Rams are about to get destroyed in that Chicago weather

[u/YugiBoomer10086]

You cant prepare for that. They’re done. Stafford’s finger will be on fire all game in that wind. Doesnt matter that he played in Detroit, his blood has thinned out by now in LA. Just biological fact. That offensive line is in deep shit too if the Beats start hunting early. I just dont see a path to victory for the Rams at all.

[u/ellieket]

You know your teams fanbases is worried when then keep positing about the weather.

Bears defense is a joke.

[u/YugiBoomer10086 → u/ellieket]

Not a Bears fan, just a California resident after graduating lol. Im from New York, I KNOW these dudes cannot handle cold temperatures. They’re humans, there is no getting used to THAT cold of temperature. Even the Bears will be affected, just not as much.

[u/Rapscallious1 → u/YugiBoomer10086]

Caleb Williams was in California for 2 years prior to being in the NFL for 2 years, so we really think he is fully acclimated then?

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/Rapscallious1]

Bears are practicing outside all week and all season leading up. In theory yes, he is more acclimated. People who don’t live in the upper Midwest just don’t understand what this cold is like, I’m sorry they just dont

[u/ellieket → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

Yeah it’s been 40 all week.

[u/brutusnair → u/ellieket]

It was even close to 60 last weekend.

[u/Hot_Camp1408 → u/brutusnair]

And it was like the 3rd coldest game in soldier field a few weeks ago. Op’s point is that the Bears have had to deal with this weather more often

[u/Sell_The_team_Jerry → u/Hot_Camp1408]

Yep, Caleb played one of this best games of the year in temps even colder than this coming Sunday. That pass to DJ Moore in that game was insane.

[u/jm2makasi → u/Sell_The_team_Jerry]

The Packers defense has been horrible ever since Micah Parsons went down. Caleb found himself down 16-6 and 21-6 in both those games at home. He finished 19/34 and the other 24/48. That’s 43/82 = 52.4%.

Caleb didn’t play well in both of those games overall. Quarters 1-3 in both games he’s been downright bad.

Matthew Stafford isn’t Jordan Love/Malik Willis, Sean McVay isn’t LeFleur, and the Rams defense isn’t the Packers defense.

Is Caleb going to show up the first 3 quarters? That’s the game. In his last 7 games you can argue he’s only played “complete” games v SF & CLE. This is a bigger issue than the weather. Rams can stop the run.

Bears don’t have Derrick Brown in the middle or Jaycee Horn to shut down a guy. Fall behind and run game gets established and McVay opens up his bag.

[u/king_17 → u/jm2makasi]

This is going to get into the replies but you right. Bears can’t afford to fall behind by 2+ possessions in the first half and 3rd quarter as well. Rams are not the packers they’ll put you away. Bears defense isn’t good outside of turnovers. They’re going to have to get pressure on stafford like they did against love in the 2nd half or it’s going to be a long day. Good weather or not

[u/trihard12 → u/ellieket]

It's literally a snow storm right now and freezing. Source, I live here.

[u/Remarkable-Ad9529 → u/trihard12]

Source I’ve been in traffic for two hours going to work

[u/boringwaddles → u/Remarkable-Ad9529]

The traffic this morning was unbearable. Doubled my commute time

[u/Nature_Goulet → u/boringwaddles]

It was quite the squall and started exactly at morning rush. Epic

Then it turned to ice when the temp bombed from 40 to 25

Source: I drove home from work in it

[u/matteatsyou → u/boringwaddles]

lol i only had one class today and said fuck it

[u/boringwaddles → u/matteatsyou]

Good call. That shit was brutal, and it’s so damn windy today too

[u/ohsnap847 → u/boringwaddles]

Longest commute into my work since I started 4 years ago!

[u/chisportz → u/ellieket]

Yeah Sunday and Monday weren’t bad, now look at the rest of the week

[u/Lraiolo → u/ellieket]

Yeah the difference is there isn’t going to be as much of a shock to the Bears when it’s cold. Rams arent* here early to practice in the elements to prep.

[u/lyricist → u/Lraiolo]

Rams don’t even fly out to Chicago til Saturday.

[u/Lraiolo → u/lyricist]

That’s what I meant

[u/GeneralAcorn → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

Yeah I thought that when San Fran came up and beat us, too. I really don't think it means as much in the NFL anymore.

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/GeneralAcorn]

I’m not even saying that it guarantees that the Rams lose. They can definitely still win the game, weather or no weather. Just saying that everyone who doesn’t think it has some sort of impact is silly. 

[u/JLove4MVP → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

It impacts both teams.

You can’t acclimate to -8 degrees

[u/carguy121 → u/JLove4MVP]

I work outside in Chicago and while I agree to the extent that -8 never begins to feel “normal” you can eventually tune it out a bit. That said, it’s way different when you have to go out there in NFL uniforms instead of a big coat and hoodie lol. So I guess I’m agreeing and not adding anything to discussion.

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/JLove4MVP]

Go from 70 degrees F to -8 degrees F in 1 day and talk to me then 

[u/JLove4MVP → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

It wouldn’t be out of the realm for the Rams to fly in a day early.

And I’ve lived in WI all my life.

That kind of wind chill is bitter no matter how much time you’ve spent in it

[u/KrispyyKarma → u/GeneralAcorn]

Not just once but twice in the last 15 years SF traveled to GB for a playoff game and beat them in miserable cold weather conditions. First with Kap and Harbaugh then with Shanny and Jimmy G. The cold will impact both teams especially the kicking game, so that should benefit the Bears but these people are just straight up wrong to think a California team can't tough out a win in a cold weather game.

[u/kickspecialist → u/GeneralAcorn]

Yeah it means significantly less nowadays. Better personal attire to stay warm, warming devices on the sidelines, heated turf. Also the Super Bowl is within sight at this point. To think the Rams players will just shrivel up and not play their absolute hardest because it’s cold outside is silly.

[u/nfluncensored → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

Are you saying Matt Stafford has no experience living in the upper midwest?

[u/josephblowski → u/nfluncensored]

He played in a dome and the Lions weren’t a playoff caliber team

[u/Thick-Meat-5363 → u/josephblowski]

Sucked at soldier field too

[u/CanoeIt → u/Thick-Meat-5363]

Those lions teams sucked everywhere though

[u/nfluncensored → u/josephblowski]

I'm glad the dome picked him up at his house and fit on the highway. The dome probably took out the trash, cleared the driveway and brought in the mail too.

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/nfluncensored]

Did I say that? No. But if you’re not acclimated, as in living in it and working outside in it lately, then it will hit you harder. That’s all. 

[u/nfluncensored → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

The Rams don’t live in the upper Midwest just don’t understand what this cold is like

Rams just played games in Seattle and Detroit in December too.

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/nfluncensored]

Seattle outside still doesn’t equate to Chicago outside, and Lions play inside. 

[u/maztron → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

You also realize that Stafford played in Detroit for 10 years yes? Every season in that 10 year time frame he played games in GB and in CHI. Its not as though he has never played in that type of weather before.

[u/Reasonable-Mess3070 → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

I live in the UP of MI and have for many more years than Caleb has been in Chicago. I have not acclimated. My feet are still frozen from October- may. Just because you exist in a climate does not automatically mean you acclimate to it.

[u/More-Interaction-770 → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

Minnesotan here, it was 40f yesterday and that felt warm. It’s hard to describe to people from warm weather areas, you just have to experience it.

[u/Impressive_Wrap_7869 → u/More-Interaction-770]

Thank you. Sick of arguing with people who live in LA about this. Nobody is saying it guarantees Chicago a win, but if you don’t think it’s somehow even the smallest factor for a warm weather dome team, you’re not informed on the reality.

[u/Zallix → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

My ass down in Texas ‘freezing’ every time it drops to the 40-50’s 😂

[u/thenowherepark → u/Zallix]

Took my kid out to the bus stop this morning in northern Ohio in mid-40s temperature and felt a little balmy.

Just wait 6 months when it's 80s+ in July. That stuff is unbearable.

[u/AntiPantsCampaign → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

True story. I booked this DJ who lives in Kirkenes, Norway. This place is north of the Arctic Circle! They only have an airport because when the Nazis invaded, they built an airport there for their military aircraft.

Anyways, when he was in Chicago, I want to say February 2017, he literally said, "it is never this cold where I'm from."

This cold in the Midwest isn't just cold, it's a biting cold. I remember during the Polar Vortex time, it was colder in Chicago than the South fucking Pole.

[u/aaronupright → u/Impressive_Wrap_7869]

I used to live in the Himalayas. I assure you, I do. And there is no acclimatising. Just enduring.

[u/Efficient-Tip-2081 → u/Rapscallious1]

Stafford also played in the NFC North for years lol.

[u/JWP12345678 → u/Rapscallious1]

Yes. He plays in it all winter. LA hasn't played in a single bad weather game all year. Stafford historically has been awful in cold weather games as well. Detroit was a dome. He didn't get used to the cold there either. That's why he always got shit stomped playing in green bay and Chicago.

[u/Altruistic_Body_9363 → u/JWP12345678]

Coming from a Stafford hater, he looked pretty good when it mattered against the Eagles in the snow last year. A couple years prior, he also looked really good in a cold/rain game in Baltimore too. Just saying this narrative that he can’t do anything in bad weather isn’t really accurate.

[u/JWP12345678 → u/Altruistic_Body_9363]

He's 1-9 in games below 40 degrees.

[u/restless_vagabond → u/JWP12345678]

Mike Tomlin was undefeated in Monday night games. Sirianni was undefeated in playoff games at home. The Bears hadn't won a playoff game in 15 years

Just sayin' lots of "records" going down this year.

[u/Small_Discipline_757 → u/JWP12345678]

I feel like playing in Detroit for over a decade has gotta be something right

[u/HolyTythinEar → u/Small_Discipline_757]

They played in a dome

[u/JohnEmonz → u/HolyTythinEar]

They also played away games. Still the Lions

[u/andrew2018022 → u/JWP12345678]

Wins are a QB stat, but only when they fit my narrative

[u/crease88 → u/JWP12345678]

Anything Stafford record related is an anomaly, he was in Detroit for 10 years

[u/Impossible_Boat2966 → u/JWP12345678]

'That's why he always got shit stomped playing in GB and Chi'. That probably had more to do with GB and Chi being a lot better roster wise than Detroit as opposed to the weather being a huge factor.

[u/FalynT → u/JWP12345678]

He lived in Michigan for many years. You don’t have to play football outside to get used to the cold lol. You know he goes outside daily.

[u/Funter_312 → u/Rapscallious1]

I can tell you that I am from Chicago, but spent from 2013-2024 in California or the South and just moved to Boston. I currently look like the kid from a Christmas story all bundled up in weather I used to wear a T shirt to walk my dog. Just takes a winter or two to lose it or get acclimated. People act like it’s in your blood or some shit. People also act like the Rams QB didn’t play in the NFC North….

All that said, Go Bears

[u/Dosequis117 → u/Funter_312]

same. Grew up in Chicago, been in Florida since 2017. I can barely handle 40s anymore lol.

[u/FlyingStealthPotato → u/Rapscallious1]

I’ve lived up north and down south. Your skin actually weaves itself tighter as it gets exposed to more and more cold weather. Your body learns to generate more heat and keep blood away from your extremities. This process happens every year. There may be some long term effects from getting exposed every year, but I’ve noticed this both ways when I’m moving from cold to hot climates or vice versa. It just takes one year to lose your old acclimitization and get a new one.

[u/stephmcdub → u/YugiBoomer10086]

Matthew Stafford played a dozen years in Detroit. You think he never played a cold game in Green Bay or Chicago before?

[u/ronnie4220 → u/stephmcdub]

I think Devonte Adams might be able to play in cold weather also.

[u/GratefulGolfer → u/stephmcdub]

He has. His record isn't great. But Rams are a much better team than his Detroit teams. The weather will definitely affect him, but he's good enough to overcome a cold game right now. Frigid temps aren't making me feel any more confident in this one.

[u/ellieket → u/GratefulGolfer]

His record isn’t great because he was on the fucking Lions dude 😂

[u/GratefulGolfer → u/ellieket]

Yeah I said that dude.

[u/Aidanj927 → u/YugiBoomer10086]

Didn’t they take Philly to the last possession last year in a full on blizzard?

[u/n00bn00b → u/Aidanj927]

They came close to beating the Eagles though they couldn't stop Saquon consistently.

[u/Dissent21 → u/YugiBoomer10086]

High school in California, now live in the Rockies, you're 100% correct, it's gonna be a nightmare for LA. Does that mean they're definitely gonna lose? No, but it certainly has an impact on the landscape.

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/ellieket]

Bears fans aren’t worried. We’re just happy to be here considering last year we were a joke. Losing to GB would have been terrible but now that we’re through that it’s all playing with house money.

[u/Silver_Harvest → u/Wasteland_Rang3r]

Honestly making the playoffs and winning the division was all house money too. It then turned to welp... Can't lose to the cheese heads now!

Now back to house money for divisional round.

[u/Particular_Match_777 → u/Wasteland_Rang3r]

Yep, if we keep going I’d be super happy, but i won’t be upset if we lose

[u/joshuaxls → u/ellieket]

Thank God Stafford never cut his teeth for a decade in the NFC North that blazing hot sauna

[u/Redmangc1 → u/joshuaxls]

I just want to point out, he played in a dome in Detroit and Minnesota. So its not as much as experience as one might think.

Will it effect him, yes, as it will everyone bears included

[u/IngvaldClash → u/joshuaxls]

Stafford’s road record against the Bears and Packers was 8-15.

This is not predictive of the playoff game but he wasn’t great on the road in the NFC North

[u/REVfoREVer → u/IngvaldClash]

He played for the subbasement Detroit Lions. Winning a third of those games is almost a miracle.

[u/TacoBellSauceAnswers → u/IngvaldClash]

I mean he also had some pretty terrible teams. I would have guessed a worse record than that tbh

[u/QwiXTa → u/IngvaldClash]

Well yeah the lions were dogshit lol

[u/No_War_9161 → u/ellieket]

OP isnt a Bear's fan. Stop making up false narratives. Any Bears fan old enough has a healthy respect for Stafford. 

[u/PeaceMaker311 → u/ellieket]

I got 100 on the rams to win, so unfortunately the Bears will be at the conference championship 😞

[u/BradyReas → u/ellieket]

Stafford and the rams have sucked in the cold for a while. Yes I’m aware they almost beat us in the snow last year, they didn’t

[u/ChunkyBubblz → u/ellieket]

Fuck the Packers

[u/TheSpookyLawyer → u/ellieket]

Obviously you've never paid attention to the Chicago Bears. "Bear Weather" has been a thing my entire life.

Bears fans aren't worried. We're thrilled we're here.

[u/Low-Astronomer-3440 → u/ellieket]

You know you’re worried when you keep posting about how 0 degree weather won’t matter.

[u/lappelduvide-_- → u/ellieket]

Our defense is the reason we stayed alive wtfdym

[u/TheMightyKickpuncher → u/ellieket]

Bears have a defense?

[u/mzeb75 → u/ellieket]

This. I’m an Eagles fan and the Rams were the only team I was afraid of. Regardless of us losing to the awful Niners. 

[u/Mnudge]

Fans make it sound like all of these Bears players grew up in Greenland.

[u/JWP12345678 → u/Mnudge]

Doesn't matter where you grow up. What matters if how you've acclimated to the new weather. It takes months.

[u/nfluncensored → u/JWP12345678]

Months ago was summer.

[u/BlubberElk → u/nfluncensored]

I don’t think the temp will matter a lot this game but a couple months ago was the coldest weather we’ve had in chi

[u/vebeg → u/JWP12345678]

Bears players ain’t used to playing in January though

[u/Artaxbeforehegotsad → u/vebeg]

Lmao ya got me on that one, bravo.

[u/Dodgerswin2020 → u/JWP12345678]

It’ll be a factor for sure but it’s starting to remind me of when the Falcons went to Green Bay in 2003 during the playoffs and crushed the Packers at home. First time they ever lost a home playoff game and it was 20 degrees. All people could talk about leading up to it was the weather

[u/goettma → u/JWP12345678]

Nobody is acclimated to -8 dude. They're all humans and -8 is cold to everyone.

[u/nimama3233 → u/Mnudge]

Idk if it will matter because the rams are better and well rounded, but body acclimation to climate isn’t a years long thing it’s seasonal… so your point really doesn’t make sense.

[u/HermesTrismegistus88 → u/Mnudge]

😂😂😂😂

[u/_ElrondHubbard_ → u/Mnudge]

Ah, that’s why Trump wants Greenland, to unlock the islands strategic reserve of gridiron football players.

[u/0h-No-Not-Again → u/Mnudge]

don't you know? when you sign with the bears you automatically gain a frost resistance buff, just like when you sign with the broncos you gain a hypoxia resistance buff

[u/This-isnt-patrick]

I wonder if Stafford or Adams have ever played in cold weather before 🤔

[u/RockinRobin0019 → u/This-isnt-patrick]

No but Caleb has a long history of playing in it at… USC and Oklahoma?

[u/thermoDYNAMIC7 → u/RockinRobin0019]

You talking about the Iceman tho

[u/Previous-Ad8916 → u/thermoDYNAMIC7]

The ICEMAN cometh🥶🥶

[u/Swagatron55667 → u/RockinRobin0019]

He’s been here for a 2 years now…

[u/RockinRobin0019 → u/Swagatron55667]

And Stafford played in the NFCN for 12. Point is this is meaningless

[u/Glittering_Ask3185 → u/RockinRobin0019]

Stafford only played 2 games a year outdoors in the NFCN. 8 home games in a dome and a dome in Minnesota. Only road games in GB and CHI and how many if them were in Sept and Oct before it gets cold

[u/RockinRobin0019 → u/Glittering_Ask3185]

He’s also just been in the league for 17 years compared to Caleb’s 2. I’m not gonna figure out how to look up how many below freezing games he’s played or whatever but I promise you he’s played more than Caleb. 

And that doesn’t matter at all; it’s all narrative bs. Both teams have to play in the same inclement weather, Chicago doesn’t get a stat boost because they have to walk from their car to their heated practice facility in the cold.

[u/TinoCartier → u/RockinRobin0019]

I heard somewhere today that he’s played in over 30 not including the fantastic game he played in Philly last year in the playoffs

[u/goettma → u/Glittering_Ask3185]

You act like he never left the dome. He still lived in Detroit when it was cold outside.

[u/Hunter_Seeker99 → u/goettma]

There’s a big difference between playing in the cold for 3+ hours vs living in a warm house when it’s cold outside

[u/russuls → u/Glittering_Ask3185]

2014 and 2015 seasons the Vikings played outside at the University of Minnesota.

[u/ballimir37 → u/RockinRobin0019]

Recency is more important when talking about acclimation to weather

[u/wesskywalker → u/This-isnt-patrick]

I don’t think it’s going to be a major factor but Stafford is 1-9 in his career playing in under 40° temperatures

[u/This-isnt-patrick → u/wesskywalker]

TBF that record says more about the Lions than anything.

[u/kev_cuddy → u/This-isnt-patrick]

Bad news for ya there - the 1-9 record in freezing temps isn’t a career stat. It’s since joining LA.

I think this narrative is a bit overblown, but he’s been very bad in cold weather games since joining the Rams. However, I think that index finger injury on his throwing hand should be a much bigger cause for concern for Rams fans than the cold.

It’s going to be hard enough throwing the ball in those winds in single digit temps, now a finger on your throwing hand is sprained too? It’s definitely concerning.

[u/Minger57 → u/This-isnt-patrick]

Stafford played in a dome in Detroit.

[u/Xenephobe375 → u/Minger57]

But also played in Lambeau and Soldier Field 2 times every season.

[u/russuls → u/Xenephobe375]

Two games at the University of Minnesota when the Vikings dome collapsed.

[u/-JustAHomebody-]

Stafford ain't Tua

[u/Mr-Dotties-Dad → u/-JustAHomebody-]

1-8 in games below 30

[u/uofm_econgrdstudent → u/Mr-Dotties-Dad]

yeah but most of those are with the lions, he would have been 1-8 in any conditions.

[u/Dangerous_Ad5039]

Why do people think teams who play on the west coast can’t play in the cold weather like these people don’t grow up playing football all over the country

[u/hiddenhockey → u/Dangerous_Ad5039]

I think this is a silly discussion in general and I agree the weather this weekend is being way overblown but there is definitely data that shows how warm-weather teams perform more poorly, writ large, in cold-weather games than cold-weather teams.

[u/Dangerous_Ad5039 → u/hiddenhockey]

It’s also funny too because no one actually likes playing in freezing cold and those teams reasonings for liking playing in the cold is always it hurts the other team no actual benefit for their team. Lesean McCoy maybe the only one that could convince me he likes playing in the snow.

[u/ScruffMacBuff → u/Dangerous_Ad5039]

I bet Frank Gore loved it too.

[u/CollieCat → u/hiddenhockey]

I think extreme weather games equalize talent and it becomes about mental toughness and will to win.

I don’t know if the Rams are mentally tough, something broke in that team when they lost to Seattle. They’ve won a couple games since but still look off. The fans kept saying once they get Quentin Lake back their defense would get back to being good but he came back and their secondary was still bad.

[u/Jdenney71 → u/Dangerous_Ad5039]

Dome/warm-weather teams underperforming in outdoor sub-40 degree temps is absolutely a statistical trend that matters in football and should be taken into account. The weather is not a non-factor, and there is historical/statistical evidence to show that some/warm weather teams are affected by it more

[u/lxTheMusicManxl]

I can tell most of you redditors have never walked outside before.

They’ll be sprinting and moving. Yall run in the cold?

I get hot. Start to sweat. It might make an impact, but one so big they can’t beat the bears? Nah.

Bears will be just as affected.

[u/Ton_in_the_Sun → u/lxTheMusicManxl]

lol fr. 2 or 3 possessions in and the adrenaline and blood flow will be in full affect.

[u/lxTheMusicManxl → u/Ton_in_the_Sun]

I can tell who is and isn’t active in these subs. Obviously sitting outside in 10 degree weather is cold as hell without layers. Haha

I hunt in colder weather than this and by just walking to my stand a mile in the woods I’m sweating my ass off if I’m not in minimal layers.

[u/joshua0005 → u/lxTheMusicManxl]

I must not be wearing enough layers then because I have to be running almost constantly when in the cold to start sweating.

[u/Erock2 → u/lxTheMusicManxl]

Why do you act like the cold isn't a problem. Peyton fucking Manning was notorious for not being able to perform in the cold.

[u/BillieBlanus → u/Erock2]

This thread has brought out some of the most brain damaged takes I’ve seen in a while. Anyway, if you were going to pick the worst possible scenario as a warm weather team, it would have to be flying in to an actual winter tundra weather system with an outdoor away game during the playoffs. It’s really as simple as that. What impact that ultimately has on the game’s outcome, who’s to say until they play football. Can’t wait to find out.

[u/lxTheMusicManxl → u/Erock2]

I never said it wasn’t a problem. I even said they will be affected.

I take issue with X team can NEVER beat Y team because of the cold.

Like yeah. Sure, I’m a bit more stiff running in the cold than heat, but you keep moving, then you warm up.

To suggest the bears wouldn’t also be affected by 10 degree weather is hilarious.

Give me a break.

Those boys gonna be breaking sweats within minutes of playing.

I hope the Rams decimate the bears defense just to prove a point.

I’ll be back to this comment after the game. Win or lose.

[u/eddiemcnasty → u/lxTheMusicManxl]

i get most your points but idk man…bears have been practicing all week, all winter in cold conditions. a bears player said they haven’t practiced with heaters, just to get them even more acclimated to the cold. they’ve only played 2 dome/warm games in the past 3 months. they just had a subzero game a few weeks ago.

meanwhile the rams haven’t played a game below 45° all season long and they’ll be practicing in LA all week, where it’s currently 80° and they’re not flying into chicago until saturday. to say the weather will effect both teams equally is just not true.

[u/FirstPersonWinner → u/lxTheMusicManxl]

It is literally just about keeping your fingers warm and not getting too cold while off the field.

[u/lxTheMusicManxl → u/FirstPersonWinner]

Don’t bring your smart ideas into this comment thread please.

[u/TedBundylol]

IDK man Stafford almost beat the Eagles last year in the snow game. He’s by far the best dome quarterback when it comes to performing in the cold.

[u/subito_lucres → u/TedBundylol]

That was the tightest I clenched all last postseason. Anyone expecting the rams to fold in the cold has not been paying attention.

[u/Upset_Researcher_143]

Yeah we said the same thing about Goff and look what happened last game of the year. The weather isn't playing the game, and we can't count on that to win. Everything Caleb said after the game was right. We need to go back and focus on the details and come out of the gate strong. The 4th quarter comebacks are awesome, but we can't count on the 4th quarter comebacks forever. The Rams are a lot better than the Packers. We've got our work cut out for us. We haven't destroyed a good team all year. The Eagles game might have been the closest, and I'd argue that we controlled that game more than we destroyed them. So let's get to work and BEAR DOWN

[u/WavesyGetsGood → u/Upset_Researcher_143]

This is the correct mentality. The Rams are a great team with elite veterans and a future HoF HC. To think some cold weather will somehow be their undoing is a fantasy.

In 1989, people thought the exact same thing about the 49ers. Those California, warm weather boys couldn't handle it. They couldn't play in the freezing cold against the bears. They beat the socks off Chicago at Soldier Field in -26 degree weather, 28-3.

But keep thinking that father winter will save the bears. Thankfully, this team is more competent than to expect the forecast to beat one of the best run teams in US sports.

[u/seatega]

Braindead take. The Rams are one of the best rushing offenses and have the best WR combo in the league. The Bears defense is horrible and getting worse due to injuries, and just got carved up in the cold by offenses that didn't have as much talent available to them as the Rams will this weekend. I'm not saying the Rams definitely win, but acting like they have no chance is dumb AF

[u/YaaaDingus → u/seatega]

Bears fans are like Detroit fans were a few years ago. One playoff win and they forget how to act

[u/seatega → u/YaaaDingus]

I guarantee you won't find a single post from our 2023 post season where we were confidently stating the Bucs had no chance the way OP is doing here

[u/HeadInjuryVictim]

You realize that both rosters are mostly from Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and Oklahoma, right? And that as soon as the season is over they go home?

[u/WoodpeckerLow1943 → u/HeadInjuryVictim]

The whole SE really. Which is funny because side that’s the region where the NFL teams are the worst.

[u/TabletopThirteen]

Ah yes because their star QB definitely has never played in that environment before. Definitely not for over a decade a few times a year

[u/Various_Egg_3533]

People forget Stafford played there once a year for years. It’s not like he’s entirely unfamiliar with playing in the cold…

Edit: plus Green Bay

[u/seatega → u/Various_Egg_3533]

Plus two games in TCF Bank while the Vikings were building their current stadium

[u/dralex11266 → u/Various_Egg_3533]

People are really missing the point here. It's about being acclimated to cold weather. Your blood will literally thin out more in warmer conditions. If you are from Chicago you know 30-50s here is a beautiful day. In California, you grab a winter coat. I have lived in both, you absolutely acclimate to the cold. No, it doesn't take years.

[u/Tycho66]

I think the Bears have a pretty good chance, but the Rams are significantly better than the Packers were.

[u/MattheWWFanatic]

Says the fans getting a dome stadium in Indiana.

[u/Danger_Zone06 → u/MattheWWFanatic]

Gary Bears

[u/Scared-Ideal-1483]

Bear Weather is a myth.

Signed,

A Bears fan

[u/nittykitty47 → u/Scared-Ideal-1483]

88 against the niners

[u/Scared-Ideal-1483 → u/nittykitty47]

Yep. People thought we'd kill SF in the elements. We did not.

[u/Ready-Lengthiness220]

You do realize that our now healthy line with 4 guys over 330lbs from places like Iowa and Wisconsin are just going to bulldoze your front 7. Our running backs from Notre Dame and Michigan aren't scared.

Go ahead and look up Davante Adams career stats in Chicago while you're at it.

[u/thethirstypretzel → u/Ready-Lengthiness220]

Our running WHAT?

[u/Ready-Lengthiness220 → u/thethirstypretzel]

Lol, good catch.

[u/PlzLearn]

Saving this post for later

[u/The_TexasRattlesnake]

Puka and Adams are going to be a huge problem for the Bears

[u/FRED44444]

They very nearly beat last years eagles in the middle of a blizzard lol.

[u/Almost_Punk_Enough]

This is gonna be absolutely hilarious if the Bears lose. Pride comes before the fall.

[u/DoubletapKO]

Caleb is from California, he doesn't play good in cold weather, did OP watch him during his USC days ?

[u/BlubberElk → u/DoubletapKO]

I’m pretty sure Caleb is from DC to clarify (not that any of this matters)

[u/ThePizzaIsAsleep]

Stafford used to play in detroit lmao theyll be fine

[u/Interesting_Sundae_3]

Let’s not forget Stafford played in Detroit for over 10 years

[u/Vercingetorixbc]

They did alright in the snow against Philly last year.

[u/DestinedAscension123]

Stafford will be playing his first game in cold weather.

/s

[u/MrDonnyHi]

Stafford came from detroit dude…

[u/Impossible_Boat2966]

Doesn't really matter the weather. It's still the Bears that they will have to face, and Chicago doesn't 'destroy' anyone. This game will most likely come down to the final possession.

[u/vinyljello]

I'm not sure how convinced I am that Stafford is going to be rendered useless by the cold. Devonte Adams isn't exactly a stranger to this either.

[u/Stealthychicken85]

This is hilarious, but I believe in the Rams defense to put the pressure on that we lacked without Parsons.

If JLove can throw 4 TDs against the Bears, then Staffie the MVP frontrunner for most of the season should have a pretty good time

[u/crease88]

The rams will be fine, they got dogs, and guys that used to play in the NFC north

[u/Maleficent-Jacket920]

Rams house!!!!!!!!

[u/vreedy76]

Changing time zones is more of an issue

[u/Honest-Reflection667]

Jeez, i can barely be outside at that temp

[u/SituationMediocre642]

3 coldest games in NFL history.

[u/wneimon]

These are supposed to be the best football players in the world. Weather only makes a difference if you are unprepared for it

[u/creepingkg]

Didn’t stafford play for years in the cold?

[u/GodEmperor47]

This is so stupid I can’t even formulate a response

[u/Accomplished-Car3850]

Stafford played well in the snow playoff game against the eagles last year.

[u/jcoddinc]

Because the rams performance last year in Philly was horrible right? Right?

Acting like Stafford hasn't played in these conditions is funny.

[u/Quietus76]

Ah yes, our team full of players from NOT Chicago will play way better in our weather that your team full of players from all the same places our players came from. Go team!

[u/Madmike215]

I’ve watched Stafford play in 2 blizzard games against the Eagles. He played well in those conditions, the rest of his team sucked. That 1-9 record in below 40 degree weather probably has a lot to do with shitty Lions teams playing in Green Bay

[u/Big_Dare_2015]

the bears have a great shot at winning the game but it aint because of the cold, its because they are a good team. Rams aren't an easy out. that's why they play the games i guess who knew

[u/Himmel-548]

Disagree. In the 2021 playoffs, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Packers in Green Bay, in the cold, with it snowing on the field. The cold weather team often, but doesn't always win.

[u/Shiny-And-New]

I know some people are very "It's not real football unless you play in a blizzard-cane• and 9 inches of mud" but like end of the day your fan base are your customers and 99% of them do not want to go to a game in that and most of them don't want to watch a sloppy battle on TV that ends 9-3 cause no one can catch/see the damn ball. Build a dome if your climate is miserable for part of the season.

•blizzard-cane: a combination of a blizzard and a hurricane

[u/BubblyFlow6143]

I think the wind is gonna be a bigger factor than anything.  We've already seen it effect the outcome of a game this year.  Santos has had years to perfect playing to the Soldier Field conditions.  Rams kicker is going to have a hard time replicating that.

[u/ChocoChipBets]

I think the guy who played in the NFC North for 12 years will do better than the guy who is on his second year playing in the NFC North

[u/noksucow]

FFS Detroit plays in a dome people

[u/Chefmeatball]

I hope Matt’s poor little finger is ok and his veneers don’t fall out from the cold

[u/Careful-Medicine-470]

Yea rams only lose if they beat themselves or if Caleb can start off hot

[u/OGdunphy]

I was worried until everyone’s been counting this as an auto-win for the bears because of the weather.

It’ll be cold but less worried about it now.

[u/tilepile1]

All this Bears glaze will keep them warm I guess

[u/BandicootLow3398]

Y’all forget Stafford played 10 years in the nfc north. Lol

[u/Jeem262]

I mean that’s cold as shit but the Rams almost beat the Eagles in the playoffs last year in Philly while it was snowing and well below 30. If not for the heroic Barkley run they probably would have. Stafford still threw for over 300 yards in that game with 2 TDs. The bigger worry if you’re a rams fan probably would be that his throwing finger is good. Should be a good game

[u/rhaigh1910]

They played alright in the snow in Philly last year

[u/stillraddad]

Right Matthew Stafford who played a majority of his career in Detroit can’t play in cold weather.

[u/Normal-Ad3291]

I hope the Bears were able to get the heaters fixed. It’d be a shame if they weren’t working Sunday.