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 ...

Bears post-season hopes shrink on Sunday
i94sports.com 12/16/2008 — Here is what we learned on Sunday the 14th of December 2008: 1. I still suck at predicting games. 2. The Packers are now officially eliminated from playoff consideration. 3. The Vikings playoff chances grew, while the Bears slimmed down.

How to Follow Chicago Bears Football | eHow.com
ehow.com 12/22/2008 — Looking to find the latest up to date information on your beloved Chicago Bears? Do you like to read what other newspapers and websites besides the Chicago-based news outlets are reporting on your Monsters of the Midway for this day in sports history? Then Sports Illustrated's website has just the l

Season Over!, Bears Fall 31-24
windycitygridiron.com 12/30/2008 — Pull the tarp on the field and clear out the lockerroom.  The Bears season ended on a lame duck onside kick and an offsides penatly on our megamillionaire defensive tackle. Things almost lined up great for the Bears with the Vikings looking to ...

Top ten Bears moments in 2008
toptenchicagosports.com 12/24/2008 — S o, somehow, the Bears season isn't over quite yet. I don't believe what I saw Monday night quite yet, either. While a Giants win over the Vikes next week is unlikely - hell, maybe so is a Bears win over the 'surging' Texans - at least there is ...

Can the Bears Win 4 in a Row? Do They Have to Win 4 in a Row to Make the Playoffs?
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/4/2008 — by Michael David Smith With the Bears at 6-6 and sandwiched between the Vikings and Packers in the NFC North, the conventional wisdom in Chicago is that they need to win all four games down the stretch to win the division. So can they do it? With ...

Don't look for Bears to win out
chicagotribune.com 12/4/2008 — Bears don't play like team that can finish 4-0 > If Kyle Orton were doing the Chicago weather forecast Wednesday, he probably would have looked at the ...

Bears lack heart, soul :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears
suntimes.com 1/13/2009 — Ayanbadejo tells Waddle & Silvy 'something was missing' When an intelligent, affable guy like Brendon Ayanbadejo speaks, it can't hurt to listen. Things are going great for the Bears' former special teams captain. He's headed to the AFC Championship ...

Manning doing it all for Bears
chicagotribune.com 12/26/2008 — Two days before the regular season ends might not be the most practical time to remind the Bears that do-everything Danieal Manning caught two touchdown passes at Abilene Christian playing wide receiver. Or does the must-win nature of Sunday's Texans ...

Chicago’s ‘Bad News Bears’: The Monsters of the Mediocre
totalprosports.com 1/20/2009 — Total Pro Sports - As a child, growing up in the Midwest, there was one NFL franchise that was followed—that was worshiped by kids and their parents throughout the weathered winter plains. Not far from the Illinois border, I believed with all my heart that if you listened carefully enough, ...

Bears have no one to blame but themselves after loss — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 12/29/2008
When you can't help yourself, you have no one to blame but yourself. That blame can be spread from Houston back to Halas Hall for the Bears, who with a victory Sunday would have entered the playoffs as a wild-card team.

BEARS IN BRIEF: Defense vs. '06? Don't ask Brown — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 12/29/2008
HOUSTON -- Get over it already.

VIKINGS 20, GIANTS 19: Vikes, Longwell have it their way — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 12/29/2008
MINNEAPOLIS -- The New York Giants were already comfortably in the playoffs. The Minnesota Vikings? There was nothing comfortable about their situation, let alone their entire season.

Lost Love: Chicago Bears Should Fire Lovie Smith — Bleacher Report - NFL 12/29/2008
It is a distant memory...the Chicago Bears playing against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI.  The Bears haven't made the playoffs since that 13-3 season.  Their neighbors, the Colts, still haven't missed the playoffs. Everything ...

Bears endorse Orton as incumbent starting QB — ESPN.com - NFL 12/29/2008
Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner proclaimed quarterback Kyle Orton the incumbent starter heading into training camp.