The Rivalry Defrosted
chicagosportsreview.com 12/27/2007 — It was all Bears fans could hope for after a season to forget - a sweep of the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers, forcing our neighbors to the north to travel through Dallas if they intend to reach the Super Bowl. It may not be much, but a rivalry win is as good as it gets in an otherwise lost year.

Lion Finale: Goodbye From Green Bay
mvn.com 12/27/2007 — The bleeding finally stops as the last game of the season is upon Lions fans with just as much disappointment closing as optimism as the season opened.

Nick Barnett is sort of mad at that ref
100percentinjuryrate.blogspot.com 12/27/2007 — I didn't really think much of Nick Barnett being taken down by an NFL ref this past weekend. It only registered for about a second before I moved on to more important things, like figuring out how a perpetually drunk Kyle Orton could lead the ...

Packers' Barnett to file grievance against referee
sports.espn.go.com 12/27/2007 — Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett will file a grievance against an NFL official for aggressively grabbing him around the neck and pulling him to the ground during Sunday's game against the Bears at Soldier Field, according to his agent.

BEARS IN BRIEF: Hip sidelines Briggs, uncertain for Saints
suntimes.com 12/27/2007 — The next time you see a Bears helmet on Lance Briggs' head might be the Pro Bowl.

Favre: Cold weather impacted team's focus in loss — ESPN.com - NFL 12/27/2007
Brett Favre said he and his teammates can't brush off the Green Bay Packers' 35-7 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday simply because it was played in extreme conditions.

The Grid: Week 17 in the NFL — FOXSports.com News for NFL 12/27/2007
The Saints need help to make the playoffs, but first Drew Brees and Co. have to beat the Bears. Go inside all the Week 17 matchups.

Barnett's agent: NFL should acknowledge ref's wrongdoing — USATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories 12/27/2007
Nick Barnett might not file a formal grievance against NFL official Jim Quirk after all. The Green Bay Packers linebacker's agent ...

Barnett's agent seeks league action — Boston.com -- Football news 12/27/2007
Nick Barnett might not file a formal grievance against NFL official Jim Quirk after all.

Barnett wants NFL to admit ref was wrong — FOXSports.com News for NFL 12/27/2007
Nick Barnett might not file a formal grievance against NFL official Jim Quirk after all. The Green Bay Packers linebacker's agent says he is more interested in having the league admit that Quirk's rough treatment of Barnett was wrong. "Look, I don't ...