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The Athletic Bears Podcast - It's playoff time! Previewing Sunday's game vs. the Eagles

The Bears have their first playoff game in eight years Sunday against the Eagles. What has allowed Nick Foles to regain his Super Bowl magic, and how has Alshon Jeffery done for the Eagles? How will Jim Schwartz scheme against the Bears' offense? Bo Wulf from The Athletic Philadelphia joins Kevin (1:52) to break down the Bears opponent. Then Jon Greenberg, Dan Durkin, Mark Lazerus and Kevin (21:03) discuss Matt Nagy, Mitch Trubisky, and how Tarik Cohen could be an X-factor. Then the guys make their picks for Sunday's game.

The Athletic Blackhawks podcast - Winter Classic

The Athletic's Mark Lazerus, Joe McDonald and Scott Powers discuss the Bruins' 4-2 win over the Blackhawks in the Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium.

The Athletic Bears Podcast - Previewing a unique finale in Minnesota

It’s the regular-season finale and the Bears face a weird scenario in Minnesota vs. a Vikings team that needs to win to get into the playoffs, where they could face … the Bears in the wild-card round, while the Bears still have an outside shot at the No. 2 seed. To learn about how Minnesota has improved the past two weeks and what schemes to expect against the Bears, Kevin talks to Arif Hasan from The Athletic Minnesota (2:45). Then Dan Durkin and Mark Lazerus join Kevin (25:33) to discuss the playoff scenarios, Matt Nagy’s strategy for Sunday and then they make their picks for Week 17.

The Athletic Blackhawks podcast - Bigger picture important entering holiday break

The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the Blackhawks' 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers and where the Hawks are entering the holiday break.

The Athletic's Blackhawks podcast - Where do the Blackhawks go from here?

The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the Blackhawks' 8-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and where they go from here.