The Bears find ways to keep things interesting. In a must win situation against the Lions, the Bears forced four turnovers on defense and special teams and scored only 16 points. Winning 26-24 over the Lions isn’t something that will turn heads, but the Bears got the job done and won their biggest game of [...]
The Chicago Bears (9-6) and Detroit Lions (4-11) will meet for the 166th time ever on Sunday. The Bears lead the all-time series 95-65-6. The Bears got by the Lions back in Week Seven, 13-7 on Monday Night Football. Coming off a big 28-13 victory over the Cardinals, the Bears must win to keep their [...]
30 of 35 teams (85.7 percent) that have finished with 10-6 records have made the playoffs since the NFL realigned into eight four-team divisions in 2002. If the Bears win and the Packers win on Sunday, the Bears will play the 49ers in the first round of the 2012 NFL playoffs. Green Bay (11-4) currently [...]
Here are the Week 17 power rankings from various sites around the web: ESPN: #13 (Last week: #14) Analysis, “They took care of business against Arizona, but they still need help. The Bears have to win and (gasp) root for the Packers against the Vikes.” NFL.com: #11 (Last week: #10) Analysis, “The Chicago Bears rode [...]
The Bears went to Arizona on Sunday and came away with a victory. It wasn’t the most impressive or most exciting win, but they got the job done and are still right in the playoff hunt. Winning 28-13 over the Cardinals and producing just 297 yards of total offense won’t turn many heads, but it [...]
It wasn’t the prettiest victory, but the Chicago Bears got the job done in Arizona on Sunday afternoon. The Bears won 28-13 and improved to 9-6 on the season. Unfortunately the Minnesota Vikings went to Houston and took down the Texans to improve to 9-6 as well. The Vikings currently hold the sixth seed in [...]
The Chicago Bears (8-6) and Arizona Cardinals (5-9) will meet for the 91st time on Sunday afternoon. The Bears lead the all-time series 57-27-6. The Cardinals took care of the Bears the last time these two NFC teams met in 2009, 41-21. The Bears are coming off a tough 21-13 loss to the Green Bay [...]
The Arizona Cardinals defense allow 335.8 ypg which ranks 11th in the league. They allow 21.6 ppg as well. They’ve done a solid job at stopping the pass allowing just 199.3 ypg through the air, which ranks fourth. However they haven’t found a way to stop the run this season. They rank 28th allowing 136.5 [...]
Running back Michael Bush was placed on season ending injured reserve on Tuesday with a ribs injury. He becomes the eighth Bear to be placed on injured reserve this season. The injury is being referred to as cartilage damage in his ribs rather then broken ribs. The Bears announced the signing of running back Kahlil [...]
Here are the Week 16 power rankings from various sites around the web: ESPN: #14 (Last week: #11) Analysis, “They were 7-1. Remember that? 7-1. Guess this is what happens when you count on your defense to score two touchdowns every week.” NFL.com: #10 (Last week: #10) Analysis, “I was typing a mean Chicago Bears blurb, but Alshon [...]
