Jay Cutler knows the club’s 28th-ranked offense must improve this week if the Bears are going to pick up a must-win road victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
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December 26, 2012
Jay Cutler understands the Chicago Bears need help to get to the playoffs, and they could use more than just an assist from archrival Green Bay.
It would help if their offense pitched in.
It hasn't in recent weeks, and that's one reason the Bears (9-6) are in danger of missing the playoffs for the fifth time in six years. Those struggles have played a big role in their...
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December 26, 2012
Iconic names like George Halas, Bronko Nagurski, Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Walter Payton, and Mike Ditka stir echoes throughout the hallowed hall. With a league leading 27 legendary Monsters of the Midway permanently hibernating in Canton, the NFL Hall of Fame could conceivably be nick-named the Bear Cave.
The most recent player to join the clan of caved Chicago Bears was Richard...
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December 25, 2012
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs (55) and Lovie Smith head to the locker room after beating the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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...
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December 26, 2012
The Chicago Bears signed safety Troy Nolan on Wednesday to add depth in a depleted area. Nolan has five tackles in seven games this season for Houston and Miami. He started one game for the Texans after returning to Houston from the Dolphins earlier in the season. Bears starting safety Chris Conte is battling a hamstring injury and his availability is uncertain for Sunday'...
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December 27, 2012
Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers named the NFC's top Week 16 performer.
Peppers received defensive honors after recording three sacks, a forced fumble, five tackles and a pass defensed in the Bears' 28-13 win at Arizona. It marked his ninth career game with at least three sacks.
Source: The Sports Network
UNDER PRESSURE
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December 27, 2012
In advance of the showdown between Chicago and Detroit this weekend, Major Wright took a shot at Matthew Stafford about how the Lions QB handles pressure.
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December 24, 2012
Only four teams in the NFL -- the Chargers, the Jets, the Jaguars and the Cardinals -- are averaging fewer yards per game than the beleaguered Bears offense. Those teams are a combined 22 games under .500.
But the last thing Bears quarterback Jay Cutler wants to see is yet another change at the top. He's hard three offensive coordinators in four years (Ron Turner, Mike Martz...
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December 26, 2012
The Chicago Bears held a light practice without helmet or shoulder pads and still were missing six players, four of them starters, in practice Wednesday at the Walter Payton Center.
Middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, sidelined since the Dec. 2 loss to the Seahawks with a hamstring injury, remained out. That puts him in jeopardy of not playing Sunday against the Detroit Lions at...
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December 27, 2012
Chicago Bears safety Major Wright told the media that Lions quarterback Mathew Stafford has a hard time dealing with pressure.
“You put a little pressure on him, you close the pocket on him, and he hesitates,” Wright said Wednesday. “He doesn’t make that perfect throw.”
Wright said Stafford “kind of folds” under pressure, and the numbers support his argument. The Lions...
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December 27, 2012
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton had some choice words for the Detroit Lions on Wednesday, calling them a dirty team both on offense and defense. In particular, Melton said Detroit’s offensive linemen talk trash and throw cheap shots. He singled out Lions center Dominic Raiola, calling him “old” and accusing him of using cuss words and playing dirty. Needless to...
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December 27, 2012
The good news for the Chicago Bears from the Payton Center on Thursday is Matt Forte and Charles Tillman returned to practice.
The bad news is Brian Urlacher remained out.
Also joining Urlacher on the sidelines were Chris Conte, who has a hamstring pull; Blake Costanzo, who has a calf injury; and Armando Allen, who has a knee injury.
Forte had his right ankle heavily taped...
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December 27, 2012
Bears’ safety, Major Wright called out Matt Stafford
Per a report from Josh Katzenstein of DetroitNews.com, Chicago Bears safety Major Wright believes their defense have the key to neutralizing Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
“You put a little pressure on him, you close the pocket on him, and he hesitates. He doesn’t make that perfect throw.”
Per Katzenstein...
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December 27, 2012
While I’ll assume that most of you are getting your full slacker on this week of Christmas, Friends of Muscles is puttin’ in work! We brought in Ghost of Jay Cutler to recap the Ole Miss football season, opine on what the future might hold, and tolerate Rick Muscles making a stirring case for Russell Athletic wear as a viable outfitter of college football teams.
Peep it here...
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December 26, 2012
Week 16 Injury Analysis report is here although I am pretty sure most of your fantasy seasons have come to an end and a champion has been crowned. However, there are some leagues that go until the very final week of the season although I personally am not a fan of these as it punishes teams who have players without a lot to play for in the final week. This information instead...
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December 28, 2012
The Chicago Bears will play against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. The game will air on FOX at 1 pm EST.
Week ago few could have predicted that the Chicago Bears would need a win and some help in Week 17 in order to make the playoffs. The Bears need a win and a Vikings loss in order to move onto post season play.
What is the points spread in the Bears and Lions game...
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