New Bears Look a Lot Like the Old Bears, With Josh Norris

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Josh Norris from Underdog Fantasy gets together with Sheil to analyze the Minnesota Vikings’ comeback win against the Chicago Bears on ‘Monday Night Football’. They begin by breaking down why Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson fell short of expectations, before heaping praise on QB J.J. McCarthy’s in-game turnaround and the Vikings' stellar coaching infrastructure. Sheil ends the pod with a breakdown of the San Francisco 49ers' injury woes, and how Kyle Shanahan will adjust going forward. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Josh NorrisProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
0:02.7	I'm your host, Shield Capadia, joined by my friend Josh Norris from Underdog Football on YouTube.
0:09.2	We just got finished watching Bears Vikings, which looked like, you know, might be a dud after the third quarter.
0:16.1	But another unbelievable finish like we got, not the same like we got on Sunday night, but another great finish.
0:22.1	And Josh, this game carried so much intrigue because we had unanswered questions about
0:27.0	Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson and J.J. McCarthy and Kevin O'Connell.
0:31.3	And we got to talk about all of it.
0:32.7	But I need you to answer this question for me.
0:34.6	Who is more bummed out the day after?
0:38.4	Bears fans after this game or Ravens fans after Sunday now? I think it's the Bears fans. Ravens fans know that
0:45.1	they have a team. They know they have a Super Bowl contender. But Bears fans, which we'll get into,
0:50.0	are uncertain if some of the same warts that showed up during Caleb Williams' rookie year carried over into his second year. I agree with you. Yes, Ravens fans can get over it pretty quickly, 17 games season. Bears fans, we'll see. So let's take a break. We'll come back. Let's get into it. I want to start with the Bears. And then, of course, we've got talk about the Vikings. This is the Ringer NFL show presented by Fandul, and the NFL is officially backed.
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