THE TAKE
NFC North, such a good division, with so much change and so much unproven, you have to go with what is solid and established, no you don't! Bear down! Ben Johnson is going to work, Caleb (Williams) is going to work. It is a knife fight in the NFC North and I believe that the Chicago Bears, the pride and joy of Illinois, will win the NFC North in 2025, believe it, own it, this is real, this is happening.
BOLDNESS
78/100
GRADE
97/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
Caleb Williams
GRADING CRITERIA
The Chicago Bears must finish the 2025 NFL regular season with the best record in the NFC North division (or win a tiebreaker) to be declared NFC North champions. Any other team finishing atop the division renders this take FALSE.
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OUTCOME
CONFIRMED TRUEThe Chicago Bears finished the 2025 NFL regular season with an 11-6 record, winning the NFC North division title — their first in seven years. Head coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams delivered exactly as Brandt predicted, with the Bears also advancing to the playoffs before losing to the LA Rams in the Divisional Round.