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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Matt Bowen loves the Bears' ability to take the football away

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by ESPN analyst Matt Bowen to share his takeaways from the Bears’ 31-28 win against the Steelers on Sunday. Bowen loves the Bears' ability to take the football away from opponents.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Watch Matt Bowen.

0:01.6

Bowen's a tough guy. Matt Bowen. And it's intercepted by Matt Bowen. Miller, a ton of time. The coverage is Bullitt with Matt Bowen. Seven-year NFL veteran. It's coming from Bowen, and he knocks it out. The wrenskins fall on top of it. Matt Bowen's been the guy applying all the pressure. Coach for I.C. Catholic football.

0:21.7

Matt Bowen?

0:23.0

Man from Glen Ellen, Illinois.

0:25.3

He's very active.

0:26.6

NFL writer and analyst for ESPN.

0:29.0

Is there anything that's improved on the offense enough to slow Brian Flores down,

0:34.8

to make him maybe think twice about the blitz packages he uses against the Bears.

0:40.3

I don't think it matters, Stan. Brian Flores reminds me of playing for Greg Williams.

0:47.3

You know, they have a certain identity, right? That's what they are. They are going to bring pressure. There are ways to beat pressure. To get the ball out, to throw in location, to throw in a rhythm where, hey, I have a pressure coming, but it's not going to get home because the ball's out so quickly because I see it fast enough. And that's one way to counter pressure is how quickly your quarterback can ID it and get the ball out. Blitz is coming. Williams gets rid of it here in a doones day, diving out for great catch and he gets up now not clutch and he searches for

1:11.7

still going is a dunejee how did that turn into 17 lords he lays out at six gain 17

1:19.6

look at this effort matt bowen i have a simple rule of beer i only drink beer that you can buy

1:26.6

in third attacks.

1:28.7

So I'll leave you with that.

1:31.8

With Spiegel and Holmes on 670 the score.

1:37.1

Matt Bowen is on the score.

1:42.2

And this segment with Matt Bowen is brought to you by McGrath, Accura, in Westmont.

1:47.2

When you do the math, you'll choose McGrath. Matt, what's up? It Speaks and Ann Heron. How are you, sir? I'm doing great. Anthony, I've got to tell you. I really enjoyed

1:52.5

the call. Saturday night, the Illinois-Wisconsin game, it was excellent. I appreciate you,

1:57.6

my friend. Yeah, the camaraderie at Wisconsin at Cambramandall Stadium was all-time high. It was a team who needed a couple of wins. They got a couple of wins here lately, man. It did, and that pass rush was pretty good, man. Oh, man. They got after the quarterback the other night. I mentioned the term camaraderie. So, Bo, he was a little bit older than me. And so every team needs one of those guys.

2:18.5

And in Iowa City, Bo was one of those guys who didn't mind having a house party. So then, you know, whenever folks were looking for somewhere to go hang out, Bo and one of our teammates Joe Slattery, their house just in downtown near the Ped Mall and Iowa City. That was a place to be, man. That's where I didn't meet my wife there, but the first smooch with my future wife was at Bow's House.

2:37.8

Oh! near the ped mall and I was seated. That was a place to be, man. That's where I didn't meet my wife there, but the first smooch with my future wife was at Bow's house. Oh, hell yeah.

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