The Bears are still technically alive for a playoff spot, but they’ll have to beat the Cardinals today to keep that dream alive. Regardless, there’s still a ton at stake for Matt Eberflus, Luke Getsy and Justin Fields — none of whom can afford a bad loss. Adam Hoge, Mark Carman and Greg Braggs get you ready for the Christmas Eve matinee, while Nicholas Moreano checks in from Halas Hall.
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Welcome in to the CH Bears pre game show presented by prize picks daily fantasy sports Made Easy use promo code chgo for first deposit match up to $100 what’s up everyone Adam hog Mark Carmen Greg Braggs Jr coming with you Merry Christmas Eve everyone we are uh all
Over the globe right now getting ready we’re trying to track down Santa Claus trying to track down another Bears Victory trying to track down another Panthers loss I’m a little confused about what we’re all wearing here K and I have the same sweatshirts on brags and I have the same
Hat on I don’t like this there’s a lot going I I I feel like upper management sent both of you those hats and left me out is there any true to the rumor no no you just had those hats laying around and you both just decided to wear them
Today that’s what happened that’s what happened yeah I feel I feel left out I actually went through the trouble of packing mine even yeah the Hog on the road is the best hog we love hog on the road hog on the road on Christmas come on Hogan wrote on Christmas um forgive
Me if I’m completely useless on this pregame show yes I’m setting up Karm for how is that any different from any other show but yes I am keeping my eye and I have the Packers Panthers game on to the left of me uh Bryce young just got
Sacked it’s 30 to 16 as we’re dwindling away in the fourth quarter yeah it’s not close it hasn’t really been close you probably don’t need to worry about it at all I am extremely worried okay we can tell we can tell um welcome in though we
Got we got news to get to we’re gonna have Nick coming up from Soldier Field in a little bit and um I guess we should start with our inactives really no surprises but definitely a couple notes here that are significant um Nathan Peterman obviously inactive Noah Su equinus St Brown
Quindell Johnson they’ve already sort of been on this list here for the last few weeks but the two big ones obviously Deontay Foreman running back he’s been dealing with personal matters this week and is not playing today um so the Bears are gonna be down one of their top
Running backs and then T Jenkins who uh has been dealing with that concussion since last week’s game he is also inactive today so Bears a little bit short-handed on offense um obviously they have Cody whitehair who can step in for T Jenkins did so last week did okay and the running back
Room has been uh you know I guess deep but at the same time the the running game really hasn’t been there the last I mean we’re up to about a month of this now where I feel like the running game is basically Justin field so it’ll be interesting to see how much that
Holds back to this Bear’s offense today well especially when it came to pass blocking last week Deontay Foreman did not have yeah didn’t have a good game so but you know obviously losing depth there uh Roshan being the only guy you feel like you can somewhat trust in the
Past bling game but although he’s a rookie so he’s going to get slipped up at times so uh yeah it’ll be interesting to see how the Bears maneuver through this but I mean at the end of the day you know this is a very winnable game
And I expect him to win big go ahead K well I uh I’ve got bets I got a lot of bets today and one of my bets is on that’s not in my Propet so I’ll say it now is I’m I think khil Herbert’s going to have his bounceback game Co coach
Matt Eber flu my guy hash the flusy spoke about how he’s been working hard in practice how he’s getting close and look they need him today the Cardinals ground game uh or the crow Cardinals defense against the run is 31st in the NFL so if you’re looking for a little
Sprinkle here uh via Circa via DraftKings before we uh you know tee this one up I really like the bear to run the football today I like both khil and I like both Roshan to have big games but I’m putting my money on khil how bizarre is today that’s the other part
That I wanted to start with I’m sitting in my in my man cave down here I got my window open when I look out my window it it seems like it I hear my daughter and the neighbor playing in the CAC it feels literally like it’s summertime and it is
Christmas Eve four of my friends went out they tried to get me to go golfing this morning four of my guys got 18 holes in this morning like this is one of the most bizarre Christmas EES ever I agree with you and and I’m even farther north I’m up in Minnesota right
Now and it’s the same exact thing I mean there’s I didn’t even pack my winter stuff coming up here it’s in the 50s it’s going to stay in the 50s um it’s it’s it’s weird it doesn’t feel like Christmas and and honestly what it has to do with this
Game not that I think it’s the end of the world or was going to affect it that much but we’ve been eyeing ever since the schedule came out we’ve talked about how the Cardinals had to come from Arizona in late December and it was probably going to be cold and that was
Going to be something that they had to deal with when they don’t practice in it they don’t play in it pretty much all year and that’s I mean pretty much out the window today with how warm it is well and I don’t know how much it
Matters at this point and but and maybe it matters a ton by the way the quarterback evaluation the last three games but I’m glad to the weather factor of this that look both quarterbacks more importantly Justin Fields should be set up to have a big time game today which I
Am predicting it’s also Adam hog Greg brags y chg o Bears fence I’m expecting his best game of the year today against this defense coming off last week with a big day by my guy Darnell money so uh well they’re facing the yeah sorry they’re facing the 31st rank uh defense
In dvoa I mean that like you’re at home your defense is churning so you’re going to be getting a lot of opportunities with the football and you’re playing a defense in the Arizona Cardinal that has not been very good so there this when you talk about a good valuation game
Yeah there’s no reason why the Bears shouldn’t smoke show this team here today did you just bust out dvoa yeah I did I I like I’m like a become a mathematical genius here between the strength of schedule things between the playoff scenario things now I’m delving
Into dvoa I mean pff’s going to be knocking on my door in no time I doubt it but um give us a live what give us I need the live breakdown on how all these games here the noon games are affecting the strength of schedule well I’m glad
Well I’m glad you asked Adam because there are some things at stake I gotta give a shout out to Ryan schanzer who’s a guy that tunes into this show quite a bit and um Harbaugh Roman season another guy and georgeu they’ve all been doing like hardcore calculations on different
Scenarios essentially going into today you were looking at obviously the Panthers Packers game being first and foremost this Colts Falcons game which it looks like the Falcons are going to end up winning was a big game we needed the Colts to win it was worth two in
Regards to like it’s a multiplier game in regards of SK strength of schedule but the other games Jets over Washington Cleveland over Houston we still have Jacksonville to play Tampa Miami versus Dallas New England versus Denver all these games have strength to schedule implications and a lot of them for the
Most part are going in the Bears favor as the Panthers just scored a touchdown to uh get this score down to a onore game with seven minutes to play DJ shark in the end zone not out not out of the waters in that regard so in regards to
This this was essentially the breakdown and I’ll try to go through it really quickly but the magic number to start the week Adam was up to was down to 14 and there were 30 different games over the next numbers yeah they they broke it down and I like that because it make it
It it it makes it less confusing and simplifies it and there’s 30 different games over the next three weeks that affect that magic number and the week started at 14 for that magic number with the Rams and the Saints or the Rams winning Pittsburgh winning and buffalo
Winning those were all that dipped into that magic number it’s now down to 11 uh so there’s a lot of different games here that still affect that uh but essentially uh it’s it’s starting to really tear in the Bears favor it could get up to as high as 96% chance of the
Number one pick if the Panthers were to win and New England were to also win it would be if New England lost tonight in the Panthers win it’s an 88% chance so things are looking up but not out of the waters yet all right Panthers went for two holding penalty so looks like
They’re going to kick the extra point and it’ll be a seven-point game here with seven minutes to go and Eddie Pino missed an extra point earlier in this second half which could end up being a big factor here in uh this game so just keeping an eye on it I
Mean I know it sounds crazy to be obsessed this much over it but it has huge implications on this franchise missed another extra point another extra point yeah I mean trust me my head is hurting trying to put all this math inside my brain missed another extra point Mark Carman can you believe
It I can’t Greg this is I’m at the Ed of my like I said you you guys can kick me off the show I’m completely worthless while this game is going on but I’ll do my best okay well you’re here doing a pregame show this is this is this is
We’re we’re talking about the Bears we’re talking about the Cardinals I think you can do it if you can spit out all those random teams and numbers that you just spent five minutes talking about that Mak zero sense I think you can do this I think you get no it made
Perfect sense it made perfect sense for anybody who wants a transcript of Braggs is Bears getting the number one overall pick breakdown email me mark. at gmail I’ll get that out to you all right well speaking of kickers uh Eddie Pino a former Bears kicker missing extra points
Today uh for the Panthers under former Bears special teams coordinator Chris tabber who’s now the Panthers interim head coach uh the Bears have their own kicker who’s pretty damn good and has been pretty reliable since he got here and there was some news yesterday we
Need to talk about here as we get get going uh Cairo Santos given a contract extension four years $16 million $9.5 million guaranteed cairo’s been awesome since 2020 he has uh made 104 of 114 field goal attempts uh that is a 91.2 field goal percentage which is the
Fifth best Mark in the NFL during that time he’s currently the most accurate kicker in Bears history um and also is is perfect Beyond 50 yards this season which I mean honestly when he got here 50 yarders were sort of in question um his leg has gotten stronger he’s been
Kicking more touchbacks and um good job by Ryan Poes in the front office to to get this done before the offseason even started makes a whole lot of sense cairo’s earned it 32 years old scares you a little bit but it would have scared you more going into the ether
Without well I get a little bit nervous he’s a little guy he’s he’s a little Cairo so they’re all little they’re kickers Robbie Gold was what six feet cyro’s like five there’s a difference he’s a little little Sebastian janakowski was a horse these kickers go till like they’re 45
Okay all right Hog’s not worried about his age I’m a little bit worried about his age not huge he’s had a little bit of the he’s had some some hip stuff in the past I’m just I’m just pointing out that it’s not completely without risk but it’s a very logical thing I’m proud
Of Ryan puls for getting it done news this week that Jaylen and the Bears might be inching somewhat closer and the jaylen’s not harboring anything from the trade demand in the middle of the Year Brad bigs had a long piece about that uh makes me think that that’s headed in
The right direction well of course not his value’s gone up I’m sure he’s very happy by what’s transpired since the trade deadline but but that doesn’t mean that the Bears moved any like just because his value has gone up it mean it could mean that the Bears are more and
More out on him but doesn’t seem like that’s the case so I I thought that was actually interesting um that the Bears want to get a deal done more now than than they had before as I believe exactly how it was written which was surprising to me so there that that that
Is a little bit of news what are you laughing at the chat now thinks you hate CYO Santos I I mean you did have to find like the like there’s there’s ever like a which I’m I’m gonna have a meltdown right now play linebacker okay hog I will remind you by
The end of his contract when he starts to look old that that at that at the Karm on Christmas Eve was the only one that pointed out that the guy is not exactly long in the tooth or that that he is long in the tooth and I’ll point
Out another thing too this is the only land where I could talk about Derek Carr in a positive way and he goes out and throws six touchdown pass as one interception has a QB rating of 118 Point whatever and and people like Greg brags are trying to dunk on me on
Twitter on Derek Carr guy’s killing playing out of his mind meanwhile you know you got your daily Derek Carr reference into the show this is why we harass you about him um but to go back to Cairo uh I mean it’s welld deserved welld deserved yes I’m moving off of
Your tangent it’s welld deserved and and I think it also continues to point to the fact and I said this when the Montes sweat trade and signing happened that it just speaks to more to me how safe Ryan pes’s job security if there was any question as we get closer to the
Offseason if if there was one that there that it isn’t because making these kind of financial decisions for the future just to me wouldn’t make any sense if you were considering moving off of your GM and your president if he’s doing his due diligence uh to run the franchise
Properly wouldn’t be letting a GM make decisions for a team that he wouldn’t be a part of so I think that’s the other side of the envelope is more proof that Ryan poles is here to stay well yeah I mean I’m with Dave man
All I want to talk about is a Phil snow extension seriously when are they getting the snow job done well maybe he’ll be the DC next year um yeah I I don’t yeah I don’t think Ryan pse’s job is in question at all um but yeah interesting conect although I will
Point out I believe Phil Emery gave a was it Roberto Garza who got an extension like three days before Phil Emy got fired there was definitely an extension handed out before that last game um and I think the full story out in that was it might have been like a
Um a distraction because of something that happened with Brandon Marshall in the practice facility that day those were wild times in 2014 yeah let’s extend Roberto Gar so nobody reports on Brandon Marshall that happened that’s amazing yeah I don’t remember that yeah it’s it was wild it was wild um all
Right so uh congrats to Karm for finding the uh poking a hole in the the one completely positive thing that the Bears had going um I’m I’m I’m here to you know just live in some level of reality you guys can all just oh boy do whatever you do oh
Boy it’s reality it’s not reality it’s if you’re being also this new you used to do no no no you used to do a pretty good brags impression I don’t know what happened like three weeks ago where you do this weird like child voice I’m
Not I I’m not trying to the mix between a child and someone having a stroke it’s like the combination of the two I am I am that all right continue on what’s what’s next I’ll I’ll I’ll celebrate it more than you guys will let’s I’ll go
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Gamblers out there there’s some great reasons when you look at the Lions to be gambling at Circa yes hog Greg you want to give the update yeah the Packers just scored a touchdown it’s a complete nightmare no the Panthers did all right yeah the Panthers scored a touchdown it’s 30 to
28 and because of this stupid ass Red Zone Channel they’re showing the Vikings game currently so I don’t know what’s happening with the goddamn two-point conversion okay it’s gonna be okay Greg we we we do not use God’s name in vain on the show even when the Panthers get
In the end zone just relax this is Christmas we’re going to respect the almighty even if you’re having a rough moment settle down settle down yeah yeah they did get the two-point conversion so it’s now 30 to30 yeah thanks hog for your you’re welcome oh my God you’re welcome Hey
Look this this this was just the most Packer bear thing to happen it is it really is it’s like the the one time you need the Packers to to help you out you you and it’s not over there’s still four minutes left but well and youve go a and
You have a segment of Bears fans that want the Panthers to to win large segment large segment because they think that that equals that will keep Fields there’s a lot of Bears fans that feel that way and what I caution a lot of these Bears fans is if they end up with
The number two pick don’t be surprised if they still draft a quarterback in one you will be even more mad at than if the one if they drafted at one I think people are completely eliminating that as a possibility because it’s like oh yeah well they’ll draft Caleb but no way
They’ll draft Drake May that is not how this is gonna play out and know there there’s if you think Ryan poles isn’t heavily considering Drake may as well you’re wrong and so for all those Bears fans that are rooting for the Panthers to screw the Bears you might end up
Screwing yourself even worse than you ever imagined I’m not saying that’s definitely what’s going to happen but it’s on the table and I I think there’s a lot of Bears fans underestimating that yeah I just think it’s s such a slam dunk that you just want to have the mo
The best asset possible your decisions Common Sense would say that but Common Sense isn’t always so common yeah that’s that’s a unbelievable twisted uh way to look at it but that’s okay um all right let’s bring in Nicholas Morano who is at Soldier Field right now getting ready um he got
His weekly pregame tweet out of Ryan poles doing his walk on a nice nice day at Soldier Field Nick give us an idea of what the weather’s like over there I mean obviously it’s way warmer than usual but oftentimes when you get this time of warmth this late in the uh fall early
Winter you’re talking about crazy winds or fall or rain or something like that so what is the setting right now at Soldier Field from practice Yeah guys there’s there’s probably a lot of background noise because we’re they’re announcing the inactives but it’s it’s really it’s a really nice day out you
Guys it’s like 50° and that fog that was here this morning no longer here so it’s a beautiful Christmas Eve day and again I apologize for uh the press press box announcer here kind of taking over the segment here but uh yeah it’s a beautiful day there’s not a lot of
People here so if you want to use that game time app and get into this game plenty plenty of seats hey uh Nick who is the in press boox PA guy do you know the name I’m gonna be completely honest I forget every time they say his name so
The answer is no okay I’d like to nominate Greg brags for that gig this the dude sounds way too mellow I think there needs to be more excitement in that thing we would miss Greg around here but it also could be a win for us too so I’m been nominating Greg brags in
Press Box PA guy hog thoughts no my thoughts are Romeo dos just had a huge catch and now the Packers are in scoring territory with two minutes to play go ahead with the pregame show that I’m supposed to be a part of all right Nick inactives what are you
Seeing out there on the field um you know how does how did Cole KT look in pregame how about that yeah so I mean Kat wasn’t initially out here you guys but once they got suited up and we in full pads he was able to go
And do everything that you know Robert T was doing running the routes doing the blocking so he looks fine from from my advantage point but he wasn’t initially out here at first but obviously he’s active and is good enough to go in today’s game and you would know Deontay
Foreman just watching Roshan Johnson looks to be you know healthy and I think should have a big day guys you’re facing Arizona Cardinal defense that has given up the 31st most yards per game rushing so I think it’s a big opportunity for the Bears to just kind of to get that
Rushing game going because they haven’t been able to do that as light as of late nick uh I’m looking at the running backs today are you expecting a big day for khil Herbert or is it just uh me and the Herbert Family I mean I think he’ll get his
Opportunities I just think that rosan gives you a little bit more than Herbert you can’t you won’t when it comes to third down situation it’s going to be Roshan Johnson out there as opposed to Kil Herbert so I think there’s just more opportunities for Johnson but again CLE Herbert does
Ebra was asked about like his burst in the beginning of the week and he says it’s all there it’s back to normal so maybe we’ll see bits and pieces of that throughout the game but I just think that with Roshan Johnson and the lack of limitations that he has as opposed to to
Kle Herbert I think you’re just going to see a little bit more of him today yeah I’m really curious to see what that looks like because I just in in general and you’re you’re losing T Jenkins off the line too it just seems like it’s been a struggle to run the
Football um sh you know look this isn’t the Browns defense you’re facing this week but Jonathan ganon’s a good coach um you know all the story lines in Philadelphia right now about how much they miss him uh so you know this is I still don’t think this is gonna be a
Cakewalk the Cardinals have been feisty is a good word I would use to in um whether it’s Justin fields or I’m not opposed to getting veis Jones in the back field a little bit more just to find you know fresh legs um I I I hope Luke gets is willing to get creative
Today Nick yeah I think so I think this is going to be also an opportunity for for luk getsy to open up the vertical passing game you guys we we didn’t we haven’t seen that enough as of late so um the field looks great the weather looks great and this the Cardinals
Defense like you said Adam has been a little feisty but is defin it’s just not doesn’t have the caliber of players that Cleveland did a week ago so I think there’s just going to be more opportunity for Luke gety to open things up get Justin fields on the move and you
Know hit some of those deep vertical passing routes and I think if uh you can do that against this Cardinals team I mean you’re G to put you’re going to put up some points and you know Justin said he wants to score a minimum 28 I I’m thinking just you know how this
Is matching up that that could be a possibility today well I mean how much of an opportunity are they going to have to get the Run game going again no Deontay form it I mean to me the best game Fields has had here since he’s come back is where there has been good
Balance and obviously last week it was completely shut down by Cleveland you know from what you’ve seen this week you know digging into Arizona how much of an opportunity you think the Run game can get back on the right track well I think there’s definitely an opportunity for that and the big thing
That really prohibited the Bears to really establish the rushing game against Cleveland was their their F their early down success was terrible they weren’t gaining enough yards and on first and second down you’re putting themselves in this third and long situations and from what I’ve seen in Arizona’s defense I just don’t think
They have the linebackers that that Cleveland did last week and I think that was a big reason why you didn’t see Roshan Johnson K Herbert Deontay for get anything going and they were able to kind of just do those run blitzes and really stop uh Chicago’s rushing attack
So you don’t have that here in Arizona so I think there are better opportunities to gain more of that success on first second down to then set yourself up for you know third and manageable situations where you still have the option to run in the bears actually have been open to running on
Like the third and five third and sixes and actually picking it up so I think that’s going to be a good opportunity for them as well Nick have you seen Cody whiteair running around out there uh can confirm that he’s uh in at left guard I’m sure
That is the case but have you seen it and by the way are the Bears planning a tribute a video tribute to Cody whitehair at the end of the season I can’t I don’t know about the video tribute uh but I can tell you that
He is at left guard right now and and with the starting offensive line so uh how the game ended with teevin Jenkins out is how it’s gonna start here with that offensive line so don’t know about the tribute though Mark don’t you guys think there should be a video tribute for
Cody for all he’s done for every quarterback that he’s been through for all the slog that he’s had to sloth Hogue can’t you talk to somebody in Upper Bears management and get white hair a tribute but what how awkward would that be just an announcement that they’re not
Bringing him back yeah we’re letting Cody go this is his last game Kevin’s hurt so he’s playing we’re gonna we’re gonna have a tribute for Cody tribute for white hair no let’s let’s let let’s let’s let’s let white I I’m I’m I’m gonna talk to someone yeah
We’re about to do a tribute on this show to you announcing you’re going byebye that’ll be your tribute be that’ll be the we’ll give you the Cody white hair tribute if if I go out with Cody white hair that’s how I want to go down which by the way I’ve
Got another great hypothetical for you for later in the week when we have nothing to do that I’m really excited about but I won’t do it now so continue on with Nick because we’re talking to Nick Nick all right I off the top you mentioned that it doesn’t seem like
There’s a lot of people there I’m a little uh I’m what the right word is concerned about the vibe um this is a team that essentially had their season ended last week by losing collapsing against the Browns doesn’t seem like the vibe there at Soldier Field today is
Going to be very loud the weather’s warmer than we thought I just do you have any type of sometimes pregame at games I would have these gut feelings just based on you know the atmosphere what’s going on what are you feeling right now as you stare down at that at
That field right now just kind of sensing what the vibe is at Soldier Field yeah I wouldn’t say it’s like bad vibes here it’s just it’s just empty Vibes if anything and it’s more so like I think a lot of the people are here
It’s like hey do do you want to go to the Bears game like you know it’s going to be nice out why not just hang out for you know Christmas Eve so you see some of the players here they they have some uh interesting cleats I don’t know if
You guys seen DJ Moes he has kind of like a Grinch theme to it right now and things like that so I don’t know if it’s necessarily bad vibes it’s just just a little empty out here so uh I wonder I wonder how loud it will get on third
Downs uh here because I’m telling you there are there are seats everywhere you could sit in if you want to sit the 50 yard line yeah you have plenty of options to go get some really great seats here so you should check out the game time M if you have nothing to do
And want to go watch uh the you know five and9 Chicago Bears play the 3 and11 Arizona Cardinals I mean I’m looking out the window at 13th in Michigan and I haven’t seen anybody walking by with bears gear all morning long certainly not the entire show and there’s only
Been a couple of cars so it I I think what’s been report it’s disappointing because had they beaten the Browns you would have been walking into a a packed house that was like it would have been an environment that this team and quarterback and head coach have never experienced as a December meaningful
Game at Soldier Field so it is disappointing how much of a missed opportunity not to mention the opponent they’re going up against being advantageous and how nice it is so it is like this the err has been let out in a way that you know this game could have
Really been been you know an exciting one to watch and the fans would have really been bought into yeah obviously there’s still meaning for a lot of these players on here but they are obviously on the outside looking in for trying to make the playoffs but you know there are a
Lot of these guys that are fighting for contracts and a lot of these guys are looking to prove something here maybe Redemption from even last week so looking to get better but yeah just it’s it kind of just feels like hey the Bears are playing the Cardinals today you
Should come hang out if you want if not that’s perfect we find too it’s Nick uh any uh yeah any last thoughts here before we let you go anything we should be looking out for no like I do expect this offense to to look a lot better than it did last
Week and I know tein jenkin’s not being there and you’re missing Deontay Forman but this is again not the caliber of defense that Cleveland played there’s going to be a big opportunity to get the Rush game involved and I think that’s going to really open things up for
Justin fields to throw the ball downfield so just keep an eye on that as you’re watching this game because should see much better offense than last week all right uh good stuff Nick appreciate it we are uh we are our post game is be a little bit shorter today so
We’re we’re not going to hear from Nick post game make sure you check out all of his uh awesome coverage from souier field you should be following him on Twitter at Nicholas Morano and reading him at allo.com he’ll have all the post game uh stuff up there Nick Merry
Christmas to you and Stephanie Papa Mama MO best wishes to the whole family hey happy holidays you guys see you love you Papa Mama Mo what’s wrong with that it’s better than your Mary Mary you keep saying Papa Mo so we’re talking is it does he go by Papa Mo his dad does
She go by Mama Mo he does with me with me yeah have you ever Papa M to his face we’re a Pap a nickname basis Adam hog so to keep everyone updated that isn’t following along the Packers just kicked a field goal with 19 seconds left in the
Game the Panthers are going to get the ball back uh with no timeouts and having to get into field goal range to try to tie this potentially so um Jordan love made some throws to get them in field goal range and and wind the clock down
And I know Melbourne in the chat’s very upset that I prefer the Bears to get the number one pick he’s just going to have to get over it but I will say he did make a good point in regards because I don’t know how much you guys are
Following the Browns game but the brown that it’s a good thing for them not to get the number one I know Melbourne’s mad at me because I want unbelievable well you know and I hey at the end of the day I understand Bears fans that refuse on any level to root for the
Packers I understand them I there’s a line we all draw what Hogan Karm did earlier in the week is unforgivable and I’ll never be their friend again after that what okay I’m gonna ignore that you said that if people don’t know how can’t handle some fun then then sorry no fun
We’re not allowed to have fun that’s right this is the no fun you’re L you’re literally sitting here on pins and needles rooting for the Packers and mad at us I’m rooting for the Panthers lose seriously yeah yeah you’re s you’re You’ derailed the show you you you
You’ve talked about Cody wher having a video tribute or you didn’t you didn’t embrace it enough whatever the hell I’m trying to say you are the bigger problem all right you have a Brett Fab Jersey on underneath that sweatshirt I do not I do not but can I make my other point that
Melbourne said oh Panthers just got a really big Play Shut Up um I’m not listen see you want to get the show on track and then say things like that that you know are GNA derail me stop it now the point that Melbourne did say that I
Think uh does hold some water is even as disappointing as the um oh they did I’m gonna throw up um the BR as disappointing as the Browns loss was uh the fact that they’re really whooping up on the Texans the way they are and the way Joe Flaco has looked
Today I think speaks more to just how good this Bears defense has been um so you know I I I think that is a decent sign like yeah the Browns we shouldn’t have lost them at the same time they’re kind of cooking right now even though Joe Flaco is their quarterback now all
Right real quick um this is coming down on The Wire and I believe this game is going to be over the Panthers got a big play but did not have a timeout they tried to run up to the line of scrimmage and Spike it I do not think that he
Spiked that though if anything but if anything they snap the ball at one and by the time the spike happened the clock was at zero so they will review this but to me I don’t know how they’re going to put a second there on the clock even if they do this is not
A gimme field goal um if they have the opportunity to do it so I this is looking like to me I mean that play was they love drama man they love drama officials could Zero by the time he spikes it there’s that the game’s got to be
Over go home go home game over Packers win keeps the Bears on track for the number one pick did did you see that I I I I overshadowed him but I saw somebody banging on the on the on the table enjy that the Packers won We are rooting for
The Panthers to lose I don’t care who they are playing okay so to go back credit to Jacob andon who did some of the homework on here car real quick real quick sir real quick all right I just want to say this once again what we did
Earlier was fun earlier in the week it was a bit that’s what we call bits in in this Entertainment Sports making fun of you as a bit you’re gonna have to get over it okay that’s fine second the last three hours were the least enjoyable experience that any Bears fan I think
Could could have gone through it was it was there was nothing fun about it no in reality like I was just waiting for the Packers like this would have been an all-time Packers loss just like in spite of the Bears right it would help the Packers if you pulled most pack if you
Pulled Packers fans what do and you asked them who would you want the Bears to have the number one pick or not like what do you think they’re going to say or even if you want to take it a step further if you pulled Packers fans and
Ask them who do you want your quarterback to be next year I wonder what their answer would be you know the the they did control some of our destiny it’s still not out of the water yet as far as you know the Bears locking in this number one pick but with the
Carolina loss if there’s a New England win tonight over the Denver Broncos which is unlikely but not impossible the number one pick turns into a 96% chance if New England loses like they’re likely to do to Denver tonight it’s an 88% chance for them to have the number one
Pick so either way the odds are really starting to stack in their favor the magic number continues to dwindle I think it’s down to like seven or six um different games that need to happen in the Bears favor and they’ve essentially locked it in could potentially lock in
This number one pick next week and again for all the people that think it’s a quarterback obsessive driven reason that I want the number one pick it’s not I want Ryan poles to have the option at his disposal whatever it is trade back for a hall draft Marvin Harrison Jr or
Draft a quarterback if that’s what he chooses but I want polls to hold the keys to the kingdom like he did last year for the number one pick do you want the Bears to win today Greg that’s a tougher question uh that’s a much tougher question if you had asked
Me last year at this time I think you guys all knew how vehemently hard I was rooting against the Bears and we would have those discussions on our postgame show about is it better to learn to win or lose out for the best pick and I felt
I was on the side of they needed to lose out wasn’t a popular opinion at the time but look where it’s gotten us and what we could potentially have again this year so I feel like I’ve been Vindicated in that feeling but this year it is a little different you you have that
Number one or number two pick in your pocket do I want the Bears to finish on a strong note similar to the way the Lions did finish with eight wins at most and and beat the Packers and kick them out of the playoffs to end the year I’m
Not going to fight against that if that’s what happens that’s going to give positive momentum for the Bears to go into next year just like the Lions but if they don’t and they end up with two top five picks I’m not going to complain about that either so I think the Bears
Are entering a win-win scenario here to end the year um but what am I rooting for that’s a tougher question uh you’d probably have to put me on a lie detector test to know the truth H you got any thoughts on that that means he’s rooting for the
Cardinals today I’m a greedy I’m a greedy I’m a greedy I’m sorry you know like I can translate I can translate BRS all right we got to speed this up because we’re running out of time for kickoff want to make sure you know about prize picks our presenting
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That is a drought must be an echo in here um he just just pulled up brags he just car just pulled up brags that’s fine um it happens all right let’s get to uh and by the way I I have to sh shout out to my
My little nephew Weston who uh lives in Minnesota and is walking around with the Justin Fields Jersey here on Christmas Eve his dad lives so he they all live in Minnesota his dad’s a Packer fan and he’s wearing Justin Fields Jersey here on Christmas Eve so there you go uh he
Also can off the top of his head knows every single team’s record we were going through the games earlier today picking the games I think he’s doing a better job than me and he knows the records of all the teams off top of his head before I I don’t even know them it’s
Unbelievable he probably could explain the tiebreaking scenarios for the NFL draft um better than Braggs in his Braggs math that he did earlier he understood it he enjoyed those segments he gets it all right let’s get to our prop bets for this game today I have a
Fun I’m I’m I’m going out on a limb here guys but it’s you know an educated limb let’s say that because I was calling for it earlier in the week and now they’re down Deontay Foreman which I didn’t know earlier in the week when I was talking about this vess Jones Jr anytime
Touchdown plus 900 okay guys I want to see him in the back field more I want to see maybe it’s end rounds whatever can’t believe we’ve gotten into this part of the Season where I’m calling for V Jones to get the ball more um but we’re here get creative and plus
900 on the odds that’s my prop bet for today well we’re gambling today and I’ve said that I think Justin’s gonna have his biggest day of the season and I’m saying the same thing for Darnell Mooney so I took the most yards that I could possibly get Darnell
Money plus uh was it 70 Joey let me see the graphic and I even forgot whatever it was but it’s plus 750 for 70 or more yards thank you very much 70 more for Mooney plus 750 his top this year was 82 which came against the Saints with Camus Tyson be
As quarterback he’s going to have his tops with Justin Fields today Darnell Mooney big day I love it yeah that’s right and I’ve got Justin Fields with o easy Hammer over the one and a half touchdown passes easily plus 140 easy money I think Justin Fields has a big
Day today uh it’s a favorable matchup the defense has been putting the offense in good spots to score uh uh and you also take into consideration at least I do the interview he had with WGN I think he’s going to want to finish this season on a big-time high note to send a
Message to both the organization he plays for currently and the rest of the NFL if there’s anybody has questions to Justin Field’s capabilities in this league so he has you know a couple teams at home and then Green Bay to finish I think it sets up on a silver platter for
The head coach and the quarterback to make statements as far as who they are are um and I think today’s going to be a big day for the Chicago Bears and Justin Fields all right now for predictions I think you guys are uh a little too
Bullish on the offense today not that I think they’re going to be horrible but um this Cardinal Team guys sort of reminds me of the Bears at this time last year they are way under man but they’re feisty and they play hard and they have a quarterback that on any
Given moment just like Justin field Fields this year and last year could beat you on a big play Kyler Murray can do that he can beat you with his legs he can beat you with his arm um so in a lot of ways when I think back at last year
Like those games the Bears played against the Eagles they played against the bills played a lot of teams tough and they were right there in the fourth quarter I think that’s how this game is gonna play out today I think the Bears win I got the Bears winning 20-
16 I’m you know would love to see Justin Fields go off and you guys be totally right on those predictions I just think it’s it’s going to be a little bit more of a slugfest I’m a little worried about the atmosphere I’m a little worried about the let down after losing last
Week um but you know they’re still technically alive they should win this game the spread’s right around four four and a half I think it’s at four and a half currently I got the Cardinals just barely covering that bears 20 Cardinal 16 yeah I I’m taking the Bears in a
Route they don’t have the either of their quarterbacks Gary Williams or Bobby Price they’re the Cardinals they don’t want to be here Kyler’s been up and down now they did they did just play a much tighter game with the Steelers before getting routed last week but look
Uh I I’ve got the Bears winning I’ve got the Bears winning big 31 to what did I say 13 it’s uh it’s a I just think we’re gonna have a party on the lakefront today that’s what I’ve been feeling all week and I’m I I feel
Like there’s going to be the way that this conversation has gone all year long we’re not going to have some easy Landing where the Bears just dud out and we we’re going to have the Civil War the bear are going to play well to end the season and I’m I’m bracing for the
Fields versus the number one pick for a while all right brag super quick with your prediction I want to fly through some of these super chats yeah like I said I think the Bears win big 2817 I think Justin Fields has a big day three touchdown passes at an a rushing
Touchdown from someone and I think the Bears win easily here today all right Ian dropping $10 says Fields saying he wants 28 is dope I think he balls out today so Ian is in agreement with you guys uh Joey just popped pop them up however you want here the Duke love the
Duke coming in here $20 I don’t understand anymore what I’m rooting for brags let’s just make this easy just tell me if I should be happy or sad you should be happy but be very nervous it’s not uh it’s not over yet just be happy
Nervous just do what I tell you to do Blake from Galina $20 Karm you may hate babies rainbows and Justin Fields but you’re the best bro just want to let you guys know you’re appreciated Merry Christmas Bear down thank you Blake from Galina we appreciate you brother and
Remember you can add CYO Sanchos to that list now too be forever $145 if the Packers lose this I wonder what Tom gry’s reaction will be well if the Packers had won that or had lost that game you would have seen a gross reaction on here because I would
Have started vomiting all over this room I’m sitting in right now that would have been unfortunate honestly that that the game was the most relaxing game of all time p were in control I wasn’t sweating it until I got on the show keep going all right saying Ray $2 JF for Jordan
Love trade will Packers take it oh now that makes me want to vomit all right what else was that the last one I think that was it all right guys enjoy the game uh thanks to Joey for jumping in here and producing pregame he’ll be with us
Postgame as well just remember I know it’s it’s it’s Christmas Eve um we’re our postgame show will be a little bit shorter we’re coming on right after the game just like we always do hope you are here but if you got things going on which we totally understand obviously on
Christmas Eve um just remember the show is always podcast and always available on demand later on YouTube if you want to watch it later but hopefully yall hear a post game as well we will be here we will be here to break it all down make sure you’re following Nick from
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Merry Christmas, fellas! Bear Down!!
I love how Braggs talks like he’s in the room with Poles making the decision. He’s sooo dam knowledgeable!
As long as Fields is there…50/50 split for fans…not good ..even the wins feel cheap .
Bagent in! Field’s out!