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Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 15: The stakes: The run-up to Sunday's game at Soldier Field took an unexpected, smack-talking turn. Little if any of it will have an impact on whether the Green Bay Packers or Chicago Bears win, so let's retur...

CHICAGO -- If the Bears win this game, will Danieal Manning be their MVP? For the second time this evening, Manning has answered a Minnesota score with a big kickoff return. His latest, a 59-yarder, set up Jay Cutler's 20-yard touchdown pass to re...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Chicago Bears fans will spend eternity debating the team's decision to pit Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman in a quarterback competition this summer. But one thing everyone should agree on: Bears coach Lovie Smith did th...

We spent much of this week discussing Saturday night's wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers -- for good reason. It will mark the second postseason matchup in the 51-year history of the rivalry. In the still mo...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 16: Oasis in desert? The Chicago Bears have lost five of their past six games and probably need to win their final two in order to reach the playoffs. Otherwise, they will become the second team since 1990 -- a...

Just five days separate us from perhaps the biggest game of the NFC North season. The Green Bay Packers could win the division with a victory Sunday over the Chicago Bears, and by all means, it's time to start chatting about it. I'll be over at Sport...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A step into the Chicago Bears' locker room Sunday afternoon was like opening a door into a blizzard. The people inside spoke in hushed tones, steeling themselves from elements that had been pounding them for hours. They looked wind-wor...

CHICAGO -- Some thoughts on Monday night's events at Soldier Field: What it means: The Chicago Bears overcame a scare with their starting quarterback to win their fourth consecutive game. At 5-1, they remain alone atop the NFC North. The Detroit L...

After the Green Bay Packers' 23-10 win over the Chicago Bears, here are three issues that merit further examination: The Packers' first touchdown came on a fake field goal that got lost in the postgame shuffle Thursday night, at least on this blo...

As far as left-tackle competitions go, the intrigue surrounding the Chicago Bears' is as good as it gets. It's been apparent for weeks that the Bears wanted third-year player J'Marcus Webb to win the job of protecting quarterback Jay Cutler's blin...

After running the numbers, ESPN.com pro football writer John Clayton arrived at a win total for every team in the division for 2012. Is the figure too high, too low or spot on? CHICAGO BEARS: Given that they were 7-3 last season before quarterback...

After the Chicago Bears' 24-18 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, here are three issues that merit further examination: Yes, I know. It's not who starts fast. In the NFL, oftentimes slow and steady wins the race. So it's worth noting that ...

After the Detroit Lions' 24-13 victory over the Chicago Bears, here are three issues that merit further examination: Things usually move quickly after a Monday night game. Whether they win or lose, players from the home team typically dress quick...

As a Chicago Bulls season-ticket holder, Bears coach Lovie Smith is watching the NBA playoffs with heightened interest. Asked by ESPN's George Smith this week which Chicago team will win the city's next title, he said: "The Bulls have the first crack...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Is the Chicago Bears' longtime nucleus of defensive players facing its final chance to win a Super Bowl? That's the question asked by Melissa Isaacson of ESPNChicago.com. And here's how linebacker Lance Briggs res...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Admit it. You didn't believe Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith last week when he said, over and over again, that he would play to win Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. His insistence that Bears starters would play the full game e...