Week 18 · 2025–26 season
Bears
L 16-19 vs Lions · Jan 4, 2026
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.
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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