Week 18 · 2025–26 season

Bears

L 16-19 vs Lions · Jan 4, 2026

76

Misery Index · Miserable

Bears fans too tired to argue the playoff math after another three-quarter no-show against Detroit.

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.

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What happened

K.Byard's interception at the CHI 5 with 2:23 left should have been the moment everything turned, and the C.Williams-to-C.Kmet two-point conversion earlier in the quarter had finally made it a one-score game worth winning. Instead the defense let J.Goff march right back, A.St. Brown caught a 26-yarder into field goal range, and J.Bates walked off with it at the gun. Three quarters of nothing on offense against Detroit will do that.

What fans said

  • “Can’t keep banking on 4th quarter come backs. Win the whole game, not just one quarter.”

    u/Big_McLargeHuge77▲ 227frustration

  • “This game was lost because of the offense that scored 0 points for 3 quarters against a terrible defense.”

    u/Wavy_Grandpa▲ 129rage

  • “my one fucking question is why Ben didn’t go for it???”

    u/ArmTimely3884▲ 103frustration

  • “We played like shit and deserve to lose.”

    u/midcartographer▲ 83rage

  • “We appear to have found our qb and coach combo for the next decade, a division championship, and a playoff birth.”

    u/ZapBranigan3000▲ 64hope

  • “Unless we show up for four quarters next week we’re cooked”

    u/nnaly▲ 63frustration

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