Sunday was a glorious day at Soldier Field as the Bears beat the rival Packers to clinch their first NFC North championship since 2010! Matt Forte, Lance Briggs and Alex Brown join host Laurence Holmes to break down the victory and look ahead to the playoffs. How far can this Bears team go? And what is their ceiling in the long term?

0:22 – 2-for-1! Bears win NFC North and knock out the Packers

4:30 – Breakout game for Leonard Floyd?

6:15 – What worked offensively vs Green Bay?

7:05 – Charles Leno proposes to his girlfriend after the game

9:40 – Where do the Bears need to improve most heading into playoffs?

11:20 – How can Bears avoid complacency?

15:00 – Are the Bears a year ahead of schedule?

16:10 – What’s the ceiling of this Bears team?

19:20 – Where can Trubisky continue to improve?

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JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Cam Ellis look at the best and worst-case scenarios for the Bears in the first round of the playoffs, and wonder if Mitchell Trubisky will be up to the task of putting the final nail in the Packers’ playoff coffin.

1:25: On the surface, who’s the Bears’ best and worst matchup in the wild card round?

2:45: Playoff odds time! Who has the highest chance of playing the Bears in the first round?

5:10: Ranking the quarterbacks of the Bears’ potential playoff opponents

9:00: If the Vikings have the ideal quarterback matchup for the Bears, they also have the best defense

12:00: Don’t count out the Packers just yet

15:35: The next step for the Bears? Be a “finisher” when it comes to Green Bay’s playoff hopes

17:15: Why Mitchell Trubisky sounds up for the task of eliminating the Packers

21:35: The moment hasn’t been too big for Trubisky and that’s a good thing

22:15: Jordan Howard’s game vs. LA is encouraging for the Bears down the stretch

25:55: The rest of the Bears’ offense actually showed signs of improvement vs. LA…except for the QB

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Where do the Bears now stand in the conference, and are they serious Super Bowl contenders?

The defense carried the team while Mitch struggled to find his rhythm.

Lance Briggs, Alex Brown and Matt Forte join Laurence Holmes on the podcast to figure out what’s next for this tricked out team with 9 wins.

00:00 The defense studies their opponent, and comes up big

02:00 Bears defense smothers, and made Goff look like a rookie

03:30 What went wrong with the Rams

05:30 Defense is winning games for us

06:15 Bears are Super Bowl contenders

07:30 Who do the Bears matchup well against?

08:30 How big was this game?

10:30 What was wrong with the Bears?

11:30 The Bears creative run game

12:30 Mitch had a bad day

13:30 Bears defense picks up Mitch

14:30 What happened to Mitch?

16:00 Worried about Mitch?

17:00 Rams defense pressured Mitch

18:00 Bears defense punished Goff

19:00 Who scares the Bears?

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JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis look at what to expect from Mitchell Trubisky in the extremely high likelihood he plays Sunday night, and if it would be better for the Bears if their game against the Rams were a shootout or a defensive struggle. Plus, JJ chats with the radio voice of the Los Angeles Rams, J.B. Long, to get a sense of where Sean McVay, Jared Goff and the best team in the NFC stands heading into Sunday night.

0:15: All signs point to the return of Trubisky on Sunday, but will he have to be smarter with how he runs?

3:20: Why the Bears shouldn’t be concerned about Trubisky’s shoulder because they’re facing Aaron Donald

6:00: Did the Bears play this decision right to sit Trubisky for two games and with an eye on the last quarter of the season?

7:40: Is it better for Sunday to be a shootout or a defensive struggle?

13:10: Welcoming J.B. Long to the pod, and asking: What’s the mood of the Rams right now?

15:40: What have the Rams evolved into in Year 2 of the Sean McVay era?

17:00: Seeing parallels between the 2017 Rams and the 2018 Bears

19:20: Why Sean McVay is the right coach for Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams

21:45: How has McVay tailored his scheme to the players he has in 2018?

23:30: What should we make of the Rams’ defense?

25:40: What can the Bears do to stop the Rams’ offense?

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The Bears come back but come up short in overtime against the Giants, 30-27 in OT. Laurence Holmes, Lance Briggs and Alex Brown explain why this game felt off from the very start (3:30). Plus why you can count on the Bears bringing their A-game against the Rams (7:00) and what happened on the Odell Beckham TD pass (11:30). Plus Freezer Left! (15:00) , the issues Aaron Donald presents next sunday (19:00) and can the Bears offense with Trubisky keep up with the Rams (21:00)?

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JJ Stankevitz, John “Moon” Mullin and Cam Ellis wonder if the Bears can beat the Giants without Mitchell Trubisky, and look at some encouraging trends that should help this team finish the 2018 regular season strong in the final five games.

0:30: Takeaways from Matt Nagy’s comments on Mitchell Trubisky on Wednesday

1:30: Does it matter that the Bears play the Giants and then the Rams for Trubisky’s outlook?

4:00: Is this a trap game?

7:20: A run of big tests looms for the run defense

11:00: What did the Lions game prove about what the Bears’ defense can do the rest of the season?

12:40: Why Moon doesn’t think this Bears defense is on par with 1985 and 2005-2006

16:15: Matt Nagy has a winning scheme

22:30: A quick aside about how JJ got pranked into thinking a former Bears backup QB became a gym teacher at Lyons Township High School

23:40: Back to business: Matt Nagy’s outstanding coaching is one more positive trend

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The Bears improve to 8-3 with a Thanksgiving Day win in Detroit (0:20). Laurence Holmes, Matt Forte, Alex Brown and Lance Briggs discuss the Bears big plays on defense that helped them seal a win and debate whether Aaron Donald or Khalil Mack is the better defensive player.

Plus, the guys were pleasantly surprised by Chase Daniel's performance but they'd like to see more from the Bears running game (10:55).

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JJ Stankevitz and John “Moon” Mullin look at how Mitchell Trubisky’s shoulder injury could change the outlook for Thanksgiving’s date with the Lions and what Chase Daniel could bring to the table if he does play. Plus, could this be a letdown game for the Bears?

0:40: So there’s a possibility Mitch Trubisky will not play against the Lions, huh?

2:10: Matt Nagy said Trubisky’s situation is similar to the Khalil Mack/Allen Robinson one, but how similar is it really?

3:10: What should we expect if Chase Daniel plays?

5:05: Hear from Daniel, who spoke to the media Tuesday, on his readiness to play if Trubisky can’t go

8:15: Daniel knows the offense well, but does he know it at game speed?

10:20: If Trubisky does play, how might the shoulder affect his play?

13:10: What’s your gut – does Trubisky play on Thursday?

17:15: Why the Bears need to take the Lions seriously

21:00: If the Bears win, why it’d be an outstanding coaching job by Nagy

23:00: Kerryon Johnson not playing will be a big factor

25:00: Reactions to Monday night’s Chiefs-Rams thriller, and what it means for the Bears

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Laurence Holmes, Lance Briggs, Matt Forte and Alex Brown tell us how far they think the Bears can go this season.

Cody Parkey- do you trust him?

Why did the Bears go for 2 early in the game?

Preparing for the Lions and looking ahead.

‘SUPERBOWL…IS IT SO BIG?...I DON’T SEE ONE TEAM, MAYBE THE SAINTS, EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE NFC WE CAN BEAT,' ALEX BROWN.

SEGMENT ONE

2:30 IN - 2ND HALF, THE DEFENSE PREPARED FOR THE VIKINGS PUSH

4:30 IN – GAME PLAN CHANGES WHEN THE WEATHER DOES

6:30 IN – SUPERBOWL BEARS?

8:30 in – Why did the Bears go for 2 early in the game?

SEGMENT TWO

11:15 IN – Are the guys worried about Cody Parkey?

13:00 IN – Game balls and preparing for the Lions on short rest

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Two of the biggest Bears fans you’ll meet happen to be two of the most recognizable voices of NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage. Arlo White, the lead play by play announcer for NBC’s Premier League coverage, grew up in Leicester and fell in love with Chicago and the Bears in the 1980s, following games on a faint armed forces radio signal. And Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers used to call random 312 numbers from a friend’s house as a kid in Liverpool to find out what the Bears’ score was. Hear from both about how they became Bears fans, how they’ve followed the team over the years and what they think of the 2018 side — which they both predict to beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

0:00: Introductions, and is Arlo White the biggest Bears fan in all of Leicester?

1:10: How a childhood trip to Evergreen Park led White to become a Bears fan

4:35: How did you follow the Bears in England in the 1980s?

7:00: What was it like to get to call the 2008 Super Bowl for British radio?

9:40: How White managed to make it to Green Bay for the Bears’ season opener

11:55: White’s impressions of the 2018 Bears, and what it was like to get to watch Khalil Mack in person

14:20: Are there NFL fans around Premier League press boxes like there are Premier League fans around NFL press boxes?

16:20: White’s prediction for Bears-Vikings, beyond drinking “nine cups of coffee” to stay awake

19:00: Welcoming Roger Bennett to the pod, and how he became a Bears fan while growing up in Liverpool

21:30: Calling random 312 numbers in Chicago to get the Bears score

24:10: How White and Rog wound up at the same Bears preseason game in 1986 without knowing it

26:10: Rog’s experience greeting the Bears at O’Hare at 2 a.m. after they played the Cowboys in London

31:00: Why Rog moved to Chicago (and specifically Rogers park) right after college

33:00: The Bears are a centerpiece of the Bennett family Sundays, taking part in the “joy that is Tarik Cohen and his ebullience”

34:30: Why Rog *really* likes Matt Nagy #balds

36:45: Rog’s prediction for Bears-Vikings

38:20: Why Rog is an 11/10 in confidence the Bears will win the Super Bowl

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