The Chicago Bears took the 2024 NFL Draft by storm and completely flipped the narrative of over 100 years of Windy City football culture. Ryan Poles is.

“The ‘Monsters of the Midway’ title undoubtedly was given the Bears after they whipped the Giants 56 to 7 in 1943,” wrote Warren on October 27, 1946 The name stuck.

If the Midway is now the lucrative avenue of commercials, appearances and endorsements, the Chicago Bears are indeed the all-time Monsters. Led by coach Mike Ditka, the Bears can be seen on every ...

T he Chicago Bears as a franchise have always been known far more for stout and amazing defenses than they have been for revolutionary offenses. The “Monsters of the Midway” moniker always ...

Originally coming to Chicago on a one-week contract midway through his rookie season in 2004 and spending his first nine NFL seasons with the Bears, Idonije's love for the organization runs deep. Now, ...

A traditional moniker for the Bears was “The Monsters of the Midway.” The team historically boasted a mean defense that scared any and all who opposed them. Even throughout the 2010s, the Bears ...

The Bears have regressed from the “Monsters of the Midway” to the “Monstrosity of Mid-America.” There have been only two championships: 1962 and 1985. Since ’62, I have witnessed 22 ...

GENE CHAMBERLAIN. Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years.

But make no mistake, the Patriots became the Monsters of the Midway, not the Bears. They out-Beared the Bears. “It starts up front,” Mayo said. “It starts up front. I think that’s what we have to do.

The Chicago Bears as a franchise have always been known far more for stout and amazing defenses than they have been for revolutionary offenses. The “Monsters of the Midway” moniker always ...