Unreal: The Birds are playoff bound after destroying the Cowboys!
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — No Eagles fan could have asked for anything more today. The early games shaped up perfectly, with the Raiders beating the Bucs and the Texans beating the Bears, and set up a win-or-go-home match-up between the Eagles and Cowboys. From there, the Eagles took care of business in dominating Dallas...
Bears flop in finale
chicagotribune.com 12/29/2008 — The only scoreboard watching necessary for Bears fans Sunday was at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans ended the Bears' playoff possibilities, handing the visitors a devastating 31-24 defeat.
Bear with Us: Play-by-play of the loss
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Step 4: Beat Houston and get some help, oops
i94sports.com 12/29/2008 — The Chicago Bears finished an improbable 2008 on a sombre note Sunday. In the last two weeks of the season every team that the Bears needed to lose in order for Chicago to eke their way into the playoffs did. The Bears however, were unable to do their part in Houston. Playing without an ...
Bears Out and Down
chicagosporting.com 12/29/2008 — The Chicago Bears season is now officially over after their 24-31 loss to the Houston Texans. It seems like only yesterday the Chicago Bears headed to training camp and the biggest story heading in was, "which quarterback would Lovie shovel into the impending offensive disfunction?" The story ...
And Wayne Fontes Thought Perfection Was 8-8 [NFL Update]
deadspin.com 12/29/2008 — The Detroit Lions showed true devotion to the perfectly awful cause today while the rest of the NFL North showed why they should consider CFL applications. Or maybe KFC applications. • Two interceptions from Dan Orlovsky and a failure to recover ...
Orton likely starting QB for 2009 season -
chicagotribune.com 12/29/2008 — HOUSTON — Love him or hate him, Bears fans, get used to Kyle Orton . After Sunday's season-ending 31-24 loss to the Texans, offensive coordinator Ron Turner said Orton will head into training camp next July as the unchallenged starting quarterback for ...
