My grandfather loved the Chicago Bears. He then raised my father to be a Bears fan, and − for better or worse − that fandom was passed down to me.

Here are our takeaways as the Bears’ season ended with a loss to the Rams in the NFC Divisional Round, as there was no smiling because it happened, just pain because it ended.

Week or season is the answer. As the Rams enter into our deep-freeze terrordome called Soldier Field — a place where the new ‘‘Iceman’’ has cometh and called hometh — the overarching, omnipresent, inescapable and everlasting vibe and conviction is that it will be the Bears who live for another day. For — at the least — one more game.

Thanks to big splurges last March that worked out, the Bears feel good about their offensive line and bring everyone back for 2026.

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her reporting on the deadly flooding in rural Waverly. Sunday's sub ...

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