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Halas Intrigue, Episode 200: A big ball of depressing

Is there still any point to the Bears’ season?

By Sun-Times staff

Bears coach Matt Nagy leaves the field after another loss on Sunday.

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ bummer of a loss to the Cardinals and wonder what’s left to play for.

New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Luminary, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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