CSG Chicago Bears

How the Bears finally took the North in Ben Johnson's first season

Sports Illustrated

Everything the Bears did this season seemed to turn up 180 degrees opposite of the 2024 debacle and as a result Chicago has a divisional champion.

By Gene Chamberlain

Published: Dec 28, 2025, 12:12 am Added: Dec 28, 2025, 12:38 am

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