Kevin Fishbain talks Bears-Packers, Chicago's slow starts
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What insights does Kevin Fishbane share about the Bears-Packers rivalry?
Kevin Fishbane. I got fishy business. Okay, Fishbane. Bears beat Ryder for the Athletic.
Are you talking about how the Bears had 10 days off between games after their two best passing performances in the first play from scrimmage against an all-blitzing defense was to let a blitzer come free?
Kevin Fishbane talking Bears. Hey, Kevin. Kevin Fishbane from the Athletic. I love your name.
How did the Bears perform after their long break before the game?
It's a great name. Yeah, great name. On Chicago Sports Radio, 670 The Score.
Kevin Fishbane is the senior writer at The Athletic who covers the Bears. He hosts the Breaking In with Kevin Fishbane, a sports media podcast. And the guest this week is appropriately Jeff Joniak. So Jeff will be on Kevin Fishbane's podcast. And congratulations to Kevin Fishbane, who yet again was named the National Sports Media Association's Illinois Sports Writer of the Year for 2025. And dare I say it, One of the things that Maddie Reflus got right the most and absolutely nailed was that award doesn't just go to anybody, but it goes to Kevin Fishbane twice. So congratulations, Fishy Business.
Way to go, Kevbo.
Yeah.
What challenges do the Bears face in their upcoming playoff game?
Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
It means a lot. Great honor. Congrats. Thank you. Thank you. And yeah, Floose got that right. And I think Ben Johnson will learn from Floose and never say anything to me about that award or about me about that award.
He'll just question you about, oh, you didn't like that play call there, Mr. Fishbane? Yeah.
You didn't like that? How did you like that interaction, Mr. Fishbane? I mean, the funny thing was, Marshall, I liked the call. I did like the call. He was a little defensive.
It was a great question, by the way.
It was. Yeah, I just wanted to know about the timing. Actually, we found out a little bit more as the days went on that maybe the timing could have been... a little bit better with the operation there. But hey, guys, I got a fun fact for you. Oh, fun fact. Love fun facts. Here we go. I was trying to think about, this is obviously a special date, January 9th, for your show, for Mark Grody. Thank you, Kevin. And so I wanted to see what is the Bears record when playing on Mark Grody's birthday?
Wow. This better be good.
There's a lot riding on this.
It's probably not.
I'm gonna guess it's not. Probably not. January 9th.
No, well, there's a lot of wins in the 80s.
Yeah, but that's playoff time.
Right, so I thought January 9th, you're not going to get a whole lot in the regular season, but as Grody said, there was a lot of playoff games in the 80s and early 90s. Could we get a playoff win on Grody's birthday? No. I hate your fun facts. What's the record? The Bears all time in their 105 year history on January 9th are 0-1 and that one loss was Matt Nagy's final game as Bears head coach January 9th, 2022. I'm looking through the box for Grody. I remember nothing about this game because I realized I wasn't even there. It was like peak Omicron COVID times.
How has Ben Johnson's coaching style impacted the Bears this season?
Oh, yes, yes. So a few of us, I kind of, at the end of that season, I was like, you know what? I think I'm better off watching this one at home for my health and sanity. And the Bears gave up 21 points in the fourth quarter to lose 31 points. And that was on Mark Grody's birthday.
To who?
To the Minnesota Vikings. Against the Vikes.
Oh, man. When you had to bring up Omicron as part of the record.
Were we still on Zooms back then?
Oh, yes. Yeah, we were, right? Yeah, and don't forget the nickname for the guys who filled in in the NBA during that time. They were Omicron LeBrons.
Ooh.
Yeah, that was a thing. Kevin Fishbane, by the way, joins us via the Circa Resort and Casino Hotline, CircaLasVegas.com. And once again, a congratulations to you, Kevin. So that may be a good jumping off point as any, just the play calling and that discussion because... Ben Johnson was fired up when he said that to you. We saw him give it back a little bit. But we've all talked about how notable his attitude was after the loss to the Lions. And now he seemed to very much so carry that same energy throughout the entire week. What do you think his, it's either frustration. I joked that somebody must have betrayed him.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What insights does Kevin Fishbane share about the Bears-Packers rivalry?
0:05–0:23
2
How did the Bears perform after their long break before the game?
0:23–1:08
3
What challenges do the Bears face in their upcoming playoff game?
1:08–3:03
4
How has Ben Johnson's coaching style impacted the Bears this season?
3:03–6:04
5
What is the significance of January 9th for the Bears?
6:04–12:11
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