The Bears (5-4) head up to Lambeau Field to take on QB Aaron Rodgers and the Packers (4-5) in this year’s first installment of the best rivalry in football. A Bears win guarantees they’ll keep, at least, a share of the division lead.

Nathan Vasher could lose playing time in favor of Corey Graham. (Yahoo!)

I guess there is a place for philosophical talk in football. (Green Bay Gazette) (more…)

NFL’s third-ranked ground attack, meet the NFL’s sixth best against it. Something has to give. Other than the head of Andrew Gurode from the force of Albert Haynesworth’s size 14 cleat.

The Tennessee Titans, the last undefeated team in the NFL, look to keep that record clean tomorrow against the 5-3 NFC North-leading Bears.

Following the old Roman-inspired adage, the Titans, while in Chicago, will do what the Bears will do: run, run, and run some more. After all, would you want to throw it with names like Kerry Collins, Justin Gage, and Rex Grossman leading that charge? (more…)

You could say this Sunday’s game versus Detroit has all the makings of a trap game if the Bears aren’t careful. Luckily, if anyone on the team has Internet access, they were warned here, here, and oh, here too.

We get it. Don’t look past the Lions. Well, last time I checked, their starting quarterback is known for running out of his own endzone. Sorry if that doesn’t necessarily color me worried. But it’s true. The Bears shouldn’t take Detroit, or any NFL team, for granted. Even if their QB is Dan Orlovsky. (more…)

Bernard Berrian has 42 million reasons to be THIS happy about being a Viking. And the Bears have 25 million reasons to be excited about the prospect of shutting him down tomorrow. If only they had the cornerbacks to do so.

In case you missed it, Berrian received a six-year, $42 million deal to sign with the Vikes in the offseason and subsequently turned down a five-year $25 million offer to remain with the Bears. Oh and also, the Bears secondary is really banged up. (more…)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan — seen here sort of smiling –won’t find any joy in the tons of pressure he is gonna face this Sunday when the Bears hit the road to face Atlanta.

Both teams are 3-2 and a Falcons victory could push Atlanta to contender status. Standing in Ryan and the rest of the team’s way is the Bears’ top-notch defense. And uh, safety Lawyer Milloy.

The carried away Milloy rocked wide receiver Roddy White during practice earlier in the week, making White questionable for Sunday’s contest. With Chris Houston and Brent Grimes set to start at cornerback, Milloy’s bad day inevitably won’t end until Monday morning. (more…)

Take a good look at the photograph to your right. Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think so?

I’m sure if the Detroit Lions realized how little the fortunes of the franchise would be swayed by the four gentlemen standing here in 2004, they probably would have skipped the press conference all together.

Now, four years later and with only the two guys holding jerseys still left in the NFL, the Bears travel to the Motor City to take on the Lions in their first matchup of 2008. (more…)

If the Bears continue the trend of the last two weeks, they’ll absolutely stomp Donovan McNabb and his Eagles counterparts into submission and the score will show it. That is until the fourth quarter when the Bears defense implodes and the Eagles sneak away with a late-minute win.

In order for that not to happen, the Bears offense must convert on third down opportunities — something they have not done recently. Controlling the clock is always important for an offense that lacks big play ability, but it will be more important for the Bears in order to keep their defense fresh.

The Eagles will come out throwing, hoping to recreate the success Brian Griese had against the team last week. While I don’t see McNabb throwing 67 times, he will throw often and how well the defense contains him will be the biggest indicator of the team’s success. (more…)

The Chicago Bears shipped Brian Griese to Tampa Bay this offseason essentially for rookie cornerback Zack Bowman. Now, the squinty-eyed quarterback would like nothing more than to get revenge on his former team as the starting quarterback of his new…er…former team.

The Buccaneers feature a strong running attack with Earnest Graham and Warrick Dunn averaging a combined 165 yards per game thus far. The talented trio of rookie Matt Forte, Kevin Jones, and Garrett Wolfe are responsible for 149 yards per game themselves.

Thus, don’t expect either Griese or Bears quarterback Kyle Orton to throw much. Considering the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver, Joey Galloway, is out with injury and the Bears don’t really have a No. 1, the winner of this game will be the team that exhibits the best run defense. (more…)

The last time that Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith ruined my day year was in the 2006 NFC Divisional Playoff game. It wasn’t just that he was scorching my beloved Bears’ secondary for 212 yards on 12 catches with two touchdowns, it was that he was single-handedly kicking them out of the playoffs.

Luckily, Smith isn’t kicking anything these days. Punching — that’s another story. This Sunday, Smith is sure to be a non factor as he sits out the final game of his two-game suspension for jabbing teammate Ken Lucas in the mug, consenquently breaking his nose.

In his absence, former Bears and two-time Panthers receiver Muhsin Muhammad will once again, be counted on to bully Ken Lucas play the role of veteran leader. Newcomer, tight end Dante Rosario (ed. I get it. Rosario is both his last name and the first name of actress Rosario Dawson HA. HA.) will have to be monitored closely after last week’s impressive performance: seven catches, 96 yards receiving, game-winning touchdown as time expired, and the cause for instantaneous depression of hundreds of thousands of Chargers fans. (more…)

This Sunday night, uber quarterback Peyton Manning, brother to Eli and son of Archie, will bring his intimidating stare and surgically-repaired knee to virginal Lucas Oil stadium as the Colts take on the Bears in the Week 1 rematch – in case you forgot – of Super Bowl XLI. No word yet on if Manning will bring the rented fog machine.

Manning missed the entire preseason after undergoing surgery to remove an infected bursa sac in his left knee. Initially, there was doubt on whether he would be able to start Week 1, but he insists he is ready to go.

Now, Bears fans’ hopes rest on Manning being a bit rusty, and two key members of the Colts’ offensive line being absent. Center Jeff Saturday and left guard Ryan Lilja are out with their own respective injuries. (more…)