The hangover is real. Official. We all woke up the next morning knowing what had happened the night before. Forgetting nothing. Not feeling good about it, but with a smile on our collective faces. Knowing we had survived the night even as we lost the fight. Knowing what we had accomplished. Knowing what lies ahead.
If nothing else has proved itself to be fact over this post-Week 20 week, it has been that this will be the best Bears hangover we’ve had in precisely two decades. When the 2005 Kool-Aid we drank after that 11-5 regular season (won the North, lost in the divisional playoffs) got us to a 13-3 regular season (North title repeat topped with a Super Bowl appearance).