Rahimi & Grote Show

As we turn the page to Week 2, Dan Wiederer is joined by Alec Lewis, who covers the Vikings for The Athletic. The guys reflect on the Bears and Vikings both earning wins in Week 1 before turning their attention to the marquee matchup of Chicago head coach Ben Johnson's explosive offense against Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores' dangerous unit. Which coach will gain the edge in this game? Also, what's going on with the Vikings' quarterback situation?

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed the White Sox's heartbreaking 7-6 loss to the Guardians on Tuesday and welcomed on Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss the latest Bears and NFL storylines.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by breaking down the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Braves on Tuesday and the White Sox’s 7-6 loss to the Guardians. After that, Yahoo Sports insider Russ Dorsey joined the show to discuss the outlook of the Cubs and White Sox as the playoffs loom. Later, Rahimi and Grote discussed White Sox left fielder Sam Antonacci’s reaction to misplaying the Guardians’ walk-off hit in the White Sox’s loss Tuesday.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss the Bears’ offensive explosion in a 59-37 win against the Panthers on Sunday in their season opener. Florio also discussed the latest NFL headlines. After that, Rahimi and Grote reacted to PFF giving Bears quarterback Caleb Williams a pedestrian grade for his terrific performance in the season opener. Later, they held the Halftime segment.

In the third hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment. After that, Score contributor Herb Howard joined the show to share a Bears report from Halas Hall.