4PM: Packers vs Bears Game of Excuses & David Kaplan Joins! Plus, Prime's New Jacket!

07/01/2026 52 min

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Episode Synopsis

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown roll into Day 2 of Packers-Bears Week, Pt. 3! They hear KBN's reply to Jim calling out their "PATHETIC" excuses after the Packers loss to the Bears in Week 16 before they're once again joined by ESPN Chicago's David Kaplan! First, they tie off the Holiday season with their final Secret Santa gift -- Jim's "more than $10, but less than $100" jacket for producer Primetime (not the blaze-orange flannel)! They move onto the responses from "fake tough" Ben Brust & KBN after Jim called them out yesterday, including why the Packers playing better still matters even though they lost the second matchup. Also, will Jim be making excuses if the Bears lose, and is it still house money for the expectations of Bears fans? David Kaplan of ESPN Chicago (with his cheese-grater hat) joins Jim & Molly to talk about Packers vs Bears, Round 3 - the playoff edition! Kap gets into his SOARING CONFIDENCE in Caleb Williams while also answering what SCARES him most about this Packers team at this point of the season! They also get a vibe check on how Bears fans after losing to the Lions ahead of this Packers rematch, why losing this game would be BEYOND devastating for Chicago, and whether Ben Johnson was indeed taking a SHOT at Matt LaFleur again when talking about not resting starters Week 18!

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