dave Wannstedt refusing to put James Allen in the Hall of Fame, John Fox's last hurrah, Brian Billick in a hammock, Browns fans maturely reacting to their team leaving town and much more. Do you think former Colts QB Art Schlichter made it into the pod? We'll give you 4:1 odds.

It's the one you've been waiting for. Mike D. and Andy Remember This Crap about the Bears and Packers. From the glory days when the Bears never lost to the Packers to whatever things are now, the guys remember Packers cheap shots, Chester Marcol's mad dash and the Bears revenge later that season, Bryan Robinson's jump, Devin Hester's debut, Lovie's "we are gonna beat Green Bay" proclamation, Shea McClellin, Jay Cutler's knee, the pitiful number of times the teams have made the playoffs in the same year, and Mossy Cade, James Lofton, Mark Chmura's hot tub and Najeh Davenport's hamper.

Matt Nagy was back on the sidelines and so was all of the dumb stuff that makes his coaching so special in the Bears 29-27 loss to the Steelers. The good news was that Justin Fields looked great, the bad news was that the Bears and the officials combined for so much dumb that even that wasn't enough for a win. The Bears head into the bye on a four game losing streak and even that might not be enough to force the changes we all know that they need. Join Andy and Mike P. as they talk about all of this important stuff and more. 

The Bears and Steelers square off on Monday Night and since there's no Manning Brothers Jamboree on ESPN2, you might as well just play this podcast while you watch the game with the sound down. Andy and Mike D. look back at the long history of the Steelers (a lot of it is surprisingly bad) and some key matchups between the two teams. They look back at the only Bears win of the 1969 season and how it screwed them out of a franchise quarterback, and they look back at that guy's sterling movie career. You'll hear about Coach Ditka's final home game, the peak of the Wanny era, a Jay Cutler comeback, a rare Mike Glennon/John Fox win and of course, Otis Wilson hitting Louis Lipps in the lips?

The Bears played without Matt Nagy on Sunday, something we'd all like to get used to. Justin Fields looked really good, something we'd also like to get used to. And yet, the Bears suffered a pretty dispiriting loss with a terrible defensive effort, and even progress for their offense leaves them at the bottom of the NFL. Andy and Mike P. ponder the job statuses of Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace again, marvel at how one Chicago sports team turned things around quickly by changing the top of the org chart and they look ahead to a game in Pissburgh that will be bad, but might not actually be bad enough to force the McCaskeys to do something. 

The biggest stars of Substack join forces as internationally renowned NBA scribe Kelly Dwyer joins Andy to talk about all of the really important stuff you want to hear them discuss. They talk 80s baseball, Andy's trip to St. Louis as a small boy, Premier League Darts, the Mandrell sisters, the most egregious snubs from the NBA's top 76* list, Continental Basketball Association legend Mauro Panaggio, Battle of the Network Stars, what really got Mike Shildt fired in St. Louis, great Liev Schreiber movies, Pat Riley and Willie Geist autographed books and much more. 

It's time for some fresh crap so Andy and Mike D. take a tour through the surprisingly long history of Bears-49ers matchups. They spend most of their time in the Super Bowl era and look at three pretty awful playoff games, the demise of "Bear Weather", the birth of The Refrigerator, Mike Ditka driving while gloating, Mike Brown's walk-off, great QB duos in the matchup's history, the Bears and Terrell Owens ruining Jerry Rice Day, and much, much more.