Full Show — September 22, 2026
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What is the Madden Curse and how does it relate to Caleb Williams?
This hour is sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Raheemi and Grody, 10-2 on 104-3, the score. The Madden curse is a sports superstition claiming that any NFL player featured on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL video game franchise will suffer a significant injury, major regression in performance, or terrible luck the following season. And Caleb Williams was on the cover, was he not? Leila.
Oh, people brought it up immediately. Oh. The Madden curse.
There's no such thing as a hex, a curse, or a jinx. It doesn't exist. Kyle Brandt joined Scott Van Pelt on ESPN and sounded off on the Madden Curse. Mad
and Curse content is uninspired, mail-it-in troll dunk. I've seen, Scott, better tripe kicked out by artificial intelligence than I have seen coming from some of these media members. And we're in a war with technology right now. You are losing it for the humans. And if you're making Mad and Cursed jokes, when the machines become self-aware, I hope they target you first.
What about the Bears being bad curse? That w that existed for a long time. I can't chalk that up to a video game.
I don't even know if you could chalk that up to a curse. Bad the worst on the
Sunday afternoon here
in Chicago. Sequen Barkley, I love how they justify this. Remained healthy but experienced a massive regression from his twenty twenty four campaign with his rushing yard dropping by nearly nine hundred yards after being on the cover.
Take this object, but beware, it carries a terrible curse. Ooh, that's bad.
Michael Vick in O four, fractured his fibula in a preseason game just five days after the game was released, missing eleven games.
Cursed. It had nothing to do with Vic's previous activities in his life.
Prison definitely dated Fummy.
A four seven brings up the best point. Don't be mad at the Madden curse. Be mad at the stupid Bears X post on Friday regarding the history of nobody being on the injury list. This is so true. Didn't they say for the first time since twenty twenty two that everybody was active? That's where we draw the line, friends. That m that may be it.
I'm not superstitious, but I'm I am a little stitchious.
Layla Rahimi, Mark Grodi. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio. 1043, the Score.
What's happening everybody? We are broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, brought to you by your local Hyundai dealers, along with Layla Rahimi. I am Mark Grody. It is Rahimi and Grody on one oh four three the score. What's going on, Lails? How are you today?
Uh I am I am good. Yeah, that is the word on the street, by the way, is that there is a there is a decent chance of rain later today. So
Rooster?
Nor Easter. You know, I don't know. Is it part of it? You know how the bands from the the storm will hit on the outside fringes?
That's what people will say. Pedestrians will say that. If it rains, oh it's gotta be part of we're getting this the after effects of the Nor'easter, which it might as you said. I think they call it
I think they call it outflow. I was on I was on after weather, not you know. I wasn't it wasn't my show, I was just on that show.
Yes.
So I left that up to the pros. Okay. I just read some stuff every now and then and look at pictures. And the pictures don't look good, Mark. Back to you.
Okay, let me ask you this really quick before we get into Caleb Williams, because you said that you brought your umbrella today, and I heard the same thing that there might be a storm or rain pop-up storm at some point in time in the day. Have you officially made the decision to leave me on on my own now when it comes to warning me about rain? I just need to know going forward, because this is twice now that you haven't texted me to warn me about needing.
No, I think this was an admission of self selfish rather than an inconsiderate rather than thinking about you. I was like, Oh, I guess there's rain on this picture, I will bring my umbrella and then I just thought about myself and went on my very way and I didn't even think to remind you. Okay And and I abandoned your umbrella in the studio last week.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the Madden Curse and how does it relate to Caleb Williams?
0:00–13:21
2
How do the hosts evaluate Caleb Williams' hamstring injury and the surrounding media hype?
13:21–44:24
3
What impact does the weather and defensive mindset have on the Bears' recent games?
44:24–1:13:41
4
What are Ian Happ’s thoughts on the Cubs’ playoff push and fan appreciation?
1:13:41–1:25:20
5
What is the opening banter and the “Five on it” intro about the Bears and Cubs?
1:25:20–1:35:39
6
How do the hosts discuss Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury and his week‑to‑week status?
1:35:39–1:57:04
7
What does the “Five on it” segment reveal about the Bears’ recent power‑ranking drop?
1:57:04–2:12:55
8
How is Alex Bregman’s facial‑fracture injury framed for the Cubs’ playoff outlook?
2:12:55–2:46:00
Speakers
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Transition with Spiegel & Holmes
What can the Cubs expect to get from Alex Bregman if he returns from facial injury?
Tim Jenkins diagnoses Bears' problems on offense in 9-3 loss to Vikings
5 On It & Tim Jenkins breaks down Bears tape (Hour 3)
Patrick Mannelly talks Bears' loss & Ian Happ talks Cubs' outlook (Hour 2)