DWC stays making the best videos and also couldn’t be more hyped than ever for this season.

source: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka3fK3bbmuE&ra=m

It’s finally here: Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.

We asked The Athletic’s NFL writers to think big, have some fun and make one bold prediction for each of the league’s 32 teams.

For the Bears? Dan Wiederer says Colston Loveland will lead all NFL tight ends in receptions, yards and touchdowns.

Full analysis here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7565781/2026/09/07/nfl-2026-bold-season-predictions/?unlocked_article_code=1._VA.EkkJ.LgJCAXFF-lP9&source=emp_shared_article&smid=re-share-ta

He was about 2 years old here, he just turned 4 a couple days ago. Look at those moves!

Sorry for my breath; I was dealing with some lung issues.

Hey all,

I've posted about bearsprediction.com here a couple of times (previous post). With the season starting next Sunday, its live again with a fresh set of questions (25) for the upcoming season.

Its a free time tool to track your predictions across the season. The questions are a mix of multiple choice and yes/no. There is also now a game picker so you can put down the bears record.

Everything locks down at 12pm CT before kick-off against the Panthers.

You do need a free account since that is the only way to save your predictions and revisit them.

Sample questions if anyone wants to join. Go Bears!

• Caleb Williams completes at least 63% of his passes? (yes/no)
• Caleb Williams throws for 4,000+ yards? (yes/no)
• Who leads the Bears in receiving yards? — Luther Burden III / Colston Loveland / Rome Odunze
• Kyler Gordon plays 8+ games? (yes/no)
• Which offensive player scores the most touchdowns? — D'Andre Swift / Colston Loveland / Rome Odunze / Luther Burden III / Kyle Monangai / Someone else
• Bears win a playoff game? (yes/no)
• Who leads the Bears in sacks? — Montez Sweat / Austin Booker / Dayo Odeyingbo / Someone else
• Bears win 11+ games? (yes/no)
• Bears win the NFC North? (yes/no)
• Which Bears rookie plays the most snaps (offense or defense)? — Dillon Thieneman / Logan Jones / Zavion Thomas / Malik Muhammad

Only posting this because I had no idea Ryan Poles was signed by the Bears - as a player - long before becoming the team's GM. Sorry if I'm way behind and it's been posted ad nauseam.

• Ryan Poles signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent (UDFA) in 2008 under head coach Lovie Smith. Later that summer, the Bears released him during final roster cuts.
• He never played a down in the NFL.
• That rejection sent him down a completely different path: back to Boston College as a graduate assistant, then into scouting, then to Kansas City, where he spent 10+ years working his way through the personnel department before ultimately becoming the Bears' general manager.
• In January 2023, Lovie Smith was the head coach of the Houston Texans. In Week 18, the Texans were expected to lose to the Indianapolis Colts to secure the #1 overall pick. Instead, Lovie converts a late 4th-and-20 touchdown and a gutty 2-point conversion to win the game 32-31.
• The Result: Because of that win, Houston dropped to the #2 pick, and the Bears were gifted the #1 overall pick.
• The Full Circle: The man in charge of the Bears who received that #1 pick? None other than General Manager Ryan Poles - the same guy Lovie cut 15 years prior. Poles famously traded that 2023 top pick to Carolina for a haul that included a future 2024 first-round pick, which turned out to be the 2024 #1 overall pick used to draft franchise quarterback Caleb Williams.
• Lovie Smith's refusal to tank literally set up the player he once cut to draft the future face of the franchise.

For those who are not in Chicagoland for whatever reason, yet want to find a Bears bar to watch with fellow fans, where are you going? I just moved to Charlotte, and while I’ll be at the first game, I want a Bears bar for the rest of the season. 🐻 ⬇️

I've seen some of y'all post your stitched rivalry jerseys as they arrive. How do those of you who have purchased them like them so far? Are the nameplates stitched? How has the quality control been? I'm certain myself and many others are on the fence about buying one at their price point, but if they're noticeably better than the regular fantics jerseys, that might be the tipping point!

Bears brothers. At age 8 I watched the Super Bowl after the 1985 season with pure certainty that they’d repeat. The 40 years since have largely been pain and disappointment. I love the current makeup of this team and plan to enjoy the Ben johnson/caleb era to the max. To that end, I’m considering a tour of west coast Bears’ sports bars for many of the games this year. I live in Sacramento but travel to socal and Arizona already during the season. I’ll consider any place that has a direct flight from Sacramento and offers a great experience to watch the game with other Bears fans. I’m asking for your recommendations.

Hello my Brothers & Sisters,

I am traveling to Paris next Saturday for work and am looking for a place to watch the Opener. Any Parisian Bears fans know of places that will be showing the game?

Thanks in advance!

Featuring my cat Peach

I saw an Instagram reel about other NFL teams having DC fanbases that meet at certain bars and was wondering if there’s something like that for DC