Kevin Harlan previews Bears-Rams, breaks down his Taco Bell order
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What is Kevin Harlan’s role in the upcoming Bears‑Rams divisional matchup?
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Happy New Year, everyone, along with former NFL MVP Rich Cannon, Kevin Harlan. Somebody has run out on the field. Some goofball and a hat and a red shirt. Now he takes off the shirt. He's running down the middle by the 50. He's at the 30. He's bare chested and banging his chest. Now he runs the opposite way. He runs at the 50. He runs at the 40. The guy is drunk, but there he goes. That was a thick pick. Third and seven. Ram 45. Three shotgun snap. Pocket crumbles. Allen's running from the forty to the far side. Stiff on his way into a defender and got the first down. He took that defender with his right arm, a stiff arm, and threw him down like he was a ragdowl. The NBA on TNT is brought to you by the new crispy tenders at Carmax.
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He is one of my favorite voices in all of play-by-play, so much so that he is on our show every day, encouraging Marshall Harris, thanks to his last interview. We love talking to Kevin Harlan when we get the chance. He is on the call for Westwood One's coverage of the divisional round game between the Bears and the Rams. And he joins us through the Circus Sports Illinois hotline. Download the Circus Sports app. Hi Kevin.
Hey, Layla, Mark, Marshall, good to be on with you guys on a playoff weekend in Chicago. Doesn't get much better than that, does it?
No, absolutely. And and for us, you know, the first time that the Bears have won a playoff game in fifteen years. I can't imagine what it's like for you also to be able to observe this and call their divisional round game.
Oh, it's a blast. I I can't wait. Uh it's gonna be colder than a you know what?
How will the sub‑zero Chicago weather affect the game plan for both teams?
And uh that's gonna be just fitting perfectly with the narrative of what the Bears are all about and how they've battled. Not only weather, but they've battled uh just becoming the team that they are. They're taking on a Hall of Fame quarterback to be perhaps and Matthew Stafford. Um I think it's a game of the weekend and I don't think there's a better story in the NFL going right now than the Chicago Bears.
Kevin, we here in Chicago agree with you. I'm just curious I don't know the levels of press box open your window will be. Can you walk us through that for the kickoff of this game, which you know is supposed to be sub freezing and feels like sub zero?
Yeah, it w our windows are open, unfortunately, and um So whatever wind or or elements that are out there for the fans, we will feel it right with them. Um we are bundled up and I have a little bit of protection clearly. But in the way that the broadcast area is set up there is not a lot of room to uh get warm and and find that warmth and bathroom facilities are uh at a premium and we share 'em with the assistant coaches. Uh, and that tends to be the warmest part of the entire little broadcast area that we're in. Yeah. You got a lot of men standing in the bathroom huddled up trying to get warm. I know I I know the and there's nothing that says the NFL like that, baby. We're ready to go.
Just me, I know I know the layout of those broadcast booths. It it's uh Oh, and I just I just looked it up, Kevin, because you didn't wanna say it. It's gonna be colder than a I'm gonna go with brass toilet seat in the Yukon. How's that?
Uh I was gonna say uh a part of a witch, but you you pick out whatever you want and and we'll uh we'll we'll go with whatever feels right.
All right, that feels right to me. What do you think about Caleb Williams and what he has done recently and what he has done this season in terms of his development?
I love him. I I I I think that he has Um w when when the chips seem to be on the table, uh, he comes up with with some of the most incredible pass completions that this past season has seen. Um I I I still am in disbelief at some of the throws I've seen him make Uh a lot of 'em against the Packers. uh down there at Soldier Field and and uh but that I think is what all these scouts and general managers saw when he was coming out of S C and clearly what Ben saw when he left the Lions it was gonna pick and choose among the openings in the NFL.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Kevin Harlan’s role in the upcoming Bears‑Rams divisional matchup?
0:00–1:51
2
How will the sub‑zero Chicago weather affect the game plan for both teams?
1:51–5:40
3
Which Bears and Rams players are the biggest X‑factors on offense and defense?
5:40–8:27
4
Why is the Bears‑Packers rivalry still a major storyline heading into the playoffs?
8:27–11:19
5
How does Kevin Harlan describe the challenge of calling a game in a frozen broadcast booth?
11:19–14:37
6
What tactical adjustments does Harlan think the Rams need to stop the Bears’ run game?
14:37–17:41
7
What’s the story behind Kevin Harlan’s Taco Bell order and why does it matter?
17:41–19:46
8
How will the upcoming FM‑radio interview expand Kevin Harlan’s presence beyond Westwood One?
19:46–21:15
Speakers
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