Caleb Williams exits with hamstring injury in Bears' 9-3 loss to Vikings (Hour 1)
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What happened in the Bears vs. Vikings game and why did the Bears lose 9‑3?
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Raheemi and Grody, 10-2
on 104-3, the score. We know the matchup. Bears, Vikings, who you got? Alright, the Bears will only
score 31 points this week. It's Bears 31, Vikings 21.
I too picked the Bears to score 31 points, but here's the twist. They said 31-30.
So I also have 31 after picking 31 last week.
We've got to stop
talking.
Yeah, get this guy a salmon shirt. And then Vikings
27. I'm calling for a close game as well, but a victorious Bears at Soldier Field over the Vikings, but my score is different than yours. 27-24.
It wouldn't be the NFC North and the Bears and the Vikings at Soldier Field without a little bit of inclement weather.
And so Minnesota settles for the field goal attempt from Will Riker. It's been everything they had hoped he would be when they drafted him out of Alabama. He knocks this one through, and the Vikings have points on their first drive. Tyro Santos from 50. Put down. Santos pokes it through. And both teams getting on the board with field goals on their first drives. Third and 23, about 10 yards away from field goal ranch. No way. This is terrible. That's the fourth consecutive play with the penalty. Offense number 67. And it's Bradbury again. First down and goal. Swift in the game at running back. He's got it. DeAndre Swift crossed the ball. And Minnesota's got it. Isaiah Rogers recovers at the one. Takes the fake.
Got on the boot. Here comes Williams. Here comes Williams tripped up though. Van Ginkel just barely got a piece of him. And he's in pain. Yeah, I don't I don't know if Van Ginkel touched him. It looked to me like he might have pulled up weight. Oh, that's even worse though. Yeah, that's what it looked like. I was waiting to see him get up, but oh no. This stadium Is it silent? Hello darkness, my old friend. Zhang Rogers off for the edge. Keeps the Vikings in front. One minute and they'll be at the 34-yard line needing a touchdown.
Like this Dari.
Bajon pressure. Steps up. Let's it go. There's a dungeon. He's got it and he's out of bounds. Over the middle. There's Berlin with a jump. Coming after Bajant gets rid of it quickly. It's Burden again, trying to slip free, can't get out of bounds. James Spear hangs on. Here we go, last breath for Chicago, and Dallas Turner finishes the job. The Vikings escape with a 9-3 win. I am dead inside.
Layla Rahini, Mark Grodi. Middays 10 a.m. to two on Chicago Sports Radio. 1043, the Score.
It is really hitting me right at this very second. None of this was supposed to happen. The predictions. The week. The pep rally. As you are listening to a Plumbers 9-1-1 Football Monday presented by Bucey Bank and Grey Clips. It is absolutely Rahemian Grody on 104-3. The score the Bears lost to the Vikings 9-3. Ben Johnson is not supposed to get out coached. Supposed to get injured. DeAndre Swift is not supposed to fumble the football. Sam Rausch, uh a tight end under Ben Johnson is not supposed to drop a football nor miss a blocking assignment. None of this was supposed to happen this week, Layla. Oh, thank you for that. I needed that moment right there. That that really between transition and that open I got to a ten.
How did Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury occur and what was the immediate reaction?
Oh my god.
Yeah, that was an episodic open. Nicely done, Tyler Butterbaugh. Uh the peanut punch has been deployed twice, two weeks in a row against the Bears, and I don't like this. I
know.
It's not supposed to be this way.
Right. I take it back, Peanut. Take it back. Get the trademark on it.
Hey The the biggest stat to me that stood out before we went into this was the mythical undefeated streak that Kevin O'Connell had at Soldier Field. And of all the times you thought, okay, for sure, after the Bears scored fifty-nine points, whether or not withstanding, we've had our fair sh share of days where the rain was predicted to come and then it didn't, and then there are days where it wasn't supposed to happen and then it did. It wasn't top of mind for me. What was tough Top of mine was the Bears with an absolutely punishing run game going in and theoretically countering what we had seen out of Brian Flores, which was previous to the week before a very blitz happy defense.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Bears vs. Vikings game and why did the Bears lose 9‑3?
0:00–4:13
2
How did Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury occur and what was the immediate reaction?
4:13–9:30
3
What were the key moments that led to the Vikings’ field‑goal advantage?
9:30–14:19
4
Why did the Bears struggle with penalties and how many were called?
14:19–19:19
5
What did callers say about the Bears’ offensive play‑calling and fourth‑down decisions?
19:19–25:23
6
How did the coaching matchup (Ben Johnson vs. Brian Flores) affect the game flow?
25:23–28:54
7
What adjustments are needed for the Bears’ run game and tight‑end usage going forward?
28:54–33:06
8
What are the hosts’ predictions for the Bears’ next matchup and the upcoming playoffs?
33:06–37:50
Speakers
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