Cutler stumbles after fast start but Bears earn must-win over lowly Rams

Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears looked like they were headed to an easy win. Instead, they had to hang on to beat lowly St. Louis.

10 Spot: Attention, shoppers

Here are some of the names that will likely be on several shopping lists when teams start looking for head coaches, writes Adam Schefter.

Digging into Peterson's fumbles

...see him avoid Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs, take a step and then collide frontally with linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer. The collision arches Peterson's back. He tries to bounce away, but while doing so, Hillenmeyer...

...29: Running back Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings reaches for the football as linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer #92 of the Chicago Bears defends at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome...

No surprise

Bears are who we thought they were; maybe worse

Vikings run up 36 points, 537 yards in blitzing slumping Bears

Brett Favre passed for a season-high 392 yards and three touchdowns, and the Vikings intercepted Jay Cutler twice in a 36-10 victory over the Bears on Sunday.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Bears look to improve vs. Cardinals

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