The Chicago Bears are battling through a number of injuries. They lost right guard Lance Louis (knee) for the season and they could be without left guard Chris Spencer (knee) for one to two weeks. Wide receiver Devin Hester (concussion) has to pass all the concussion tests in order to get back to playing, while [...]
The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that veteran offensive lineman Andre Gurode has signed with the team. Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye was released to make room for Gurode. Okoye had been a healthy scratch over four of the last five games. Nate Collins took all his playing time away from him. Okoye had just four tackles [...]
When Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler tied left tackle’s J’Marcus Webb’s shoe during a huddle on Sunday he received a round of applause from his teammates. Webb seemed appreciative of the gesture by Cutler as he realized in the fourth quarter that his shoe wasn’t tied properly. “Well, I guess before the game I didn’t [...]
Here are the Week 13 power rankings from various sites around the web: ESPN: #6 (Last week: #6) Analysis, “For better or for worse, their success is tied to Jay Cutler, and his return to action showed how valuable he is.” NFL.com: #7 (Last week: #8) Analysis, “For all of you people who dropped Michael Bush in [...]
The Bears beat the Vikings 28-10 to improve to 8-3 on the season but some key injuries could prove costly. RB Matt Forte (ankle), WR Devin Hester (head), LG Chris Spencer (knee), RG Lance Louis (knee), CB Charles Tillman (ankle), LB Lance Briggs (foot) all came out of the game nicked up. Forte re-injured his [...]
The Chicago Bears picked up their eighth win of the season as they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 28-10 at Soldier Field. The Bears created three turnovers on defense turning them into 14 points. They had an effective running game led by Michael Bush’s two rushing touchdowns. Linebacker Nick Roach stripped Vikings RB Adrian Peterson early [...]
The Chicago Bears (7-3) host the Minnesota Vikings (6-4) on Sunday at Soldier Field. The meeting will be the 103rd ever between the two NFC North rivals. The Bears trail the all-time series 48-52-2. The Bears swept the season series against the Vikings last season and haven’t allowed them to win at Soldier Field since [...]
The Chicago Bears have had a tough time with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson since he came into the league in 2007. The last time the Vikings beat the Bears in Chicago was in Peterson’s debut on October 14, 2007. He had 224 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in the Vikings 34-31 [...]
Since 2008, the Chicago Bears are 5-1 in games immediately following a loss of at least 21 points. They had won five straight before they lost to the Seahawks 38-14 at Soldier Field last December and to the Packers 35-21 in Green Bay. In 2010, they beat the Vikings 40-14 in Minnesota after getting crushed [...]
Even Chicago Bears’ linebacker Brian Urlacher gave San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick credit after Chicago suffered a 32-7 loss on Monday Night Football. It was really the least Urlacher could do after him and the rest of the Bears’ defense put together an uninspiring at Candlestick Park. Listen in to hear Urlacher’s kind words [...]
