'GOT A MINUTE?'
By The Numbers
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Takeaways for the Bears' defense in their 20-17 OT playoff loss to the Rams on Sunday. The Bears had three takeaways in their final 5 games after having 30 in their first 14 games.
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Receiving yards for Colston Loveland on 58 receptions in the final 12 games of his rookie season. Loveland finished with 70 catches for 906 yards and six touchdowns in 19 games.
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Tackles for safety Jaquan Brisker against the Rams — including one sack and 2 pass breakups. After concussion issues in his first 3 seasons, Brisker played all 19 games in 2026.
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The Bears have the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. They also have No. 57 (second round, No. 89 (third round, No. 129 (currently), No. 163, No. 239 and No. 241.
Mark Potash (me/myself/I) is a Chicago sportswriter who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1987-2025, covering the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs and White Sox in that span. He covered four of the Bulls' six NBA championships, three Blackhawks Stanley Cup titles and nine Public League boys basketball Final Fours. Winner of the 2022 Rick Telander Lifetime Achievement Award. Winner of the 2024 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year Award. Mark previously worked for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and the Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Ark.).