nfl.com - 12/12/2008
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Danieal Manning 's opening kickoff return for a touchdown was Chicago's 14th kick return for a TD since 2004 (nine punt, five kickoff), tops in the NFL. The Saints fell to 1-6 on the road this season, compared to 6-1 at home (including their "home" game in London). The Bears have outscored ...
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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Both teams are still on the outside looking
in when it comes to the playoff picture. A...
loss will almost assure the team will be home in the winter months rather than playing on the weekend.
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Saints and Bears Fighting For Their Playoff Lives
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nfl.fanhouse.com - 12/12/2008
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Welcome to Ye Olde Thursday Night Live Chat.
The Saints face the Bears in a rematch of...
the 2006 NFC Championship game without the implications and just a fraction of the television audience. (Thanks, NFL Network!) Silver lining: Brian Urlacher doesn't begrudge Reggie Bush for clowning him in ...
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Thursday Night Live Chat: Saints vs. Bears
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SAINTS-BEARS ONE-LINERS
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Danieal Manning got things started for the Bears by returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown . The Saints had five penalties for 97 yards , including two huge pass interference calls. Says Bears K Robbie Gould of the Saints calling timeout before his game-winning kick, “I like it. I get an opportunity to get a warmup kick in but also see and judge exactly how the wind is blowing. For me, I wish every coach would do that .” Bears QB Kyle Orton has now won both his meetings with his fellow Purdue alum, Saints QB Drew Brees. The Saints had a 17-point comeback , but their defense couldn’t hold on to a late lead. Said Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner ...
BEARS-SAINTS WAS COLD, NOT HORRIBLE
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With both teams’ playoff hopes on the line, the Bears beat the Saints 27-24 in overtime on the NFL Network’s weekly Thursday Night Game You Try to Watch on a Pirated Feed Online Because Cable Providers Don’t Like The NFL’S Attempts at Strongarming. Kind of an unwieldy title, but there it is.
Both teams traded second-half turnovers and fourth-down failures before deciding to try to win, with the Saints getting their first lead, 24-21, late in the 4th quarter on a Drew Brees to Marques Colston TD. The Bears responded with a Robbie Gould field goal as time expired, and then overtime was fairly predictable: Devin Hester broke free on a ...
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Bleacher Report - NFL 12/12/2008
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Jets (-7.5) over Bills
Colts (-16.5) over Lions
Packers (-2.5) over Jaguars
Rams (+3.5) over Seahawks
49ers (+6.5) over Dolphins
Chargers (-4.5) over Chiefs
Bucs (-3.5) over Falcons ...