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The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Mike Tirico & Chris Simms preview Bears vs Packers on Sunday Night Football

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4699 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

After coming off the bye, the Bears look to keep their playoff hopes alive by taking on the Packers on Sunday Night Football and avoid going below .500 for the first time this season. JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis are joined by NBC Sports teammates Mike Tirico, who will be broadcasting the game and Chris Simms to discuss and breakdown the NFC North matchup and get you prepared for one of the biggest games for the Bears this season.(1:30) - (Mike Tirico interview) How is it calling big games with no fans?(5:00) - Assessing the Packers flaws on defense the Bears can take advantage of(10:20) - How should Bears ownership view this season if the Bears continue to collapse?(21:15) - (Chris Simms interview) How can Matt Nagy help Mitch Trubisky if he starts?(23:55) - What should Mitch Trubisky's mindset be after being benched?(27:05) - Does this season specifically give coaches more job security even after a poor season?(30:32) - Did the Bears lose Allen Robinson already by not giving him an extension?(3242) - Will the Packers win handedly, or will the Bears defense keep it close?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, I'm J.J. Stankovits and welcome in to another edition of the Undercenter podcast, brought to you by St. Xavier University.

0:11.7

On this episode, Cam Alice and I are joined by two of our NBC sports colleagues ahead of Sunday night's Bears Packers game.

0:18.5

First, we chat with Mike Tariko, who will call Sunday night football

0:21.2

this week to get his take on Matt Nagy's future in Chicago. And then we sit down with Chris Sims

0:26.5

for some insight into why the NFL has caught up not only to Matt Nagy, but Doug Peterson, too.

0:32.3

All that and more on the under center podcast starting right now.

0:35.8

What does it mean to be a Chicago bear?

0:43.6

It means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense.

0:47.9

I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive player myself, I think that's the first thing you go to.

0:50.7

Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.

0:56.5

The history of it.

0:58.0

I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises, just

1:02.5

kind of blows my mind, honestly, I was able to be a part of that.

1:05.5

I mean, what more can you say?

1:07.5

All right, it is a pleasure to be welcomed here on the Undercenter podcast by NBC Sports Mike Tariko.

1:17.7

You will hear Mike Tariko calling Sunday nights Bears Packers game along with Tony Dungey and Catherine Tappen.

1:23.7

Mike, thank you so much for taking some time with us today.

1:26.6

And I want to start here

1:27.8

what has it been like calling games in whether it's been empty stadiums or at Notre Dame

1:35.4

with limited fans in the stands how is that altered how you call games without really that

1:42.6

swell of crowd noise all the time.

1:45.2

It's a good question.

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