Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Examining the Ben Johnson decisions we liked, didn’t like in Bears' loss to Rams (Hour 1)
19 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What decisions did Ben Johnson make that impacted the Bears' performance?
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Chapter 2: How did the Bears' interception in overtime affect the game's outcome?
Can the Bears do it again? Even despite the cold weather, I'm going over and I'm going Bears 34, Rams 31.
For Bears-Rams divisional game, I'm taking the Bears. And I'm taking them by the final score of 34 to 30. Bears 30.
Rams 27. I'm going to go with the Bears win here. Keeping this playoff hopes alive for the Bears. So I'm going with a 38-34 win.
I am also buying into the Bears.
Chapter 3: What were the listeners' reactions to the Bears' loss?
I have Bears winning 27-24. Second and goal.
It's on the ground. Williams to the end zone for the touchdown. Kyron Williams patiently waits.
Fourth and goal for Chicago. Swift the backs. Williams in the gun. Gets the snap. Four-man rush.
Chapter 4: What were the standout performances from the Bears' defense?
Cocks his right arm. Backpedals and throws in the end zone. Caught for the touchdown.
Underneath the crossbar. Helmet high. Grab.
Touchdown reception. D.J. Moore. First and goal for the five.
Chapter 5: What could have been done differently in the Bears' game strategy?
Inside of nine to go. Kyron Williams bouncing to the outside. Williams to the end zone.
We go as far as he go. So he's the leader of this team. Shoot. Ice man, man.
Fourth down and four. 14 to the Rams. Shotgun snap.
Chapter 6: How did the weather conditions influence the game?
Goes back four. Four-man rush. He's chased.
He's flushed. He's all the way back to the 40. He's backpedaling and throws a pass into the end zone. Caught. Touchdown. Touchdown. Chicago has caught a touchdown pass with Cole Komet open in the corner.
Chapter 7: What communication issues occurred between Caleb Williams and DJ Moore?
His nickname is the Thicker Kicker. It's never been a thicker pressure moment to send the Rams to the championship game. Mavis at 42, a line, and it's good! And the Los Angeles Rams win!
go to the championship game with an overtime win in chicago what do you think tomorrow lunch you and me okay you're not leaving tomorrow you're leaving today right maybe our guys fought the entire way just just like they have all season long i thought uh you know, this was very much like our team has been. Our guys are feeling it right now. They all believed, man.
They all believed all year long that we could find a way to win each and every week. It was a really fun year.
Chapter 8: What insights did callers provide about the Bears' season?
One of my more fun years of being able to play football between the growth, the hard times, the good times. I'm excited. I'm proud of our guys. I appreciate the city of Chicago. I appreciate Chicago Bears, the organization. And, uh, And I truly appreciate the coaches and their sacrifice and obviously my teammates. Imagine going back and watching a tape of your life.
You could see yourself change and make mistakes and grow up. You guys gave that to me. And that's an... Amazing gift.
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Once again, Tyler Biederbaugh, your open was outstanding. Unfortunately, the result of the game was not. But we are here. We are here for you today. Let's do this all together. And I said this online yesterday. Whether or not you admit it, Whether or not you want to admit it, you made some friends along the way on this journey that was the Bears season. Yes, you did. And we are some of them.
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 670 The Score. We come to you live from our Scores Hyundai studios, brought to you by your local Hyundai dealers. And for all the stress that we had about facing the juggernaut that was the Rams offense, the league's best offense overall, Old Matt Stafford at 37, thrown for 4,707 yards. The touchdowns, Puka Nakua, Devontae Adams and company.
The Bears defense stepped up in a way that was not just unexpected, but excellent. And then unfortunately, that's not what lost this game. And that is the hard part to have to reconcile. Once again, they got so, so close. Taking it to overtime, coming back yet again, despite having a tie game at half.
different very different but unfortunately we are in this place the nfl playoff weekend had one overtime thriller where we saw tears in the locker room after the game and and you're thinking yourself oh man there there was the one game oh no no bears rams gave you another thriller and i i guess it's suiting and and fitting that they lose this game in the way that they had won so many before
Definitely soothing. Not necessarily soothing unless you look at the entire apparatus and understand you came into the season saying, I need to make sure we have a head coach, not just a play caller. I need to make sure that we have a quarterback of the future. You have those things. And that quarterback, a big reason why is because of the magic that he pulls out of his hat from time to time.
I don't know, say when you're down and desperately need a score to keep the game going. And for the second straight week, we had a fourth and Caleb play. which gets you to the overtime. But understand this. It takes more than magic to win games when you get to this stage of the playoffs, when you're one of the last eight teams left. It takes heady play calling.
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