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DETROIT -- Despite a fast start, the Chicago Bears wound up escaping Ford Field with a 26-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday to keep alive their hopes for salvaging the club's second consecutive late-season collapse. The Bears scored 16 p...

CHICAGO BEARS (8-4) vs. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-6) Noon Sunday at Mall of America Field on Fox er"> QuarterbackAdvantageChristian Ponder's averages target distance is a league-low 6.2 yards down the field, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and...

CHICAGO BEARS (7-3) vs. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-4) Noon Sunday at Soldier Field on FOX er"> QuarterbackAdvantageChristian Ponder has thrown all nine of his touchdowns in the red zone, and he ranks fifth in the NFL in red-zone completion perce...

J'Marcus Webb has gotten most of the public criticism for failing to protect Jay Cutler early in the season, even from the quarterback himself. But how has right tackle Gabe Carimi, last year's first-round pick who has just six NFL games under his be...

STREAKING 1. Jay Cutler, QB: Cutler put together his second consecutive strong outing in the win over the Minnesota Vikings, completing 21 of 31 passes for 267 yards, two touchdowns and a passer rating of 115.9. With a game plan more catered to t...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith classified the chest injury suffered by Devin Hester in Sunday's 39-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings as something "we're going to put in the bumps and bruises section," a strong indication the rec...

CHICAGO -- Quarterback Jay Cutler campaigned earlier in the week for plays featuring quicker releases to alleviate the beating he'd been taking. Granted that request, the quarterback unleashed a beatdown of his own Sunday night in throwing for two...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears tacked points to the board on offense and defense to take a 16-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings here at Soldier Field. Behind solid protection and tweaked play-calling designed to get the ball out of his hands quickl...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Jay Cutler, Brian Urlacher, Julius Peppers, Devin Hester: all household names, right? Perhaps that's the case in Chicagoland, but to push the Bears' no-respect sentiment a step further, none of the team's jerseys made the earl...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Chicago Bears complained about potentially iffy conditions at TCF Bank Stadium throughout the week. Yet the team never stumbled in navigating the frozen turf while demolishing the Minnesota Vikings 40-14 to clinch their first NF...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Chicago Bears' Devin Hester finally set the NFL record for return touchdowns when he scored on a 64-yard punt return in the third quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday at TCF Bank Stadium. Read the entire story....

5 THINGS TO WATCH 1. Julius Peppers: Although Peppers hasn't made much of an impact in two career games against the Dolphins (seven tackles, one forced fumble), he's shown a tendency to crank things up a couple of notches for nationally-televised ...

CHICAGO -- There's quite bit to get to after Chicago's seizure of the NFC North lead on the heels of its 27-13 shellacking of the reeling Minnesota Vikings. From here on out, it appears the division race is now between the Bears and Green Bay Pack...

Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith believes the NFL "could do without that play" from the club's win Sunday over Minnesota in which the Vikings' Jared Allen launched himself into Lance Louis on a devastating block that put the guard on injured reserve.

At the 2012 draft, wide receivers were the rage, but it's been the rookie DBs who have made a difference, writes John Clayton

Earl Bennett, Devin Hester and Roy Williams defended Mike Martz and said the offensive coordinator deserves an extension.