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Danieal Manning is getting plenty of attention lately. Whether he's breaking off long kickoff returns or returning interceptions for touchdowns, Manning is having a big impact for the Chicago Bears...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Danieal Manning is getting plenty of attention lately.Whether he's bre...
Bear Report's Blitzing Bear Blog always keeps you in the loop each and every day of the week with all the very latest news, notes & quotes surrounding the Monsters of the Midway. From hirings to fi...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert As a friendly reminder, the NFL will release its Pro Bowl rosters Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. We'll bring you names and analysis in a timely fashion, but for now let's ...
There is no Bears game to watch on Sunday, on the heels of Thursday night’s victory over the Saints to keep our playoff hopes alive. So what’s a Bears fan to do? Some may get roped into Christmas...
Matt Forte's toe injury doesn't appear to be a major concern.
Bears need another running back to share rookie's heavy load It's one thing to be overly dependent on a player like the incandescen...
The Chicago Bears signed linebacker Gilbert Gardner to the 53-man roster and placed running back and special teams player Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve today.
Hear from the Bears after a 27-24 OT win over the Saints. Chicago moved to within a half game of Minnesota in the NFC North.
Matt Forte gave Bears fans a scare when he left for the sideline after his first carry of the game Thursday night when he was tackled and hurt the big toe on his right foot. Forte retreated to the ...
Bears KR Danieal Manning returns the opening Kickoff 83 yards for a TD against the Saints.
If New Orleans is able to sneak into the playoffs, one way or another, Drew Brees might be the odds-on favorite to be named MVP. To do so, the Saints will have to win tonight's game at Soldier Fiel...
Wide receiver Travis Brown has been released from the practice squad. The New Mexico product had been signed on Nov. 26 and the Bears at one point were carrying four wide receivers on the practice ...
Sunday's predicted high temperature is 21 degrees (with a low of 13). The Jaguars enjoyed a high of 71 Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Bears 6-6, but could be 9-3.9-10 Lovie Smith's record in December since taking over as head coach of the Bears in 2004.71-17 How badly the Packers and Vikings outscored the Bears in NFC North showd...
Over the last several months, I’ve been converting the 2004 Chicago Bears season from VHS to DVD, which requires me to watch most of the games to some degree. I’ve just started on the 2005 season....
The next seven days will tell the story of the 2008 season and perhaps tell us everything we need to know about Lovie Smith and his coaching staff. Leaving aside the Missouri Mirage of two weeks a...
Here's a look at Lovie Smith's record as the head coach of the Chicago Bears.I personally think his time in Chicago is coming to an end.Team Year Regular Season Post Season Won Lost Ties Win % Fi...
If the Bears' impossible dream of running the table and making the playoffs has any chance of becoming reality, they'll need to become a lot more productive in the passing game. Before he suf...
Bears nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek is out for the season with a ruptured right biceps, coach Lovie Smith announced Monday afternoon. Rahula Strohl: Bears coverage focused on 5 plays David...
Filed under: Bears, NFC North, NFL InjuriesI guess you can say Dusty Dvoracek was incredibly healthy this season, as long as you take the rest of his career into account. He missed his entire rooki...
It is difficult to put into words just how much the Chicago Bears may have let the 2008 season slip through their fingers with a prime-time letdown in Minnesota. JC reviews Sunday's Week 13 loss to...
Filed under: Bears, Vikings, NFC North, NFL CoachingA pivotal game in the NFC North saw a pivotal series of plays twice swing the momentum in the middle of the second quarter. The Bears were faced ...
Perhaps it's not quite accurate to say that Adrian Peterson "owns" the Chicago Bears , but he has at least made a down payment.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Inches from an 11-point edge late in the first half, Matt Forte and the Chicago ...
Filed under: Bears, VikingsMany years ago, Tony Dorsett ran his way into the NFL record books by running 99-yards for a touchdown in prime time during a 1977 Monday Night Football game against the ...
The Chicago Bears got beat up in St. Louis despite a dominant victory over the Rams in Week 12. The DBs will be a man down, as corner Nathan Vasher fractured his hand and is out Sunday. Michael Nud...
Sunday night vs. Vikes is prime time to end return slump This would be a good time for the Bears to break out of their return slump...
The Chicago Bears were really clicking in the pass game at the start of the season, but that part of the offense has taken a significant step back. The wide receivers in particular need to make a m...
I intended to run this piece yesterday but between playing my own football game and then driving a couple hours to spend time with my family, I was just wiped out.While the Bears have been a mixed ...
With five weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, the Minnesota Vikings (6-5), Chicago Bears (6-5), and Green Bay Packers (5-6), are all still jockeying for position to be crowned the title, "NF...
Bears wide receivers have had a problem recently with shrinking production.
Nathan Vasher's rocky season took a turn for the worse when the Bears announced Wednesday the veteran cornerback is out indefinitely with a fractured right hand. Run defense has never been the stro...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Bears cornerback Nate Vasher is out indefinitely after fracturing his right hand and re-injuring his right thumb in last Sunday's 27-3 victory over the St. Louis Rams.
His baby's life on the line, Chicago Bears star Charles Tillman petitioned the FDA for an experimental heart pump that kept her alive until she received a transplant
Bear Report's Blitzing Bear Blog always keeps you in the loop each and every day of the week with all the very latest news, notes and quotes surrounding the Monsters of the Midway. From hirings to ...
Today on The Score, Laurence Holmes and Dan Hampton got Tommie Harris on the phone for an interview while he was participating in the Bears’ coat drive, and Holmes ended up dropping Tommie and goin...
Bear Report's Blitzing Bear Blog always keeps you in the loop each and every day of the week with all the very latest news, notes and quotes surrounding the Monsters of the Midway. From hirings to ...
Anybody ever hear of gooey butter cake? I certainly did not until this last weekend, when in St. Louis I found out all about it. Three times. And I’m glad I did. Had the luxury of attending the ...
PLAYER NOTES --WR Brandon Lloyd has seen his playing time and production greatly reduced since sitting out six weeks with a sprained knee. He has three catches for 20 yards in the two games s...
It was a little piece of genius. Not only did the Bears immediately go back to Matt Forte after his first lost fumble of the season, they snapped the ball directly to him out of the wildcat formati...
The Chicago Bears certainly looked impressive in defeating the Rams 27-3, although St. Louis is just a terrible football team in every phase of the game right now. JC reviews Sunday's Week 12 win o...
CHICAGO -- It was a little piece of genius, not just immediately going back to Matt Forte after his first lost fumble of the season, but actually snapping the ball directly to him out of the ...
Adrian Peterson speaks with FOX Sports after the Vikings 30-12 win over the Jaguars. Peterson ran for 80 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the victory.
The Chicago Bears move into first place tie in the NFC North with a 27-3 win over the Rams.
ST. LOUIS -- It's not the first statistic the Bears ever turn to, not like turnover ratio or the success of running the ball and stopping the run.
ST. LOUIS – The Bears will look to rebound from their most lopsided loss of the Lovie Smith era and at least maintain a share of first place in the NFC North today when they face the Rams in...
Bears coach Lovie Smith returns today to St. Louis, where for three years as the Rams' defensive coordinator he established his credentials for the job he holds.
Your Beleaguered "First Place" Chicago Bears at St. Louis There will be no fight song today. No rah rah. No pep talk. Go out there and beat up a bad team. I'll be sitting at the Silver Bell Ta...
Brad Biggs: The trick with getting first-round draft pick Chris Williams on the field, besides finding the right opportunity, is picking someone to send to the bench. When Williams got his first ac...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Harrison On Thursday, we listed four NFC North rookies who could impact the final six games of the season and asked you for suggestions to get us to five. The ove...
Earlier in the week it was Lovie Smith that tried to temper frustrations about the Bears’ blowout loss to arch rival Green Bay. And after sounding all season like I’m PO’ed about everything Bears,...
Given the way opponents are picking apart the Chicago Bears, Lance Briggs has reason to cringe. "It's not cute, it's not fun, to see yourself on somebody else's highlight film," he said. On the b...
If ever a first-place team faced a must-win game against one of the worst teams in the NFL, it's this week in St. Louis. As the Bears like to remind everyone, they ARE a first place team. But of al...
The faces in the Chicago Bears' defense are largely the same, known to fans around the country for their ball-hawking, aggressive ...
The Chicago Bears have lost two straight ballgames and fallen back into a tie for the NFC North lead, and the defense has been getting lambasted for playing so poorly. However, it isn't like the of...
chicago -- The surest sign Devin Hester doesn't have his edge as a return man can be found in the opponents' game plans.
The surest sign Devin Hester doesn't have his edge as a return man can be found in opponents' game plans. They're kicking to him these days without fear of reprisal.
Believe it or not Sunday's 37-3 loss to the Packers was not there worse loss ever at Lambeau Field.The worst loss to the Green Bay Packers was a 49-0 defeat on Sept. 30, 1962 at Lambeau Field.That ...
Three words would deliver the appropriate message to the Bears this week if Lovie Smith chose to write them on a grease board inside a meeting room at Halas Hall.
For the third time this season the Bears failed to register a sack.They have five in the last five games.
There is not going to be any pretty way for the Bears to paint this one when they open the doors to the media at Halas Hall a little later on today. The familiar coaching refrain is that after rev...
Green Bay running back Ryan Grant had a solid day against Chicago. FOXSports.com's Mike Harmon gives us all the fantasy skinny on the Bears and Packers.
Tampa's swarming D locked down Adrian Peterson and the Vikes, adding the NFL's top back to their conquest list, Alex Marvez says.
Linebacker Darrell McClover, the second-leading special teams tackler, is out of the game with a hamstring injury.
You don't hear Brian Urlacher's name called for making tackles or forcing turnovers like you used to. The 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year has seemingly disappeared for portions of Bears games...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Orton GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton is already limping. Orton, who has returned from a sprained right ankle, seemed to tweak the ankle on the ...
Rick Telander: This, my friends, is why God invented metaphors. The 37-3 thing that occurred Sunday at Lambeau Field was a festering hunk of road kill. It was a light bulb in a trash compactor.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- A week after the "strategy decision," as Brandon Lloyd called it, to have the veteran wide receiver inactive in order for rookie Earl Bennett to play special teams, the p...
Kyle Orton is listed as probable for Sunday's game at Green Bay. Not sure what to make of this one. Orton was able to walk without a limp last week, and there's been no suggestion that he is hobble...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Barring a significant setback, Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton will start Sunday at Green Bay. That's the upshot of the Bears' decision to designate him as "probab...
Barring an unforseen setback, Kyle Orton will start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears according the the...
Biggs' Blog: Kyle Orton announced after practice Friday that he will be probable for Sunday's game at Green Bay, meaning the Bears' quarterback will return to the starting lineup after missing one ...
The Bears might wait until 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday to make it official, but quarterback Kyle Orton showed what he needed to while running the first-team offense in practice Thursday to get...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert What's going on in Chicago? Is there a defensive mutiny? Some mild grumbling after a disappointing performance? Or have a few media members run wild with some inn...
Put K-Rod on hold, and tell the Rockies to be patient. It appears that our problems might all be solved by our big city buddies in Chicago. According to The Chicago Tribune (via Metsblo...
The Chicago Bears face another must-win Sunday in Green Bay, as the Packers are just one game behind them in the NFC North. Neither team has much if any chance at a wild card berth, so winning the ...
If Brian Urlacher has as much disdain for the Bears' cover-2 defense as many suggest, he was circling the wagons around Lovie Smith's beleaguered scheme Wednesday.
Comment on the article about former Chicago Bear Rashaan Salaam, available at www.bearshistory.com.
The Chicago Bears elevated defensive end Ervin Baldwin to the active roster from the practice squad and terminated the contract of veteran safety Terrence Holt on Tuesday.
--The Bears defense won the battle, shutting down the Tennessee run game (29 yards on 20 carries), which ranked third in the league, but it lost the war, allowing 289 passing yards to Kerry Coll...
Coach Lovie Smith says the Bears' maligned defense will not change the way it does business, even though it's beginning to sound as if some players are questioning the wisdom of a plan that has co...
Kyle Orton was walking limp-free with the small brace on his right ankle Monday, a day after he decided he couldn't go against the Tennessee Titans.
If probing into the problems of the Bears' defense is getting redundant, imagine how players and coaches feel watching videotape every Monday after another disappointing defensive effort.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Kyle Orton tested his sprained right ankle before Sunday's home game against the Tennessee Titans and concluded that he would be unable to play.
A scowl appeared on Tommie Harris' face. One question fired up the Bears' fiery defensive tackle. The question: What can the Bears do to put more pressure on the quarterback?
Kyle Orton gave it a go on his balky right ankle Sunday morning before deciding he wouldn't be much use against Tennessee.
Even though they're off to a franchise-best start, the Tennessee Titans recognize that challenges remain, including playing a significant portion of their remaining schedule away from home. The Ti...
Cornerback Charles Tillman, who has battled injuries to both shoulders for nearly a month now, had some type of setback following practice Thursday. He is expected to be listed as questionable for...
Each week Comcast SportsNets Dan Jiggetts and Mike North debate a hot sports topic.
If the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears all hold serve amongst each other, the Vikings hold the inside track to winning the division. "Holding serve," of course is a tennis te...
Here’s what the Tennessee Titans want to do: run the football on every single down (34.1 times a game) and keep your offense out of the endzone (top scoring defense in football). It’s clock contro...
Yesterday, Kyle Orton tinkered with the media, telling them not to write him off for this Sunday’s game against the 8-0 Tennessee Titans. This after it was thought Orton would miss up to a month w...
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Relieved that his right ankle is just sprained and not broken, Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton hopes to play this week ...
Kyle Orton updates the status of his injured ankle and his status for Week 10.
This off season the Bears barely even whiffed at high priced free agents like Alan Faneca and Michael Turner. Part of the reason was so they could resign their own. The Bears gave big money to T...
Mike Mulligan: Nothing seems to spur righteous indignation as much as the massive sums of money paid to pro athletes, especially when there isn't any bang for the buck. Salaries are often described...
Running back Matt Forte ran for over 100 second half yards on Sunday, and helped carry the Bears to a win over the Detroit Lions.That effort has earned him a nomination for NFL Rookie of the Week.F...
Jeremy Stoltz, our very own Prince of the Playbook, goes to the film room once again and breaks down one offensive snap and one defensive snap for the Chicago Bears from Sunday's 27-23 comeback vic...
After undergoing a series of tests Monday, Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was told he would miss three to four weeks, according to an NFL source. "The MRI revealed no ligament tear," according to the...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – While bitterly disappointed when he lost out to Kyle Orton in this summer's competition for the Bears' starting quarterback job, Rex Grossman vowed to become the best bac...
The Chicago Bears have one of the more decorated trios of linebacker in the NFL, but Pro Bowlers Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs had to welcome a fresh face to the lineup Sunday. With Hunter Hillen...
CHICAGO -- At what cost did the Bears beat the woeful Detroit Lions 27-23 on Sunday? At this point, they don't know or they're not sharing.
Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton could be out a month following an ankle injury in Sunday's win ...
Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was taken from the field on a cart late in the second quarter Sunday and the team said he would miss the rest of the game against the Detroit Lions because of a right a...
Coming off a mistake-filled loss to the Chicago Bears before the bye, the Vikings played an efficient game on offense and secured the necessary turnovers on defense to come away with a 28-21 win ov...
Kyle Orton, Mike Brown don't return to game after injuries The Bears escaped with a 27-23 victory over the winless Detroit Lions Su...
Your 2008 Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions You've had a week off, how about some defense and a win today boys?
Backups Greg Olsen and Desmond Clark work on long-snapping every day in practice throughout training camp, but they don’t do it that much during the regular season. Bears special teams coordinator ...
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers' contract extension will help set the groundwork for another NFC North quarterback who seems on the verge of cashing in. Chica...
*** First, have a good one, especially if you have kids. *** Devin Hester is anxious to get the return game going. ''I've put all the pressure on myself and say that it is my fault that the retu...
In an informal survey of the Bears' leading receivers, they were asked who'd finish with the most yards at the end of the season. Nearly every one responded, ''Me,'' only to start laughing and admi...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Devin Hester blames himself for the longest stretch of games he's ever exp...
Just wondering the kind of things I wonder at 4 a.m. when I need to complete the post and get off to work. What’s up with Nathan Vasher? The innuendo trickling out of Lake Forest via the (real) m...
Mike Mulligan: The Bears haven't even reached the middle of the season, but without a doubt the best thing to happen to the franchise in years -- well, a couple of years anyway -- is the offense. I...
Bears quarterback Kyle Orton hasn't thrown an interception in five games, which ties him for the second-longest active streak in the NFL. Washington's Jason Campbell hasn't been picked off in eigh...
Bears cornerback Nathan Vasher remained on the sideline Monday nearly four weeks after surgery on his right wrist, and now strong-side linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer is out with a hand injury. Vashe...
After a weekend off, the Bears returned to Halas Hall on Monday knowing their fate rests in their own hands and feeling pretty good about their prospects.
Temptation greeted Lovie Smith when the Bears returned to the practice field Monday morning, and he was wearing No. 74.
1. So the hot topic in the Chicago press and blogosphere is Nathan Vasher losing his starting job to Corey Graham. I don't see this as much of a story. With the way the Bears play defense, I thin...
Nathan Vasher passed the final hurdle toward healing when he had the pins in his right wrist removed Wednesday. Whether he is the Bears' starting right cornerback when he returns remains to be seen...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The pins that were surgically inserted into his right wrist are gone, and ...
While the defense has issues and the running game struggles, the Chicago Bears are suddenly using a new, radical way to win. They're taking to the air. The Bears are 4-3 and tied with Green Bay h...
The Chicago Bears have a lot of money invested in the cornerback position with both Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher, although Vasher's bum wrist has given young Corey Graham the opportunity to sh...
Rookie offensive tackle Chris Williams admits he's not completely sure how much and at what point he'll be able to contribute to the offense, since he doesn't have a frame of reference.
I had mentioned yesterday a 2005 article on Kyle Orton in USA Today, not having any until now that yesterday, in 2008, USA Today again wrote an article about him. Love to see the guy get some posi...
The Chicago Bears need the upcoming bye week in the worst way. Even though they're 4-3 and atop the division, the secondary has been hurt by injuries and needs some time to heal. Both Charles Tillm...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – After dropping two potential touchdown passes in Sunday's 48-41 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Marty Booker had only one thing on his mind when he jogged back onto the f...
Temper your enthusiasm, Bears fans. But do be enthusiastic. I’m still trying to figure out if this is really happening. The Bears are leading the league, scoring 28 points per game. Kyle Orton ...
By the time the Bears take the field again, Nov. 2 at home against the Lions, they expect to have a healthier defense than the one that's been getting abused recently. After allowing 41 point...
Drop every assumption about the Bears you brought into this football season. Dan Pompei: Singletary has challenge with 49ers
I'm going to consider the victory over the Minnesota Vikings the midway point of the 2008 season, especially considering the Bears will next play football against the glorified bye week known as th...
CHICAGO -- The Bears lost Devin Hester to a bruised quadriceps on the opening kickoff of the third quarter, but that didn't stop them from dominating on special teams.
The last time the Chicago Bears scored this many points, Walter Payton was taking handoffs and Mike Ditka was prowling the sideline. ...
His debut came almost a half-season later than he anticipated, but Bears rookie cornerback Zack Bowman made up for lost time.
This was the kind of game the Chicago Bears have found a way to lose this season. Despite a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Vikings had a chance to tie the ballgame with a minute to go in ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Devin Hester is as surprised as anyone that he has not returned a kickoff or punt for a touchdown in the first six games of the season, the longest drought of his three-y...
Here's the thing... Last week I essentialy said that if the Bears stopped Michael Turner, they would beat the Atlanta Falcons soundly. They did. Then they didn't. It would be very easy for me t...
With Brandon Lloyd most likely out of action at least one more game because of a knee injury, Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Earl Bennett will see the field again Sunday. In this installment of...
I originally wanted to run this Tuesday morning but my ISP decided to be wonky all day and kept me from getting this posted in a timely fashion. First a correction, as I grossly mis-stated the ef...
The last offensive play by the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday's shocking 22-20 win over the Bears is getting a lot of play in the media this week, and by the fans as well, but dont put all the blame on...
Charles Tillman grabbed some clothes from his locker and walked away without a word. The black sling supporting his left arm said plenty.
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