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Week 17 NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions

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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 [...]

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Week 15 NFL Game Preview: Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears

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The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will meet for the 186th time ever on Sunday afternoon. The Bears lead the all-time series 92-87-6. The Packers defeated the Bears back in Week Two, 23-10 at Lambeau Field. The Packers defense sacked Jay Cutler seven times, Clay Matthews combined for 3.5 sacks. The Packers have won [...]

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Five Players to Watch: Week 11

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On paper, the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers could not be more alike. Both teams play ferocious defense, run the ball well, and both teams’ quarterbacks had to leave their week 10 game because of a concussion. The statuses of Jay Cutler and Alex Smith are both up in the air for Monday [...]

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Week Nine NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears @ Tennessee Titans

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The Chicago Bears (6-1) and the Tennessee Titans (3-5) will meet for the 11th time ever on Sunday afternoon. The all-time series is tied 5-5. The Titans beat the Bears 21-14 the last time these two teams squared off in 2008. This is only the second time the Bears will take on the Titans at LP Field. QB Craig Krenzel was [...]

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Bear Breakdown: The Emergence of Corey Wootton and Shea McClellin

Heading into the 2012 season, Bears defensive end Corey Wootton was known for one thing; getting the sack that essentially ended Brett Favre’s career.  This season though, Wootton has shown Bears fans he is more than just an answer to a trivia question.  In five games this season, he has 3.5 sacks as well as [...]

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Week Five NFL Preview: Chicago Bears At Jacksonville Jaguars

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The Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet for the sixth time ever on Sunday. The Bears lead the all-time series 3-2. The last time these two teams squared was in 2008, when the Bears beat the Jaguars 23-10 at Soldier Field. The Bears (3-1) are coming off a big 34-18 win on Monday night [...]

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Training Camp Thoughts Day 5: Rodriguez, Wootton, Smith and McClellin

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The Bears selected tight end Evan Rodriguez in the fourth-round out of Temple. He has shown his athleticism already by lining up at WR, TE, FB and H-back so far in training camp. He could earn playing time in some packages dialed up by Mike Tice this season. I was pretty confident out there, Rodriguez [...]

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Waiver Wire: The Bears Should Bring Back Veteran Alex Brown

The Bears need some depth at defensive end. Second-year end out of Northwestern Corey Wootton was supposed to take the next step this season in the defensive rotation, but he could be out for some time with a bad knee. Wootton seemed optimistic about returning for the start of the season on Sept. 11. ”It’s going [...]

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The Good: Top Five Bears Players Who Surprised Us Last Season

Today, The Good: Top Five Bears Players Who Surprised Us Last Season is unveiled. Let’s go down the list, shall we: 1. Caleb Hanie Hanie surprised us all when he was thrown into the fire in the NFC Championship. Replacing a pathetic Todd Collins, Hanie completed 13 of 20 passes for one touchdown and two [...]

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Henry Melton Likely To Get A Shot To Start Next Season

Defensive lineman Henry Melton got his first playing time this past season. Melton definitely took advantage of his chance. Melton flashed potential during his rookie year, 2009, but suffered a season-ending ankle injury during the pre-season. Melton appeared in all 16 games last season making 16 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble. Melton’s first sack [...]

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