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What Impact Does Replacing Gould with Mare Have on Bears’ Postseason Chances?
Kickers How many of us have them? Kickers Ones we can depend on? -With apologies to Whodini Kickers—you just can't trust them.Whether in fantasy football or NFL games, they tease you with relevance and then pull a Mason Crosby and mi
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Bears vs Vikings: Chicago Can’t Stop Peterson Early, Protect Cutler Late in Loss
The Bears had to make the Vikings go to the air, but the injuries on the defense seemed to be too much to overcome as the Vikings' Adrian Peterson blew up in the first half, leading Minnesota to a win.Jay Cutler was on the sideline at the end of the
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Bears vs Vikings: Bears Need to Run Ahead Early, Apply Pressure to Ponder
The Bears enter this game with some injury issues on the defensive side of the ball and with a battered offensive line.On the plus side, they may have Devin Hester and rookie Alshon Jeffery back, and the Vikings' quarterback situation is pretty bad,
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Bears’ McClellin Is Versatile but Should Stay at DE & More NFC North News
Back in April, when the Bears drafted Shea McClellin as a defensive end, I remember saying the nice thing about the pick is, if all hell broke loose, he could step in at linebacker short-term.That's not happening, but versatility in your players
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Bears Weekly Progress Report: Defense Fending off Injuries, Fatigue in Week 14
I wrote yesterday about the injury to Brian Urlacher and what that means for the team, but a larger issue still surrounds the defense after the loss against the Seahawks.Over the last few weeks, the Bears' defense has played some really goo
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Seahawks vs Bears: Chicago Lets One Slip Away Late, Loses Sole Possession of 1st
This was a very good effort by the Chicago Bears.The line kept Jay Cutler relatively safe, Brandon Marshall blew up the highly (self) touted Seahawk cornerback tandem and the Bears did what they needed to to win this game.Then the fourth quarte
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Seahawks vs. Bears: Offensive Line Is the Key to a Bears Victory
The Chicago Bears welcome the Seattle Seahawks to Chicago, and as bad as Seattle is on the road (an abysmal 1-5), this game is not as simple as it might seem on the surface.Seahawk cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner were suspen
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Bears Weekly Progress Report: Tice and the Chicago O-Line Control Bears’ Destiny
With three more divisional games coming up, as well as two more conference games, the Chicago Bears are in control of their own destiny.It's not an easy schedule, but they're ahead of most of the rest of the NFC, and that cushion should help. However
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Jay Cutler Proves Himself a Leader in a Big Win & Other NFC North News
Between the poor outing of Jason Campbell and Jay Cutler's triumphant return on Sunday, one thing is abundantly clear:Jay Cutler is far more valuable than many give him credit for.Melissa Isaacson of ESPNChicago.com points out that while others will
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Vikings vs. Bears: Chicago Generates Turnovers, Hammers Division Rival
It's amazing to look at the stats for the Bears offense and see they didn't fly up and down the field in a 28-10 drubbing, which wasn't even as close as that score looks.Jay Cutler was tremendous, even only putting together 188 yards and a touchdown.
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