nfl.fanhouse.com - 12/4/2008
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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 three straight home games ahead (against the ...
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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 ...
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Don't look for Bears to win out
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The Bears Need To Win Out, But There’s No Reason To Believe They Will
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... It’s been such an odd season for these Bears, that even with the overwhelming mediocrity they’ve shown, the up-and-down-and-around-again nature of this club, they’re still in the hunt. At this point, they’ll probably find a way to go 8-8 and make the playoffs. It’s just been one of those years. (Though, computer projections have the Vikings at 8.8 wins for the season. Could 9-7 do it for these Bears?) ...
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Step 4: Beat Houston and get some help, oops
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