Full Show — September 21, 2026
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What predictions and opening banter do the hosts share before the game recap?
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Rahimi and Grody, 10-2
on 104.3 The Score. We know the matchup. Bears, Vikings, who you got? All right, 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. I said 31-30.
So I also have 31 after
picking 31 last week. What
is going on on this show? We've got to stop talking so much. 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 Reichert. It's been everything they had hoped they would be when they drafted him out of Alabama. He knocks this one through, and the Vikings have points on their first drive. Cairo Santos from
50. High snap, put down. Santos pokes it through. And both teams getting on the board with field goals on their first drives. 13-23, about 10 yards away from field goal range. No way. This is terrible. That's the fourth
consecutive
play with a 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. Lost the ball. And Minnesota's got it. Isaiah Rogers recovers at the 1. Takes
the fake, on the boot, here comes Williams! Here comes Williams, tripped up though! Van Ginkle just barely got a piece of him, and he's in pain. Yeah, I don't know if Van Ginkle touched him, it looked to me like he might have pulled up late. 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 silent. Hello darkness, my old friend. George blocked. Rodgers off for the edge. Keeps the Vikings in front. One minute, and they'll be at the 34-yard line needing a touchdown. Bajan pressure, steps up, lets it go, there's a moonsault! He's got it and he's out of bounds! Over the middle, there's Burden with a juggling catch! Coming after Bajan, 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 Rahimi. Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 104.3 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 Bucy Bank and Gray Clips. It is absolutely Rahimi and Grody on 104.3. The score, the Bears lost to the Vikings 9-3. Ben Johnson is not supposed to get outcoached.
How do the hosts break down Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury and the key plays of the Bears‑Vikings game?
Caleb Williams is not supposed to get injured. DeAndre Swift is not supposed to fumble the football. Sam Rausch... 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. Really, between transition and that open, I got to a 10. Oh, my God.
Yeah, that was an episodic open. Nicely done, Tyler Beterbaugh. 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. Take it back, peanut. Take it back. Get the trademark on it.
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, OK, for sure, after the Bears scored 59 points, whether or not withstanding, we've had our fair 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 top of mind 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
5 chapters
1
What predictions and opening banter do the hosts share before the game recap?
0:00–3:47
2
How do the hosts break down Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury and the key plays of the Bears‑Vikings game?
3:47–10:58
3
Why are penalties a major talking point and how many were called on the Bears?
10:58–28:33
4
What is the “optimism meter” and how do the hosts rate Caleb Williams’ health outlook?
28:33–1:27:35
5
What were the key takeaways from the Bears’ loss to the Vikings?
1:27:35–2:42:35
Speakers
9 identifiedMore from Rahimi & Grote Show
Dan Wiederer talks Tyson Bagent's opportunity to shine (Hour 4)
Transition with Holmes & Vitali
Dan Wiederer talks Bears' loss & Tyson Bagent's chance to shine
5 On It & reacting to Bears locker room sound (Hour 3)
Anthony Herron shares observations from Bears' ugly loss to Vikings (Hour 2)
Caleb Williams exits with hamstring injury in Bears' 9-3 loss to Vikings (Hour 1)