Cutler's night troubles raise questions

The look on Hunter Hillenmeyer's face reflected either a bad question or a bad reaction to lunch. But given the...

Gut-check time for Lovie

Lovie Smith needs to find the courage to bench Jay Cutler if necessary.

Tracing the Bears' defensive decline

...first third-down conversion last Sunday. The Bears showed blitz by running linebackers Lance Briggs and Hunter Hillenmeyer to the line, but ultimately rushed only four players on third-and-10. They defended with...

Midseason grade: Needs improvement

The Bears' midseason grades are in. There's a lot of work to do.

NFL: NOV 08 Cardinals at Bears November 08 2009: Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer (92) in action. The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 41 to...

Bears' Harris apologizes for incident

Chicago Bears' Tommie Harris apologizes for incident vs. Arizona Cardinals.

Smackdown: Tommie Harris vs. Deuce Lutui

...run. Harris was engaged with center Lyle Sendlein and could not see Lutui. Lutui blocked linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer on the play. Replays did not show what happened immediately next, only Harris' fateful punch to...

Bad news, Bears

Intensity and confidence aren't enough for the Bears to turn it around.

Another terrible chapter for Tommie Harris

...the ground. It was a tough opening drive for the Bears, who also lost middle linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer to another injury. His status is uncertain, but for now the Bears are using Nick Roach...

The joke's on them

Another Bears embarrassment makes them a national punch line.

Swing game

...You look down our schedule and there's not a lot of easy wins coming up," Hunter Hillenmeyer said. "They're all good football teams. At the beginning of the season where everybody was...

Cardinals-Bears Preview

Cardinals-Bears Preview

Bears look to improve vs. Cardinals

ESPNChicago.com's Ben Finfer looks at who was streaking and slumping in Sunday's Bears-Lions game.

Third and one: Bears

...strength deficiencies the Bears identified in the offseason. It looks like the Bears have settled on Hunter Hillenmeyer as their middle linebacker with Nick Roach on the strong side. I'm all for that...

...of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. At left is Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer (92), who forced the fumble