Here is the deal: We don’t have time, nor always the will, to make a post out of every semi-significant Bears-related tidbit that hits the InterWeb. But, to satisfy you readers and make sure that we keep on top of everything, we’re bringing you short and precise annotated Bears highlights every Monday and Thursday. This is our link-dumpish effort. (more…)

First, this is so late it is nearly irrelevant. HA! I said nearly…

Who knew the Bears had much of a passing game? Alright. So the question may be better phrased, “Who knew the Lions secondary was that mediocre?”

Kyle Orton looked like the bearded hero we always hoped he could become. He passed for 334 yards and unlike usual, not all passes were two-yard screens to Jason McKie.

Bears receivers combined for 13 catches with Devin Hester (five rec., 66 yards, 1 TD) and Rashied Davis (6 rec., 97 yards) leading the sudden breakout.

The defense was again awesome holding Detroit’s lame-duck offense to 185 total yards, the unit’s lowest amount yielded since October 2006.

Fullback Jason McKie took a page from the Cedric Benson Method of Football and found out how hard it is to gain a yard in the NFL yesterday.

On fourth-and-1 from midfield with two minutes left and the Bears down by three, the Panthers defense stuffed McKie for no gain to cement the come-from-behind victory.

The Bears were up 17-3 at one point in the third quarter, but a pair of costly fumbles by tight end Greg Olsen and a diminishing run defense allowed the Panthers to practically steal a win despite being thoroughly dominated for most of the game. (more…)