There are some awful takes circulating about the NFL’s 2019 season opener Trey Burton Jersey , so please allow us to set the record straight."Being who you thought we were since 2005!Log In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBearsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsThe Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansLatest NewsFrom The Desk Of...Bears HistoryIf you don’t think the Bears should open the NFL’s 100th season, then you are an idiotNew,56commentsThere are some awful takes circulating about the NFL’s 2019 season opener, so please allow us to set the record straight. CDTShareTweetShareShareIf you don’t think the Bears should open the NFL’s 100th season, then you are an idiotI’m amazed that I even have to write this article.The Chicago Bears hosting the Green Bay Packers in the NFL’s 100th season opener makes the most sense from a marketing perspective, from a historical perspective, and most importantly, from a ratings perspective. This is not up for debate. I’m not even going to use this space to address the idiotic notion suggested by some that the game should be held in Green Bay; I gave my thoughts about that on Twitter.I expect dumb takes from some Packer fans, and Packer homers that cover the Green Bay Packers that are too caught up in their own delusional world to understand the big picture of the National Football League http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/markus-wheaton-jersey , but when a “national” publication like Sports Illustrated chimes in with something so stupid as to suggest that the Bears and Packers shouldn’t open the 100th season, I had give my take. SI’s Jimmy Traina wrote, “No disrespect whatsoever to the Packers and Bears, but this is a bad choice.” He believes that the Cleveland Browns should be the featured team on that Thursday night season opener....No disrespect whatsoever to Jimmy Trania and Sports Illustrated, but that is an idiotic choice. The Browns should be an exciting team in 2019, but from a historical standpoint, and let’s face it, the kickoff to the NFL’s 100th season is a celebration of the last 100 years, this Browns franchise isn’t even the same Browns franchise that was founded in 1946. That team moved to Baltimore. Chicago played Green Bay 52 times before the Browns played their first game in the All-America Football Conference http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/cordarrelle-patterson-jersey , so historically speaking, the Browns can’t touch the Bears or the Packers.The Bears are one of two charter franchises still around today, with the other being the Arizona Cardinals (ne’ Chicago Cardinals). The Bears’ franchise started football operations as the Decatur Staleys in 1920, moved to Chicago the following year, then finally became the Bears in 1922 when the NFL was officially founded.A Bears vs. Cardinals game would have been interesting for NFL purists, but that’s not a rivalry game anyone could get behind. The Bears and Packers have played each other more than any two teams, 198 times, and the rivalry is close with Green Bay holding a slight overall edge 96-94-6 (1-1 in the postseason). While the two franchises haven’t always been good at the same time, this year’s match-up features the defending NFC North Champs against one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. The Chicago Bears playing the Green Bay Packers to open the 2019 season in Soldier Field is a no-brainer. Anyone that tries to tell you otherwise is an idiot. WCG is your go to place to talk Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football!This is your open thread for tonight http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/taylor-gabriel-jersey , but keep two things in mind. One, the thread is rated WCG-MA, so there will be a few naughty words in the thread, and two, keep pictures and GIFs out of the thread as it just slows down load times. For live updates of the game you can click here. If you need to stream the game, you can watch the game live right here:http://stream.nbcsports.com/nfl/watch-su...ght-footballAnd for a Kyle Long update you can check this out. But back to the SNF game... If you got some lucky charm or superstition you do every game, let’s get it going!Click on our names to follow us on Twitter:WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter; Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Andrew Link; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook.PREGAMEHere are the inactives for tonight’s Bears vs. Rams game. Bears’ inactivesQB Tyler BrayWR Kevin WhiteS Deon BushOLB Kylie FittsOL Rashaad CowardWR Javon WimsDL Nick WilliamsRams’ inactivesQB Brandon AllenWR Robert WoodsCB Nickell Robey-ColemanRB Lance DunbarRB Malcolm BrownOLB Ejuan PriceT Cornelius LucasI can’t wait for Sunday Night. The 2018 Chicago Bears have been compared to the 2017 Los Angeles Rams so much this year, that it will be interesting to see this Rams team up close and personal to see where the Bears could be headed.The parallels between the two teams are well documented. Both teams were going from an old school defensive coach to a new school offensive minded head coach. Both teams invested draft capital to move up in the draft to get their franchise quarterback. Both QBs struggled through growing pain as rookies in an outdated offensive scheme. Both franchises dedicated themselves to getting their quarterbacks on track in year two. The Rams went 11-5 under first year head coach Sean McVay in 2017 http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/ha-ha-clinton-dix-jersey , and the Bears are on a similar winning path at 8-4 under first year head coach Matt Nagy this season.In McVay’s second year, the Rams look like one of the best teams in the NFL, so where will Chicago be in Nagy’s second season?The present and the future looks bright for Bears’ fans. Here’s everything you need to know about this Sunday’s game.Time, TV channel, and streaming infoDate: Sunday, December 9, 2018Time: 7:20 p.m. CTLocation: Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisTV: NBC http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/adam-shaheen-jersey , and if you live in the map below, you get to see the Bears game!Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)Local Radio: WBBM 780 AM and 105.9 FM, and in Spanish on Latino Mix 93.5 FM and Univision 1200 AMOther Radio: Sirius XM, Tune-In, Westwood OneOnline: NBC Sports and Game PassMobile: Mobile ApplicationsWeather: Mid 20s [NFL weather]Odds: Bears +3SB Nation Rams site: Turf Show Times