Full Show — September 18, 2026
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What hype do Layla and Mark set up for the Bears‑Vikings showdown?
PESCO!
The hour is being brought to you by Menards. SAVIG MONEY at Menard. Bears are gonna kick ass. Yes they're bears. You heard me, Tyler. Yeah. I love that both Brian Flores, the defensive coordinator of the Vikings, and Ben Johnson, the head coach of the Chicago Bears, have sort of accepted the duel that this game is going to be between those two masterminds for the Bears and Vikings this Sunday. Yeah, you fired up. Not the usual downplaying, Layla, that we typically get where it's not- No, this is not just another game. These two coaches. are both accepting their geniusness.
genius is showing
Woo! Babe, wake up. It's Ben Johnson versus Brian Flores.
That's it. It's on.
That's really what this is. Wake up.
Wake up!
Wake your hands up! We better wake our tails up.
Whoa!
Yeah.
Hey, can we take that back now that it's not part of the morning show theme song anymore?
System of a down belongs to everyone.
Yes, it does. Because Ray, you put that in initially, right? Every time I hear that, I get that jolt that you guys just heard. Like that just runs
through my
body. See,
that's the point. You've gotta understand people's reverse triggers, the things that make them focus.
I'm Animal's court-appointed sponsor. We don't use the D. It's his trigger word. His trigger word? Wake up!
No! This is truly two people at the elite levels of their coordinating game who respect each other's talents, their abilities, and then what they're gonna do to make the other one just crumble. And I enjoy this at many levels.
I got
two words for you. Ben Johnson.
Brian Flores. Must see TV. Layla Rahimi, Mark Grodi. Middays 10 a.m. to two on Chicago Sports Radio. 1043, the Score.
I got two words for you.
Yes.
They're actually two words. It's it's uh it's game week. It's Friday. Game week! It's a football Friday, that's great. Oh,
feels so good. Specifically, you are listening to a four seasons heating, air conditioning, plumbing, sewer, and electric football Friday presented by your local Ford Dealers and Advents, along with Layla Rahimi. I am Mark Grody. We are Rahimi and Grody. How are you, Layla?
I can't stop laughing at this. Was it yesterday that I said you start to wear the same colors as your partner and then we come into work like this?
Yeah, we were both wearing Rojo yesterday. That'd be red. And Layla said that. I'm like, okay, Layla, whatever. And then we both come in today wearing some form of mauve and or pink or violet. I would
say you have salmon on.
Salmon, yes. I'm wearing my salmon polo and you are wearing what w how would you characterize the color of the the hoodie that you are wearing right now? Hot pink, that's right. Yep. Layla is a
Peloton hoodie. I still do my Peloton.
I love it. I love it. We're over. If
you need a code for a hundred bucks off, I got you.
Um, Layla, do you feel better about the Bears defense at all this week as they prepare to go up against the the Minnesota Vikings?
How do the hosts evaluate the Bears’ defense and linebacker play before the game?
A Vikings team, which last week did only have the Minnesota offense, even though they had a big number scoring-wise, they had 239 total yards. From things that you have heard this week, the way you feel from what you saw from the Bears. Bears last week. Do you feel any better heading into this game about the Bears defense than maybe you did last week?
Uh I don't I I don't know how to feel about it. That's the thing. I I don't know if what we saw was a mirage or if it's a if it's a uh actual proof. And then the other part of this is does the quarterback matter for Minnesota? Because Kyler Murray got upgraded on the practice report. So what are we led to believe there?
Too limited?
Yeah, does it does it matter? You know, that's the other part of this. I feel like th I I get what Brad Biggs was doing because as much as we and the hot take machine, as Danny likes to call it, the take industrial complex, the NFL watchers, as much as we've been excited about Ben Johnson versus Brian Flores, the other side of it is Kevin O'Connell, who was coach of the year in twenty twenty four. against Dennis Allen, who's the former head coach long time with the Saints, and he has been the Bears DC now.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What hype do Layla and Mark set up for the Bears‑Vikings showdown?
0:00–3:15
2
How do the hosts evaluate the Bears’ defense and linebacker play before the game?
3:15–1:09:02
3
What is the latest on Kyler Gordon’s health and his potential return?
1:09:02–1:24:10
4
What is the latest update on Kyler Gordon’s injury and the Bears’ roster moves?
1:24:10–1:36:22
5
How do the hosts imagine being a public‑address announcer for a game?
1:36:22–1:43:07
6
What unusual activities did the Cubs do on their day off and why is it notable?
1:43:07–1:56:31
7
What are the Bears vs. Vikings game predictions, including scores and key player performances?
1:56:31–2:42:07
Speakers
12 identifiedMore from Rahimi & Grote Show
Bears are in a race to improve defense as they prepare to face Vikings (Hour 1)
Adam Hoge shares keys to Bears-Vikings matchup (Hour 2)
5 On It & Kevin Fishbain previews Bears-Vikings (Hour 3)
Ben Leber previews Bears-Vikings & we share our predictions (Hour 4)
Transition with Spiegel & Holmes
We make our Bears-Vikings predictions!