Mike Mulligan and David Haugh react to the Bears' gut-wrenching loss to the Packers; the guys listen to what NFL rules analyst and former official Mike Pereira thought of whether the Packers deserved a penalty on their blocked field goal; Bruce Levine breaks down the latest Cubs moves and shares what the White Sox are focusing on this offseason; Mully & Haugh react to the news that the Cubs won't pursue star outfielder Juan Soto in free agency; Brad Biggs reveals what Bears coach Matt Eberflus would need to accomplish the rest of this season to retain his job for 2025.

Patrick Mannelly goes hard on the Bears for what he believes was a fateful blunder leading up to the game-ending blocked field goal in their loss to the Packers; Bernstein & Harris react to Caleb Williams' assertion that “nothing has been simplified” about the Bears' offense under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown; Spiegel & Holmes wonder whether Brown has a legitimate future with the Bears; Bernstein & Harris debate whether the Bears will identify and hire a proper head coach in the event that Matt Eberflus is fired; Brian Baldinger warns that the Vikings defense will send blitzes often against the Bears on Sunday; Brad Biggs joins Mully & Haugh to preview Bears-Vikings matchup and to reveal his prediction for the game.

From 'Take The North' (subscribe here): In what's becoming a weekly tradition, we're still cleaning up what happened at the end of the previous Bears game before we can preview the next one. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote start this episode by hearing from Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower, who's taking all the arrows he can for the blocked field goal against the Packers. As we do finally turn our attention to the Vikings, the primary question is how will rookie quarterback Caleb Williams do against a defense that blitzes more than any team in the league? And can the Bears' secondary slow down Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson? Finally, the gang predicts the game's winner and hears from frustrated Bears defensive end Montez Sweat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh opened their show by discussing all the sports action Thursday evening. Later, they conducted the Pick 6 segment, where they debated the top sports stories of the day.

In the second hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Tribune reporter Brad Biggs to preview the Bears-Vikings game Sunday. Later, Bet Live host Joe Fortenbaugh joined the sow to share his best bets for the NFL and college football action this weekend.

In the third hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh discussed if the Bears' pass rush can generate pressure consistently on Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold on Sunday. Later, Score reporter Mark Grote joined the show to preview the Bears-Vikings game and to share his prediction.

In the final hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales to preview the Bears-Vikings game Sunday. Later, Mully and Haugh held their Week in Review segment, where they listened back to the best analysis leading up to the Bears-Vikings game.