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				<title><![CDATA[Bears RB Wolfe lost for season with kidney injury]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[LAKE FOREST, Ill.(AP) -- The Chicago Bears placed backup running
back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, ending his season.

The Bears will also listed tight end Desmond Clark, who has a
neck injury, and safety Kevin Payne (back) as doubtful for
Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The team listed a kidney injury for Wolfe, who told the Chicago
Tribune in a text message that he suffered a lacerated kidney on
the opening kickoff of a game against Arizona on Nov. 8.

The Bears elevated running back Kahlil Bell from the practice
squad to replace Wolfe.

Wolfe carried the ball 22 times this season for 120 yards and
one touchdown. He added nine special teams tackles and two
receptions for 12 yards.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eagles, Bears in similar spot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

LAKE FOREST, Ill.(AP) -- Donovan McNabb called it a "must win,"
and just to be clear, he was only referring to his Philadelphia
Eagles.

That the Chicago Bears are in a similar spot was merely a
coincidence, yet after a rough few weeks, that's where these
teams stand heading into their game Sunday night.

The Eagles (5-4) are coming off two close losses. The Bears
(4-5) have dropped four of five. And both teams desperately need
a win at Soldier Field.

"This is a must win for us and that's the way that we have to
approach it," said McNabb, a Chicago product. "I wouldn't care
if it's at Soldier Field, I wouldn't care if it's playing in
Champaign, Ill., or we can play in Oklahoma, it doesn't matter.
This is a game that we need to win. That's the way I'm
approaching it and that's the way the other guys are approaching
it as well."

So are the Bears.

They've allowed 41 or more points twice during this skid and are
fading fast from playoff contention. Their franchise
quarterback, Jay Cutler, has been on the run all season, taking
big hits behind a struggling offensive line. Now, he's enduring
the worst slump he can remember.

He has a league-high 17 interceptions and 12 in the last five
games after being picked off five times in a 10-6 loss at San
Francisco on Nov. 12. All came in 49ers territory and two
stopped drives near the goal line, another rough night for a
quarterback who has struggled this season under the lights.

Photos posted online suggest Cutler is perfectly comfortable
being out past sundown, but things get a little spooky when he
steps on the field. His 11 interceptions in three night games -
all losses and all on the road - are jarring, but jittery fans
can take comfort in the fact he has been picked off just twice
at home.

"When things are going bad like that, you've got to stay
positive," Cutler said. "You've got to keep guys believing in
the huddle, which I think they do. I think they know I'm going
to bounce back."

Which is what the Eagles are looking to do after falling 31-23
at San Diego last week despite McNabb's 450 yards, another
stinging loss after they fell the previous game by four points
to Dallas. They're now tied with the Giants in the NFC East, a
game behind the division-leading Cowboys. And their remaining
schedule isn't easy, with trips to Atlanta, the Giants and
Dallas along with a home game against AFC West leader Denver.

Adding to their difficulties is being without Brian Westbrook
again. The star running back is out indefinitely after suffering
two concussions in three weeks, the latest in a line of
injuries. He underwent neurological tests in Pittsburgh on
Wednesday and the results were promising, although it's unknown
if he'll return this season.

His history is a big reason the Eagles drafted LeSean McCoy in
the second round last spring after he broke several of Tony
Dorsett's rushing records in two seasons at Pittsburgh. He leads
the Eagles with 353 yards rushing and two touchdowns while
averaging 4.1 yards per carry, but he'll have to mature quickly
with Westbrook's future uncertain.

McCoy's backups are a third-year pro with four career carries
(Eldra Buckley) and a rookie (P.J. Hill) who hasn't played a
down, leaving fullback Leonard Weaver with a bigger role in the
running game

"I think (McCoy's) maturation rate has been excelled due to what
Brian has gone through and that started back up at camp," coach
Andy Reid said. "I think he's handled it well. I think he feels
good physically right now. He's not banged-up or nicked-up. I
think he's OK there. I had a chance to meet with him on Monday
and sit down and talk to him a little bit. I think he's in a
good place that way. He's excited about the opportunity this
week to jump in there and be the guy."

As for Westbrook, McNabb expects to see him back at some point.

"He has a lot of drive and determination and he wants to be the
best at everything that he does," McNabb said. "In this
situation you have to take a step back. You have to take a step
back and look at your future and look at the possibilities of
what it could be. You want everybody to walk away from this game
on their own terms and be able to hold their kids and play with
their kids in the future, travel and take trips with their
families and not have to worry about anything."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eagles-Bears Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Without Brian Westbrook, the Philadelphia Eagles will likely
have to rely heavily on Donovan McNabb as they try to get their
season back on track this weekend.

The Chicago Bears aren't sure how much they can count on their
quarterback.

With both teams describing it as a must-win game, the Eagles and
Bears face off at Soldier Field on Sunday night, each trying to
avoid a third straight loss.

Philadelphia (5-4) followed a 20-16 defeat against Dallas with a
31-23 loss at San Diego last Sunday. The Eagles were held to
three field goals through the first three quarters before McNabb
threw touchdowns to Jeremy Maclin and Brent Celek in the fourth
quarter to cut the deficit to five points. The Chargers, though,
tacked on a 29-yard field goal with 30 seconds remaining.

McNabb threw for a season-high 450 yards, going 35 of 55. He was
intercepted in the end zone on the game's last play, though, and
struggled repeatedly in the red zone.

"When you have those opportunities to score we have to pound it
in there," McNabb said.

Despite the consecutive losses, McNabb and the Eagles are still
in contention for a playoff spot, trailing NFC East-leading
Dallas by one game.

McNabb will try to help Philadelphia make a play on first place,
but he won't have Westbrook in the backfield. The two-time Pro
Bowl running back was ruled out after suffering his second
concussion in three weeks.

Westbrook was on the sidelines for the second half of last
Sunday's game, and Philadelphia was held to a season-worst 29
yards rushing overall, averaging 2.2 yards per carry.

"It takes something away because you're talking about one of the
best backs in the league and now we don't have him," fullback
Leonard Weaver said. "We're going to have to step up. We've done
it before."

LeSean McCoy will take over as the team's primary back. The
rookie leads the Eagles with 353 yards and two touchdowns and
now has the tough task of re-energizing the Eagles' struggling
running game. They're averaging 102.1 yards this season, but
have run for 65.8 in the four losses.

"I just want to help out the offense as much as possible,"
McCoy, the 21st pick in the second round of the 2009 draft,
said. "I never really expected to play a big role like this. But
I got drafted for a reason. I have my chance, my opportunity and
I have to make the best of it."

With the running game shaky, the Eagles will turn to McNabb, who
has been inconsistent this season. He recognizes the importance
of Sunday night's game and believes despite Westbrook's injury,
the team will come out fighting.

"This is a game that we need to win," McNabb told the Eagles'
official Web site. "That's the way I'm approaching it and that's
the way the other guys are approaching it as well."

As difficult as McNabb found it to get the Eagles into the end
zone last weekend, his counterpart on the Bears is coming off an
even worse performance. Jay Cutler threw a career-high five
interceptions in Chicago's 10-6 loss at San Francisco on Nov.
12. The Bears (4-5) outgained the Niners 350-216 but settled for
two field goals.

Cutler, who threw 18 interceptions while with Denver last
season, already has a league-leading 17. All five picks last
week were in San Francisco territory, including one to end the
game with the Bears at the 49ers 12-yard line.

Chicago, though, isn't putting the blame solely on Cutler.

"It's different in each one," offensive coordinator Ron Turner
said. "I look at three of them - and I'm not blaming anyone
else, I'm just making a point it's a team game. I couldn't
really say, 'Jay, you need to do something different on those
plays.'"

Cutler has been forced to carry the offense because of an
ineffective running game. Chicago is 30th in the NFL at 85.2
yards rushing per game. Matt Forte, who rushed for 1,238 yards
as a rookie in 2008, has been held to 482 yards this season.

A division title is almost out of the question given that
Minnesota has a four-game lead over Chicago in the NFC North.
The Bears still believe a playoff berth as a wild-card team is
possible, but they also recognize they will have to play much
better down the stretch.

"We have no room for any more losses," defensive tackle Tommie
Harris said. "If you lose, you're going to be hoping another
team loses so you can get in. You don't want to do that. ... It
is basically in our hands right now. We have to do a better job
and everybody has to step up."

The Bears have won the last two meetings against the Eagles,
including a 24-20 victory at home last season.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cutler targets turnaround]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

LAKE FOREST, Ill.(AP) -- Jay Cutler has been battered behind a
struggling offensive line and seems to be throwing about as many
passes to defenders as receivers lately.

This, clearly, isn't what the Bears had in mind.

The team's postseason hopes are fading fast heading into Sunday
night's game against Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles
(5-4). Instead of a matchup between marquee quarterbacks, the
focus is on two teams desperate for a win.

The Bears (4-5) have dropped four of five. Although Cutler said
they're "absolutely" capable of turning things around, it would
help if the quarterback hit his intended targets.

"I'm going to be more critical of myself than anybody else,"
Cutler said.

There's plenty to critique.

Cutler leads the league with 17 interceptions. He's thrown 12 in
the past five games, including five against the 49ers, tying the
most by a Bear since Zeke Bratkowski threw seven in a 42-7 loss
to Baltimore on Oct. 2, 1960.

The Eagles' McNabb knows how tricky it can be to be a little bit
cautious yet still stay aggressive.

"I think in the red zone, you want to try to put it on your
guy's body. So you may try to give him a little heater, so to
speak, of throwing it a little harder than usual," the veteran
quarterback said. "I think also what you have to do as a
quarterback is recognize what you're seeing, try to give it to
the open guy, and also give credit to the defense. Sometimes,
defense locks down your guys and you have to do what's best with
the ball, and that's either run yourself or throw it out of
bounds and go to the next play."

Cutler's aggressive play, however, has resulted in interceptions
lately - often at the worst possible time.

All five interceptions against San Francisco were in 49ers
territory, with two stopping drives near the goal line. Although
offensive coordinator Ron Turner again said "it's not about one
guy," Cutler has never experienced a stretch like this.

Is he pressing? Cutler said no.

Is his confidence getting the best of him? Turner shot down that
idea.

"I don't think so," Turner said. "It's different in each one. He
had five last game. I look at three of them - and I'm not
blaming anyone else, I'm just making a point it's a team game -
and I couldn't really grade him down. I couldn't really say,
'Jay, you need to do something different on those plays."'

Turner wouldn't say which three plays he meant. But Devin Hester
slipped on one and bumped into the umpire on another. San
Francisco safety Mark Roman also ran over tight end Kellen Davis
on his interception but was not called for interference.

The other two interceptions, however, can't be blamed on
Cutler's teammates.

Cutler tried to force one to Davis on third down at the 49ers 1
early in the second quarter even though he was surrounded by
defenders. Aubrayo Franklin picked off that pass. Later, Michael
Lewis sealed it for San Francisco at the end when a throw
intended for Greg Olsen in the back of the end zone went
straight to Lewis.

Despite the Bears' rough stretch and his plentiful
interceptions, Cutler remains confident.

"It happens," he said. "Do we still think we can bounce back and
make a run? Absolutely. We've got a lot of good guys in the
locker room."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bears' Harris keeps faith in Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

LAKE FOREST, Ill.(AP) -- With four losses in five games and a 4-5
record, defensive tackle Tommie Harris realizes the Chicago
Bears' hopes are fading fast.

His faith in Lovie Smith is not, however.

Harris rushed to his coach's defense Monday, saying the Bears
"owe it" to him to keep playing hard and that he's "been great
to us."

Smith, who coached the 2006 team to the Super Bowl, has come
under criticism lately with the Bears staring at their third
straight postseason miss. A 10-6 loss to struggling San
Francisco last Thursday did nothing to quiet the critics and the
schedule doesn't get easier, with Philadelphia visiting Soldier
Field on Sunday.

Harris said Smith's message to the team was simple: "Keep
believing in this club, believing in this defense."

"And we do," Harris added. "And we owe it to him. That guy has
been great to us from training camps to what he's done with the
facilities. Different things that you see other coaches really
don't care about, but this guy has come in and helped us out
tremendously, and we owe it back to him."

A 6-1 finish would give the Bears 10 wins and a likely playoff
berth, but they still have two games left with Minnesota and one
against Green Bay. Beating Donovan McNabb and the Eagles won't
be easy whether Brian Westbrook misses the game with a
concussion or not. And even if the Bears finish with nine wins,
there's no guarantee they would make the playoffs, as they
learned last season.

"Now, the back is on our walls," Harris said. "I mean the wall
is on our backs. So we really have to do something now."

Actually, he meant their backs are against the wall, but if the
Bears mangled opponents the way Harris butchered that cliche,
they'd be in better shape.

Instead, they're reeling. And they will need a major turnaround
to reach nine wins.

"You know it's there," defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said.
"You've got a sense of urgency. I think the thing we need to do
is take that pressure and try to apply it on someone else, so we
take that energy and use it in a positive way."

They've allowed more than 40 points twice in the last five games
while getting blown out by Cincinnati and Arizona, and the lone
win was an surprisingly unimpressive 30-6 victory over lowly
Cleveland. Quarterback Jay Cutler, the man carrying the
franchise's long-term hopes with his right arm, is taking a
beating and making poor decisions when he's not being taken
down.

He now has a league-worst 17 interceptions and 12 in the past
five games after throwing five against the 49ers. All were in
San Francisco territory, and two stopped drives near the goal
line.

"A lot goes into when you turn the ball over with an
interception," Smith said. "Of course the quarterback will get
blamed for it all. All of those weren't his fault. The running
game will help that a lot. We need to get our running game
going. We've said that all along."

But it's been struggling all along.

The Bears are 30th in the NFL at 85.2 yards rushing per game,
and they're averaging just 3.8 per carry. Meanwhile, the losses
are mounting.

"We have five losses," Smith said. "Five losses don't keep you
out of anything. Our players realize that."

Two more just might do the trick, and with some tough opponents
looming, Harris understands the task at hand.

"We have no room for any more losses," he said. "If you lose,
you're going to be hoping another team loses so you can get in.
You don't want to do that. We were in that position last year.
It is basically in our hands right now. We have to do a better
job and everybody has to step up."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cutler, Harris fined for conduct in Arizona game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO(AP) -- A bad season for the Chicago Bears just got worse.

The NFL said Friday that quarterback Jay Cutler had been fined
$20,000 for abusive conduct toward a game official during a
41-21 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

Cutler drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty with 6:24 left in
the third quarter after an incomplete pass to tight end Greg
Olsen on a fourth-down play with the Bears trailing 34-7 at the
time. Cutler apparently thought there should have been an
interference penalty.

The fine came one day after Cutler threw five interceptions
during a 10-6 loss at San Francisco. Cutler has thrown an
NFL-worst 17 interceptions this season for the Bears (4-5), who
have lost four of five.

The NFL also said defensive lineman Tommie Harris had been fined
$7,500 for punching Cardinals offensive lineman Deuce Lutui on
the fourth play from scrimmage. Harris was ejected and later
apologized.

Player fines collected by the league have been used to support
retired player programs, including the NFL Player Care
Foundation and NFLPA Players Assistance Trust, disaster relief
programs and and other charities.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[2 Chicago Bears praised fraud defendant to judge]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MIKE ROBINSON
AP Legal Affairs Writer

CHICAGO(AP) -- Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher and former Bear
Terry "Tank" Johnson wrote letters to a federal judge last year
that praised a disgraced Chicago pol facing sentencing in a $1.5
million real estate kickback scheme.

The letters, both dated December 2008, were part of a newly
released court file in the case of former Alderman Edward
Vrdolyak, known in Chicago political circles as "Fast Eddie."

In his Dec. 19 letter, Urlacher said he spent time with Vrdolyak
on family vacations and during the offseason. The Pro Bowl
linebacker, who is not playing this season because of a wrist
injury, said Vrdolyak had been generous with advice.

"During some of the most stressful times of my life, some
publicized, some not, the advice he has given me has been of
infinite value," Urlacher wrote in the two-page letter. "It is
clear to anyone lucky enough to know him that all his actions
are motivated by good intentions."

In his letter, Johnson told the judge "my relationship with Mr.
Vrdolyak had a direct result in my turning my life around."

The Bears released Johnson in 2007 after several run-ins with
the law. Now with the Cincinnati Bengals, the defensive tackle
once spent two months in jail because of weapons charges.

The letters were written a month after Vrdolyak pleaded guilty
to a single count of mail fraud for arranging to sell a piece of
real estate and plotting to share in what prosecutors said would
be a $1.5 million finder's fee.

Vrdolyak was given five years' probation and fined $50,000.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[49ers beat Bears 10-6, end 4-game skid]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO(AP) -- San Francisco's defenders figure the short
week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much
in four days, and the 49ers knew what to expect from Chicago's
quarterback.

San Francisco coach Mike Singletary didn't exactly hand it to
his old team. Instead, Cutler handed the desperate 49ers a
much-needed win.

Frank Gore ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, Cutler threw a
career-high five interceptions with his last coming in the end
zone on the game's final play and San Francisco snapped a
four-game losing streak with a 10-6 victory Thursday night.

"I wouldn't say he was trying to force the issue," 49ers safety
Mark Roman said of Cutler. "He was trying to make plays at a
time when they needed a play to be made. We knew the ball was
going to be in the air and we knew if we would be sound in our
coverages we'd have opportunities."

Niners quarterback Alex Smith won for the first time in eight
starts since Week 2 in 2007, 17-16 against St. Louis - but it
was interesting until the end.

After Singletary elected to punt against his former team on
fourth-and-6 from the Chicago 34 with 2:53 left, Cutler drove
the Bears to the San Francisco 12 with 13 seconds remaining.
After an incompletion on first down, Michael Lewis picked off
Cutler's next attempt in the end zone as time expired. That
sealed San Francisco's first win since a 35-0 rout of the Rams
back on Oct. 4.

Cutler showed up for his postgame news conference still dressed
in his uniform, minus his pads and jersey.

"It was tough. I have to apologize to the defense," he said. "I
think the offense as a whole has to apologize. They played a
great game and kept us in there even through all the turnovers."

The game was far from a pretty display by two struggling teams
still hoping to make the playoffs.

Four days after the 49ers (4-5) committed four turnovers that
led to 24 points in a 34-27 loss to Tennessee, they were
penalized nine times and Smith threw an interception and was
sacked twice.

Cutler took chances away all game from Chicago (4-5), which had
10 penalties and lost its second straight and fourth in five.
Patrick Willis wreaked havoc on the Bears with 11 tackles.

"It's nice to be on the other sideline of that, that's for
sure," Smith said.

The five interceptions by Cutler are tied for the most by a Bear
since Zeke Bratkowski threw seven in a 42-7 loss to Baltimore on
Oct. 2, 1960.

Cutler threw four or more interceptions for the second time this
season and has an NFL-worst 17 in all. He became the first Bear
since Billy Wade in 1962 to have two four-interception games in
a season.

"I've played Thursday games before and been successful," Cutler
said. "It didn't affect us. We saw everything coming. They
didn't have any surprises for us. We just didn't execute."

The Bears got field goals of 50 and 38 yards from Robbie Gould
in a game that quickly became about who could keep possession of
the ball and make the fewest mistakes.

"We did just enough on the offense to win the game," Singletary
said.

It marked the first time Singletary faced his former team as a
head coach. The Hall of Fame linebacker spent all 12 of his NFL
seasons with the Bears, capturing two Defensive Player of the
Year awards, being selected to 10 Pro Bowls and winning the
Super Bowl following 1985 season.

Singletary wanted little to do with the hype of him facing the
Bears, insisting he couldn't think about anything but coaching
the 49ers to victory to save the season.

"They're just another team on the schedule," Singletary said
afterward.

San Francisco won its seventh straight home game against the
Bears, including one in the playoffs. Chicago's last victory at
Candlestick Park came during the Bears' '85 Super Bowl season
with Singletary leading the defense. The Bears had won the last
three in the series.

Gore ran for a 14-yard touchdown run one play after Cutler's
second interception late in the second quarter as the Niners
took a 7-3 halftime lead.

"Everybody has a bad day at work, that's just it," Bears
defensive end Alex Brown said of Cutler. "We have to be there to
have his back and we do."

Joe Nedney added a 21-yard field goal early in the fourth
quarter after missing a 39-yarder wide right on San Francisco's
opening drive - his first miss of the season from inside 40
yards.

Neither quarterback had impressive numbers. Smith was 16 of 23
for 118 yards and Cutler 29 of 52 for 307. Chicago outgained San
Francisco 350-216.

Niners tight end Vernon Davis fired up the Bears with his trash
talk Tuesday, saying: "I think we can destroy their front."
Davis and Bears defensive lineman Adewale Ogunleye got into a
pregame jawing session and some of the Chicago captains
intentionally avoided shaking Davis' hand before the coin toss.

Davis dealt out his own punishment when he bowled over Bears
linebacker Nick Roach, sending him to the sideline briefly on
his only catch of the half. Davis committed two false start
penalties.

"It was a big relief," Davis said. "It's truly a blessing to be
able to get this. We just have to keep winning."

San Francisco punted with 2:53 left to give the Bears a final
chance.

NOTES: The Bears lost TE Desmond Clark to a neck injury and CB
Zackary Bowman to an abdominal injury. ... Niners LB Takeo
Spikes left the game in the second quarter with a strained left
hamstring and didn't return.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[49ers lead Bears 7-6 after 3 quarters]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOSH DUBOW
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO(AP) -- Frank Gore scored on a 14-yard touchdown run
after one of Jay Cutler's three interceptions and the San
Francisco 49ers led the Chicago Bears 7-6 after three quarters
on Thursday night.

Cutler threw his first interception near the goal line after
driving Chicago 88 yards to the 1 early in the second quarter.
Nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin stepped in front of Cutler's pass
to Kellen Davis on third-and-goal for his first career
interception, ending the potential scoring drive.

After Alex Smith threw an interception for San Francisco on the
next drive, Cutler threw his second of the game. Tarell Brown
stepped in front of the pass to Devin Hester, who slipped on the
play, and returned it 51 yards to the 14. Gore ran it in on the
next play to make it 7-0.

Cutler managed to drive the Bears down the field in the final 2
minutes to set up Robbie Gould's 50-yard field goal that gave
Chicago its only points of the half.

Cutler threw his NFL-worst 15th interception on the first drive
of the third quarter, but the Niners couldn't capitalize.

Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal for the only scoring of the
third quarter.

This was a key game for two teams that have struggled of late.
The Niners (3-5) had lost four straight and the Bears (4-4) had
dropped three of their last four games, damaging their playoff
hopes.

The game was especially notable because it marked the first time
former Bears linebacker Mike Singletary was the head coach
against his former team. Singletary had a Hall of Fame career
during his 12 years in Chicago, winning two Defensive Player of
the Year awards, being selected to 10 Pro Bowls and winning the
Super Bowl following 1985 season.

San Francisco moved the ball well on its first possession, with
Smith connecting on two passes to rookie receiver Michael
Crabtree. But Crabtree dropped a pass inside the 10 and Smith
was sacked on third down by Tommie Harris, setting up Joe
Nedney's 39-yard field goal attempt. Nedney's kick was wide
right - his first miss of the season from inside 40 yards.

After the Bears failed to get a first down on their first two
possessions, Cutler got them moving late in the quarter. He
completed three passes to tight end Greg Olsen to move the ball
inside the 10 before committing the costly turnover.

Niners tight end Vernon Davis gave some added juice to the game
when he said Tuesday: "I think we can destroy their front."
Davis and Bears defensive lineman Adewale Ogunleye got into a
pregame jawing session and some of the Bears captains
intentionally avoided shaking Davis' hand before the coin toss.

Davis dealt out his own punishment when he bowled over Chicago
linebacker Nick Roach, sending him to the sideline briefly on
his first catch of the game. Davis also committed two false
start penalties.

Niners linebacker Takeo Spikes left the game in the second
quarter with a strained hamstring and was not expected to
return. The Bears lost tight end Desmond Clark to a neck injury
and cornerback Zackary Bowman to an abdominal injury.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Isaac Bruce sidelined for Niners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO(AP) -- San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Isaac Bruce
is inactive against the Chicago Bears with an ankle injury.

Bruce is being replaced in the starting lineup Thursday night by
rookie Michael Crabtree. Other players inactive for San
Francisco are defensive backs Nate Clements and Keith Smith;
running back Glen Coffee; offensive linemen Cody Wallace and Joe
Staley; and defensive lineman Demetric Evans. Nate Davis is the
third quarterback.

Chicago will be without starting safety Al Afalava, who has a
shoulder injury. The other players inactive for the Bears are
receiver Juaquin Iglesias, running back Garrett Wolfe, safety
Kevin Payne, linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, offensive lineman Lance
Louis, and defensive lineman Matt Toeaina and Jarron Gilbert.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bears-Vikings game Nov. 29 moved to later start]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK(AP) -- The Bears-Vikings game Nov. 29 has been moved to a
later time slot.

The NFL said Wednesday the game in Minnesota will now start at
4:15 p.m. EST instead of 1 p.m.

The league can change start times late in the season to help the
best matchups reach the biggest audiences. The full slate for
Week 12 will be announced by next Tuesday under the league's
flexible scheduling policy.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Singletary not focused on facing former team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO(AP) -- Mike Singletary became a Hall of Fame
linebacker with the Chicago Bears during a 12-year career spent
all with the same club. Photos of Singletary and his Monsters of
the Midway brethren still hang in the linebackers meeting room,
reminders of the Bears' special 1985 Super Bowl season.

"He's obviously one of the great leaders to walk these halls,"
Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs said.

For Singletary, this is no time to turn nostalgic.

He would rather not reflect too much on his time with the Bears.
He has few ties there anymore and finding a way to beat his
former team is all he can think about right now.

Singletary's 49ers (3-5) are desperate to get back on track,
mired in a four-game losing streak that dropped them two games
out of first place in the NFC West after they led the division
only a month ago and were talking playoffs.

"The Bears will always be a team that I love," Singletary said.
"The Bears, so many friends, family, memories, that goes without
saying. ... I'm glad this is not the first time I am playing the
Bears because that would be tough. Now that I have played them a
couple times, it's just a matter of going out there and
competing against a good football team and trying to do the best
I can."

Singletary's goals for his team haven't changed, but it will
take an impressive climb to get back in the postseason mix.
Singletary liked how his offense played aside from the costly
mistakes.

He still believes the 49ers will pull out of this funk, and be
better having gone through it.

"In these moments, this is when I am at my best because in these
situations you just have to rise above and you have to put your
best foot forward," Singletary said. "You have to be positive.
You have to look at where things are and just call it what it
is. I can't get lost in the reality of the four losses. It's not
something that you want."

The Bears (4-4) are trying to find their way, too, following a
41-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Both teams had
little time to game plan with the quick turnaround.

Chicago's defense was exposed.

"We're in need of a real attitude adjustment," Briggs said.

San Francisco's offense was sloppy. Quarterback Alex Smith threw
three interceptions, including two in the final 6:24 of a 34-27
home loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. He also was sacked
four times.

Smith is eager to get the offense back on track, but the Bears
are certain to be fired up after Niners tight end Vernon Davis
did some trash-talking.

"I think we can destroy their front," Davis said Tuesday. "The
guys up front, I think we can destroy them. I don't see anything
spectacular about their front line."

Davis, a captain, later felt the need to explain his comments
via his twitter account.

"I know people are talking about what I said today. I wasn't
trying to take a shot at the Bears. I was showing confidence in
my team," he wrote.

Singletary would be happy about that, just probably not the way
Davis did it.

It was while Singletary still lived in the Windy City that,
after a lot of soul searching and prayer, he decided he did want
to become a coach after all. He had to leave his adopted city to
make it happen, but not before Singletary called the Bears first
to see if they happened to have an opening.

"When I knew we were going to be coaching, the thing that I did
was I called Dick Jauron, who was then at the Bears, the head
coach," Singletary said. "And, I told Dick Jauron exactly this:
'Coach, my wife and I prayed about it, we've decided that we're
going to be coaching. I'm not asking you for a job, but I am
telling you that this year, in the very near future, I will be
coaching. I don't know where, don't know when.' And, that was
it."

When Jauron called back some time later to say they didn't have
a position for him, Singletary accepted a job as inside
linebackers coach in Baltimore working for Brian Billick in
2003. And that's where he stayed until coming to San Francisco
to join former coach Mike Nolan's staff in 2005.

"He just let me know that I'm not supposed to be there,"
Singletary said of Jauron, now coaching the Buffalo Bills. "So
that was it."

Not that Singletary is forgotten in Chicago. Quarterback Jay
Cutler has said he was a Bears fan as a little boy even back to
the time when Singletary was still playing.

Bears defensive tackle Anthony Adams, a former 49er who played
for Singletary, knows the coach will be ready.

"It will be big for him," Adams said. "He was always telling us
how the Niners would always find a way to beat them. He said it
always seemed like Joe Montana and them just had his number. Now
for him to be a part of it is kind of different, but he accepted
the challenge."

While Singletary doesn't want to get caught up in the hype of
him facing his old team, the Bears have other things to think
about as well.

They still consider themselves a playoff team.

"We have to be able to bounce back, show some toughness, band
together as a team and try to get a win on the road," defensive
back Nathan Vasher said.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[NFL Capsule: Chicago at San Francisco]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OPENING LINE - 49ers by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - San Francisco 5-2-1; Chicago 4-4

SERIES RECORD - 49ers lead 30-29-1

LAST MEETING - Bears beat 49ers 41-10, Oct. 29, 2006

LAST WEEK - Bears lost to Cardinals 41-21; 49ers lost to Titans
34-27

BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (28), PASS (11)

BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (21), PASS (12)

49ERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (21), PASS (22)

49ERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (3), PASS (24)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bears have won last three meetings,
all at Soldier Field, outscoring San Francisco 81-32. Chicago
hasn't been to Candlestick Park since 2003. ... Bears are
playing a Thursday night game for third straight year. ...
Chicago LB Lance Briggs, from Sacramento, Calif., wanted to
become a 49er after 2007 season but Bears made him franchise
player and then re-signed him to lucrative long-term deal in
March 2008. Chicago filed tampering charges against San
Francisco in '07 for contacting would-be free agent and Niners
were penalized by NFL, forfeiting fifth-round draft pick. ...
49ers coach Mike Singletary was Hall of Fame LB for Bears from
1981-92 and his photo is still in linebackers' meeting room at
Chicago headquarters. ... San Francisco TE Vernon Davis, coming
off career-best 10-catch, 102-yard outing Sunday vs. Titans,
needs only 33 yards receiving to set a career high for a season
at 510. He had 509 in 2007. Davis has seven TD catches, already
his high. ... A win would get Singletary to .500 mark as head
coach. He's 8-9 since taking over for fired Mike Nolan in
October 2008.

END CAPSULE]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bears-49ers Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BECKER
STATS Senior Writer

After solid victories for both the San Francisco 49ers and
Chicago Bears in Week 4, both teams were looking poised for a
run at the playoffs.

Those postseason aspirations aren't looking as realistic
anymore.

In Mike Singletary's first game as head coach against his former
team, the 49ers look to avoid losing a fifth straight game
Thursday night against the Bears, who are coming off another
embarrassing performance on defense.

With a 35-0 victory over St. Louis on Oct. 4, San Francisco
(3-5) improved to 3-1 and sat alone atop the NFC West.
Singletary's team was clicking on both offense and defense, but
it hasn't won since.

The 49ers, who haven't made the playoffs since 2002, lost 34-27
on Sunday against Tennessee, which got its first road win and
second overall. Alex Smith threw two interceptions in the final
6:24 and three total, fumbled twice and was sacked four times.

Overall, the 49ers committed four turnovers - leading to 24
points for the Titans - and have turned the ball over 11 times
during their four-game skid. They had just two turnovers in
their first four games.

"It's definitely frustrating to be at this point, but we do have
eight games left," Singletary said. "We have to make sure we go
out and play a complete football game without killing ourselves
in the process."

Singletary was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the
1981 draft and played 12 seasons at middle linebacker,
spearheading one of the best defenses in NFL history while
winning a Super Bowl following the 1985 season.

The Hall of Famer insists there are no added emotions for this
game just because he's facing his former organization.
Singletary, who took over for the fired Mike Nolan in October
2008, was the 49ers' assistant head coach/defense the last time
these teams met Oct. 29, 2006, a 41-10 Bears victory.

Chicago's current defense looks nothing like the unit Singletary
once anchored.

The Bears were carved up for 438 yards in Sunday's 41-21 loss to
Arizona, 10 yards fewer than they yielded in a 45-10 defeat at
Cincinnati on Oct. 25.

Chicago allowed Kurt Warner to tie a career high by throwing
five touchdowns and the Cardinals rushed for a season-best 182
yards.

With three losses in four games, the Bears, who haven't been to
the playoffs since 2006, are hardly playing like a team that
opened the year with a 3-1 record following a 48-24 win over
Detroit in Week 4.

"Don't have a lot of reasons to give you why we played that
way," Chicago coach Lovie Smith said after Sunday's defeat. "I
know we're a better football team than that. But of course, our
play didn't say that."

The Bears, who lost star linebacker Brian Urlacher to a
season-ending wrist injury in their opener, were also without
Tommie Harris for virtually all of Sunday's game. The three-time
Pro Bowl defensive tackle slugged Cardinals' guard Deuce Lutui
in the head as they were on the ground, resulting in Harris'
ejection 1:05 into the first quarter.

Harris, who apologized Monday for his actions, could be
suspended by the league.

Regardless of Harris' status for this game, the suddenly
vulnerable Chicago defense, which has given up 514 rushing yards
in its last three games, will likely have some trouble trying to
stop Frank Gore.

The 49ers' star running back has rushed for 174 yards and two
touchdowns on 28 attempts for a 6.2-yard average in two games
this month. He ran for 111 yards on 12 carries at Soldier Field
in 2006.

With Gore leading the ground game, San Francisco needs Smith to
clean up some of the mistakes that plagued him against
Tennessee.

Smith, who took over the starting job at halftime against
Houston on Oct. 25 when Singletary benched Shaun Hill, looked
like a poised NFL veteran at times Sunday and way off at others.

Chicago's Jay Cutler threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns -
all to tight end Greg Olsen - but was intercepted once and
sacked four times Sunday.

Playing behind a shoddy offensive line while trying to find
inexperienced wide receivers that struggle to get open, Cutler
has already been sacked 19 times - eight more than all of last
season with Denver.

"We're 4-4, so we're even with eight to play," said Cutler, who
has 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on the season. "It's not
where we want to be, but it could be worse. We got to pull it
together. We got some tough games coming up and some games that
we got to win immediately, starting Thursday."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bears DT Harris apologizes]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

LAKE FOREST, Ill.(AP) -- Saying he was embarrassed and that he has
to control himself, Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris
apologized Monday for throwing a punch at Arizona Cardinals
offensive lineman Deuce Lutui.

Harris was ejected on the fourth play from scrimmage of Sunday's
game after he and Lutui wound up on the ground on a run play.
Harris apologized to teammates, Bears fans and to Lutui.

"I was embarrassed, especially for my actions," Harris said. "I
apologized to him yesterday, called Larry (Fitzgerald) and had a
chance to apologize to him. I just wanted to apologize to my
fans first off, and the little kids out there that saw that
action. I shouldn't have behaved in that manner, and I
apologized to my teammates, and I'll make up for it."

The Bears' defense has big problems following a 41-21 blowout
loss to the Cardinals and they start with Harris. The three-time
Pro Bowl player could be suspended by the league.

"No excuse," coach Lovie Smith said. "Whenever you do something
to get kicked out of a football game, a tough game like that
where you need everyone, it's never a good thing. Tommie
realizes he screwed up."

The Bears are 4-4 headed into Thursday night's game at San
Francisco. Cornerback Charles Tillman (shoulder), safety Al
Afalava (shoulder) and safety Kevin Payne (back) are nursing
injuries.

Smith said he hopes to have Tillman available for San Francisco,
but even at full strength, the Bears defense is trying to bounce
back from giving up more than 40 points in two of the last three
games with Harris mostly on the sideline.

He was benched for the Bears' 45-10 loss at Cincinnati on Oct.
25, apparently for not practicing hard enough, and was gone from
Sunday's game almost as soon as it started.

"Tommie's a great player," linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer said.
"When Tommie's at his best, he's one of the best players in the
NFL. With that potential comes a responsibility for this team.
When he's not out there, that hurts us."

At the end of an Arizona running play, Harris and Lutui ended up
on the ground and a replay showed Harris hitting Lutui near the
face. The Bears got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty
and Harris got tossed.

"He did some unnecessary stuff during the game, but I mean I
still have to be able to control myself," Harris said. "In the
six years I've been here I've never done anything like that, and
he kind of pushed me to my limits and I apologize for all that."

Harris wouldn't say what Lutui did, adding, "That has nothing to
do with it. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I apologized
to him as a man and it's over for right now."

Either way, Smith made it clear after the game and on Monday
that he wasn't happy.

"I knew right away Tommie was sorry for his actions, but still,
the actions stood," Smith said. "He didn't play a football game.
He didn't help the Chicago Bears play (Sunday), and we just have
to get past that."

Slowed in recent years by knee and hamstring injuries, Harris
was suspended by the Bears for a game last season. And then came
the benching against the Bengals.

Harris said he does not think he's wearing out his welcome with
the team, although he can understand why outsiders might say he
is.

"Is it unfair? No, it's not unfair at all for people to say
that," Harris said. "People are going to be people. I just have
to continue to keep approaching my job on a regular basis and be
a professional and that's what I'm going to do."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Warner, Cardinals shred Bears 41-21]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO(AP) -- From five interceptions to five touchdown passes,
Kurt Warner's one-week turnaround couldn't have been more
emphatic. Nor could the beating the Arizona Cardinals put on the
Chicago Bears.

Warner tied a career high by throwing for five touchdowns after
getting picked off five times the previous week, Larry
Fitzgerald added 123 yards receiving, and the Cardinals easily
handled the Bears 41-21 on Sunday.

Warner was at his best after a miserable performance in a 34-21
loss to Carolina. He handled a team that had a chance to sign
him as a backup four years ago, matching the record for TD
passes by a Bears opponent without getting intercepted.

"So much of this business is how you respond and how you come
back," Warner said. "I always want my teammates to know that I'm
going to be there every week battling with them. And if I have a
bad week, hopefully they can pick me up. If not, I'll try to do
my best the next."

Two of his touchdowns went to Fitzgerald, who had his way with
Charles Tillman before the cornerback left with a shoulder
injury in the second quarter.

"Kurt played just phenomenal again," said Fitzgerald, who has
family in Chicago and spent summers here as a child. "He was
making the right reads and getting the ball to the guys who were
open. When we're clicking like that, it's hard to stop us."

Warner was 22 of 31 for 261 yards and threw touchdown passes on
the first four possessions as the Cardinals surged ahead 34-7
after three quarters.

The Bears (4-4) got within 34-21 after Zackary Bowman returned
an interception by backup Matt Leinart 39 yards to the Arizona
28, setting up a 20-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler to Greg
Olsen with 9:04 left. That prompted the Cardinals to put Warner
back in the game.

Olsen had five catches for 71 yards and three touchdowns.
Otherwise, it was a rough afternoon for Chicago, which is in
danger of missing the playoffs for the third straight year.

Tim Hightower ran for 77 yards, Beanie Wells added 72 rushing
and the Cardinals' offense racked up 438 yards even though
Arizona was missing wide receiver Anquan Boldin.

He missed the game with a sprained right ankle, although he said
it was fine.

"I'd felt better if somebody had been man enough and walked up
to me and told me what the situation was," Boldin said.

Despite missing one of their top receivers, the Cardinals (5-3)
improved to 4-0 on the road.

And they didn't have to contend with Chicago's Tommie Harris.
The three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle slugged offensive guard
Deuce Lutui in the head as they were on the ground on the game's
first possession, resulting in his ejection, and the Bears
quickly unraveled.

Particularly troubling to coach Lovie Smith was Harris' hit.

"I know the result," Smith said. "There's nothing Tommie can
really tell me."

Lutui said he was "really shocked" by the hit and called it
"such a surprise that it happened."

Harris did not make himself available to reporters after the
game.

Cutler passed for 369 yards while completing 29 of 47 passes and
was sacked four times.

The Bears have little time to regroup, with a Thursday night
game at San Francisco.

Things weren't looking good for the Bears after Harris got
tossed for slugging Lutui near the face after they ended up on
the ground following a run play. They only got worse from there.

His 11-yard touchdown pass to Fitzgerald capped the opening
drive, giving the Cardinals a 7-0 lead. The Bears quickly tied
it thanks to two long passes by Cutler - a 42-yarder to Devin
Hester and a 33-yard touchdown to Olsen - but the Cardinals
wasted no time busting open this game.

Arizona responded with a 74-yard drive Warner finished with a
6-yard pass to Ben Patrick that made it 14-7.

NOTES: Warner also threw for five touchdowns twice while with
St. Louis: against San Francisco in October 1999 and against
Minnesota in the playoffs in January 2000. ... Arizona held out
LB Gerald Hayes with a back injury. ... Besides Harris and
Tillman, the Bears lost S Al Afalava (shoulder) and backup RB
Garrett Wolfe (back).]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bears lose 2 DBs]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO(AP) -- Chicago Bears defensive backs Charles Tillman and
Al Afalava left Sunday's game against Arizona in the second
quarter with shoulder injuries. Their returns to the game were
questionable and the severity of their injuries was not
immediately available.

Tillman is the Bears' top cornerback, whose assignment Sunday
was to cover Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald and Alfalva is a
rookie safety.

The Bears also lost three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie
Harris 65 seconds into the game when he was ejected for slugging
Cardinals guard Deuce Lutui.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO(AP) -- Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris was
ejected from Sunday's game against Arizona after just 65 seconds
of play for slugging Cardinals offensive tackle Deuce Lutui.

At the end of an Arizona running play, Harris and Lutui ended up
on the ground and a replay showed Harris hitting Lutui near the
face.

The Bears got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and
Harris got a quick shower after referee Ed Hochuli announced he
had slugged Lutui and was ejected.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:18:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Boldin out for Cardinals]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO(AP) -- Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin was
inactive for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears because of
a sprained right ankle.

Boldin reinjured the ankle in the third quarter of last week's
34-21 loss to Carolina, but had hoped to be able to play against
the Bears. Arizona linebacker Gerald Hayes was also out Sunday
with a back injury.

Chicago wide receiver Devin Hester was active, even though he
was limited during the week by a sore right ankle. He missed two
practices.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[For Cutler, there's no receiver envy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO(AP) -- There's no truth to the notion Jay Cutler will turn
green with envy, if not Cardinals red, at the sight of the
receivers on the other side when the Chicago Bears host Arizona
on Sunday.

No offense to Larry Fitzgerald or Anquan Boldin, he likes what
he has.

"I think we're fine in that area," Cutler said. "I think we have
three or four very reliable if not above-average guys who can go
out there and make things happen. They're a young group. I think
that's may be their only fault, but they're not playing like
they're young. They're doing good things out there."

And the Bears will need more of that if they're going to make a
playoff run.

At 4-3, they're at an important point after a
less-than-impressive 30-6 win over lowly Cleveland followed
back-to-back losses to Atlanta and Cincinnati. Three of their
next four games are against division leaders, starting with a
visit by the defending NFC champion Cardinals (4-3), and they
don't have much room for error in their quest to get back to the
postseason after back-to-back misses.

It would help if they beat Arizona, the team on the receiving
end of one of Chicago's most memorable wins in recent memory.
That was three years ago, when the Bears rallied from 20 down at
the half to win 24-23 and spark that memorable "The Bears are
who we thought they were!" rant by then-Cardinals coach Dennis
Green.

That team reached the Super Bowl. Now, the Bears are tough to
figure.

Their offensive line isn't holding off defenders. Cutler is
taking a beating, and drives inside the 20 are stalling, with
their touchdown conversion rate at just 44.4 percent. So there
certainly are issues. The wide receivers, however, are not on
that list.

While Devin Hester, Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox have a ways to
go before they're mentioned in the same breath as Fitzgerald,
Boldin and Steve Breaston, they're at least backing up the
Bears' decision not to bring in outside help.

Chicago reportedly backed out of talks for Boldin because
Arizona wanted too much in return, and never made a strong push
to add anyone else. Instead, the Bears went with one receiver
(Hester) who had only one full season at the position, another
(Bennett) who did not catch a pass as a rookie last year, and a
third who is a rookie (Knox). The results?

Bennett has 334 yards and Knox is third among rookies with 24
receptions for 310 yards. Hester is establishing himself as a
No. 1 receiver, and with 454 yards, he's on pace to finish with
1,038.

"I definitely see bigger things," coach Lovie Smith said. "He's
learning. He hasn't been in the position long enough to have
perfected it yet, but he gets a little bit closer each week."

If Hester needs a tutorial, all he has to do is look across the
field Sunday, even if the Cardinals aren't getting the big plays
that carried them to the Super Bowl last season.

"You're not going to get all the bounces or make all the plays,
but we certainly had our share of opportunities to make plays
that could affect games and we just haven't done that," coach
Ken Whisenhunt said. "Hopefully, the worm will turn over the
next nine games and we'll make our share of those plays."

After setting league records with 30 catches for 546 yards and
seven touchdowns in the postseason, Fitzgerald does not have a
reception for 40 or more yards. He broke off five a year ago.
And he's averaging 10.8 yards per catch, down from 14.9.

Warner, meanwhile, has only two completions for more than 30
yards, and he threw five interceptions in a 34-21 loss to
Carolina last week, a rare performance for a quarterback who's
enjoyed a recent renaissance.

"I think the last couple of years I've played some of the best
football of my career," Warner said. "I think there was
definitely a period there where people thought, 'You're done.
You're just going to be a backup the rest of your career."'

Which is what the Bears wanted him to be for them.

Early in 2005, when he and the Bears were talking about signing
Warner as a backup to Rex Grossman, Warner took a pass. He
believed he had a better opportunity in Arizona and signed a
one-year deal with the Cardinals, which turned into a good move
even though they drafted Matt Leinart in 2006.

Warner eventually re-emerged as a top-tier quarterback after
bouncing in and out of the starting lineup, and led the
Cardinals back to the Super Bowl last season.

"It's weird how it works out, but I know I would've loved to
have played there in Chicago in front of those fans and for
Lovie," said Warner, who was the St. Louis Rams' quarterback
when Smith was their defensive coordinator. "It would've been
great. But I'm not going to trade anything for my experience
here in Arizona."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
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