Rahimi & Grote Show

In the Best of the Bears this week, Tribune reporter Brad Biggs joined the Haugh & Payton Show to preview the Bears-Vikings game Sunday at Soldier Field; Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed the chess match that awaits between Bears head coach Ben Johnson and Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores; and Haugh, Jarrett Payton and a special guest shared their predictions for the Bears-Vikings game.

In Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score, new Bulls assistant coach Taj Gibson joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to share his excitement for getting his coaching career started in Chicago; FS1 host Danny Parkins joined the Rahimi & Grote Show to discuss the Bears' 59-point explosion in their season opener and to preview their matchup against the Vikings this Sunday; and NFL Network/ESPN reporter Stacey Dales joined the Haugh & Payton Show to discuss the latest Bears and NFL storylines coming out of Week 1 of the season.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson and his staff believe it's going to be "mental war" when they face the Vikings on Sunday. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote break down the Week 2 matchup in this episode. How is Johnson trying to avoid overthinking what Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores might do? Also, the Bears defense has to be better than it was against the Panthers. What's defensive coordinator Dennis Allen's plan to improve his unit? And can we expect tight end Colston Loveland to have any catches this week?!?

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote previewed the Bears-Vikings game Sunday at Soldier Field and discussed the state of the Cubs as the playoffs loom.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by discussing whether the Bears can improve their defensive performance against the Vikings on Sunday after its rough performance in the season opener. After that, they discussed the latest developments in injured cornerback Kyler Gordon's rehab of a calf injury. Later, they discussed the White Sox's 3-1 win against the Tigers on Thursday, which lifted Chicago into a first-place tie in the AL Central.