But what prefaced this most important win was a big speech from first-year head coach Matt Nagy the day prior. Akiem Hicks, ever playful with the media, tried to downplay the big speech but admitted that Nagy's fire has been infectious in his first year with the Bears. "What was really interesting to me, and I felt it [Saturday] night at the hotel — I felt it throughout the week — was there was a looseness to our guys," Nagy said. "We completely know how good of a team the Rams are, that they're going to be there in the end. But Amukamara doesn't look past Nagy's role in the Bears' turnaround, saying he thinks that it has clearly rubbed off during the 9-4 season.

Source: Daily Sun December 10, 2018 18:33 UTC