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Halas Intrigue, Episode 208: Bears win a laugher

And the countdown to the end of the Matt Nagy era is underway.

By Sun-Times staff

Bears players celebrate after Deon Bush’s fourth-quarter interception.

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ 29-3 win against the Giants and set up what figures to be the last week of Matt Nagy’s tenure.

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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