{"id":522022,"date":"2026-01-17T05:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522022\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T05:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:13:10","slug":"chicago-bears-game-sunday-fans-rallying-behind-bears-with-bagels-beer-ahead-of-playoff-game-against-los-angeles-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522022\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears game Sunday: Fans rallying behind Bears with bagels, beer ahead of playoff game against Los Angeles Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; From the city to the suburbs, Chicago is getting ready to Bear Down this weekend when the Rams come to town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On this playoff weekend, the city is decked out in orange and navy blue. Bears fans are letting the Rams know the the writing&#8217;s on the wall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna get it. I mean, this is our weather,&#8221; Bears fan Leanne Piper said. &#8220;This is not their weather. It&#8217;s our weather. This is Chicago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Revolution Brewing is hosting a Sunday watch party while an Oak Park bagel shop is baking something special, and there are many more festivities and food specials being offered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On a snowy and cold morning, Oak Park&#8217;s The Daly Bagel was not letting the winter weather get in the way of building hype ahead of the Bears&#8217; Sunday playoff game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">RELATED |<\/strong> <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/live-updates\/chicago-bears-live-updates-latest-news-nfl-playoffs-qb-caleb-williams-coach-ben-johnson-new-stadium-search-more\/18410043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Bears live updates: Latest news on NFL playoffs, new stadium search and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I mean I&#8217;m hoping Bear down,&#8221; Sophia Hannah of The Daly Bagel said. &#8220;Hoping it&#8217;s a big win. We&#8217;re really hyped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The local bakery made colorful and festive Bears rainbow bagels, a swirl of orange, blue and white being baked up by the batch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And with the team&#8217;s success this season, as you can imagine, the bagels have been wildly popular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;People come in everyday asking for them,&#8221; Hannah said. &#8220;By at least by 12, they are all gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/bear-game-sunday-chicago-bears-fan-brandon-martinez-goes-viral-cheese-grater-guy-during-playoff-win-green-bay-packers\/18403514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE ALSO: Chicago Bears fan goes viral as &#8216;Cheese Grater Guy&#8217; during playoff win against Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Revolution Brewing has plenty of drink specials for fans this Sunday, with $5 pints and $20 pitchers. Doors open at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mi Coraz\u00f3n Cafe in Pilsen is getting in on the action with a Bears-themed horchata espresso that is already a customer favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Almost every other customer comes in or they&#8217;ll call and ask if we still have it, &#8217;cause I just had it for last weekend but decided to bring it back this weekend,&#8221; said Xiomara Casas with Mi Coraz\u00f3n Cafe.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are rallying behind the Chicago Bears with bagels, beer and more ahead of their next playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">At Manny&#8217;s Deli in the South Loop, between bites of pastrami, fans were prognosticating a Bears victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of been scary, but it&#8217;s&#8230; I think it&#8217;s our time now,&#8221; Bears fan Creative Scott said. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s our time now, so I&#8217;m excited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Bears inspiring restaurants across the city, including the vodka and Red Bull &#8220;Bears Bomb&#8221; at Gracie O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s in Wicker Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Not even just the Bears games, it&#8217;s every day,&#8221; Gracie O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s co-owner K.J. Johnson said. &#8220;People are coming in and just wearing Bears stuff and just excited about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/caleb-williams-news-chicagos-wieners-circle-holding-iceman-lookalike-contest-lincoln-park-bears-rams-game\/18402973\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RELATED: The Wiener&#8217;s Circle holding Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams lookalike contest<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The feeling for the team is also crossing borders international. James Gardiner lives in Australia, but for decades has loved the Bears. He&#8217;s making the 22-hour trip for Sunday&#8217;s game and is staying in Chicago for less than 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I can&#8217;t get time off from work, so I&#8217;ll be leaving Monday at 1:15 from O&#8217;Hare, but I&#8217;m just excited to be at the game,&#8221; Gardiner said. &#8220;I want to come out. I want to support the guys. I want to say thank you for the year that they&#8217;ve given.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And if fans&#8217; hearts aren&#8217;t beating fast enough, just wait until the National Anthem, when Blackhawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison ushers in the game with Star Spangled glory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Just come out, participate, and let&#8217;s, let&#8217;s just make it the best experience we can make it, really hype up everybody in the building, the players,&#8221; Cornelison said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And with brutally cold temperatures expected at kickoff 5:30 p.m. Sunday, it&#8217;s no surprise that you&#8217;re going to see far fewer Los Angeles Rams fans at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/rams-bears-game-chicago-weather-forecast-sunday-could-put-soldier-field-temperature-single-digits-during-nfl-playoffs\/18415474\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE ALSO: Temperatures could drop to single digits for Bears-Rams divisional round game at Soldier Field<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Nobody is coming from LA. Would you leave 85 to come here for sub zero?&#8221; Steve Buzil of SitClose Tickets said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Buzil said there is plenty of ticket availability,  though a seat at Sunday&#8217;s NFC Divisional game is still going to cost you. Tickets cost anywhere from $400 to well over $1,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely a buyers&#8217; market&#8221; Buzil said. &#8220;I believe the best time to buy is today, tomorrow at the latest. Sunday you&#8217;re going to get that pus from all those people who have been waiting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">If you&#8217;re looking at going to the big game. Steve says now is the time to buy.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/bears-rams-looking-back-1985-chicago-victory-los-angeles-super-bowl-40-years-ago\/18404907\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE ALSO: Bears-Rams playoff game: Looking back at &#8217;85 Bears&#8217; victory over Rams on way to Super Bowl<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;It&#8217;ll be sold out,&#8221; Buzil said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a matter at what price.&#8221;<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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