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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC North Opponent #4: Chicago Bears

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! We finally reach the end of our Opponent Preview journey where it all begins for the fans of our Beloved.....The Chicago Bears!! Will Year Two under Ben Johnson be another year of growth and success? Or will the sophomore slump and the Madden Curse dampen our hopes for this squad? Lorin Cox from Locked on Bears joins us for NFC North Opponent Preview final

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC North Opponent #3: Green Bay Packers

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! Two down, two to go!! The last hurdle to clear before we get to our Beloved, requires us to head to the land of frozen tundra to preview the Green Bay Packers!! Will the Packers crack the code and get back to the top of the division? Or will they continue to struggle in the North? Evan Western from ACME Packing Co. joins us for NFC North Opponent Preview e

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC North Opponent #2: Minnesota Vikings

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! The road to the regular season gets shorter with every episode!! As we move forward through our NFC North Opponent Previews, we land next in the Land of 10,000 Lakes to preview the Minnesota Vikings!! Can Brian Flores' Defense propel them to the top? Or will their QB situation bog them down again? Chris Gates from The Daily Norseman joins us for NFC North

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC North Opponent #1: Detroit Lions

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! We are in the home stretch of our Opponent Preview journey as we enter the final leg with the teams of our home division NFC North, starting with the Detroit Lions!! Can the Lions regain their 2024 form when they went 15-2? Or will they descend back to the depths of yesteryears? Jeremy Reisman from Pride of Detroit joins us for the premiere NFC North Oppon

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC South Opponent #4: Carolina Panthers

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! The last stop on our journey through the NFC South takes us to Charlotte in the Atlantic Coast, home to the defending NFC South Champion Carolina Panthers!! Will the Panthers build upon last year's surprise division title? Or will they fall back down the standings? Desmond Johnson from the Bleav in Panthers podcast joins us for the NFC South Opponent Previ

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC South Opponent #3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! Our journey through the NFC South opponents has out next stop in Tampa to preview the Bucs who had won the division three years in a row before 2025!! Can the Bucs return to the top of the division? Or will 2026 be the swan song for Todd Bowles and company Jonathan Shields from the Bleav in Bucs podcast joins us for the next NFC South Opponent Preview epis

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC South Opponent #2: Atlanta Falcons

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! We keep the NFC South train rolling with our next stop in the Dirty South and the Atlanta Falcons!! Can the new front office regime get the Falcons back to the top of the division? Or will it be more of the same for the Dirty Birds? Kevin Knight from Bleav's Dirty Birds & Brews podcast joins us for the next NFC South Opponent Preview episode of The Bears T

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2026 Opponent Preview - NFC South Opponent #1: New Orleans Saints

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! With our Same Place and AFC East Opponents in the rear view, we move on to our last outer division opponents of the NFC South, starting with the New Orleans Saints!! Will the Saints pick up where they left off in 2025? Or will they stumble out of the gates and fall flat? Mario Jerez from Bleav In Saints joins us for the first NFC South Opponent Preview epi

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2026 Opponent Preview - AFC East Opponent #4: New England Patriots

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! Larry D is back to conclude our journey through the AFC East with the division's defending champion the New England Patriots!! Can Year Two under Mike Vrabel be as successful as Year One? Or will the Pats be hit with a sophomore slump? Chris Price from The Boston Globe and Bleav's The Patriot Report joins us for the AFC East Opponent Preview finale episode

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2026 Opponent Preview - AFC East Opponent #3: Buffalo Bills

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! After our one episode detour to finish our Same Place Opponents, we circle back to AFC East, this time focusing on the Buffalo Bills!! Can the Bills reclaim the AFC East division for themselves? Or will they continue to fall short? Jerry Ostroski from Bleav's Overreaction Buffalo joins us for AFC East Opponent Preview episode #3 of The Bears Talk Undergrou