No team in football lives closer to the edge than the 2025 Chicago Bears.
They’ve built a reputation as a late-game miracle crew, but there’s a fine line between clutch and living dangerously. On Saturday, Chicago crossed that line yet again — and in doing so, made NFL history.
Saturday’s overtime win over Green Bay pushed Chicago into the history books as the first team in NFL history to win six games they trailed inside the final two minutes. It’s impressive — and also deeply concerning.
Because this isn’t a one-off. It’s been the Bears’ identity all season.
They needed a recovered onside kick and two Caleb Williams touchdowns just to escape the Packers. They needed last-second heroics to survive Minnesota, New York, Cincinnati, Washington, and Las Vegas.
And here’s the uncomfortable truth:
Five of those six wins came against teams with losing records.
Chicago has been playing with fire — and getting away with it. Great teams create separation. They finish early. They don’t need chaos to beat the bottom half of the league. The Bears apparently do.
That becomes a problem in January, because Chicago won’t be seeing rebuilding rosters and backup quarterbacks anymore. They’ll be facing playoff teams that don’t blink, don’t melt, and don’t give you a second chance.
The Bears deserve credit for their belief and late-game nerve.
But the real question isn’t whether they can keep coming back. It’s whether they can finally stop needing to.