Archive for December, 2012
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NFL Playoff Scenarios: Predicting Which Teams Will Claim Final Postseason Spots
There are two playoff spots up for grabs as teams around the NFL prepare for the final week of the regular season. Both are in the NFC as the NFC East title and one wild card position are still available with five teams still alive in those races. In
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Creating the Perfect Offseason Plan for the Bears
The season is not over yet for the Chicago Bears, but that doesn't mean you can't look ahead to what can be a very active offseason for the team. The Bears will face a lot of questions depending on how the end of the regular season unfolds. Maki
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Ranking the Top 5 Players on the Chicago Bears 2013 Draft Board
Sunday's win against the Arizona Cardinals put the Bears back in the playoff hunt, for now.They will still need plenty of help to find their way into the playoffs, but it has almost all but been assured that they will not be picking in the 2013 NFL d
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Chicago Bears Land 5 in Pro Bowl: Immediate Reaction
Five Chicago Bears players got the nod as Pro Bowl representatives on Wednesday, which is a pretty good number for a team that may not even make the playoffs. However, it is telling that only one of those players was from the offensive side of the fo
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Chicago Bears: Matt Forte Can Be a Major Key to Victory on Sunday
In my previous article, I stated that the running game is key to a Bears victory on Sunday. While I still believe that is the case, it will be a difficult task to accomplish without Matt Forte.The Bears' starting running back suffered an ankle i
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Bears Defense Dominates Chicago’s List of Pro Bowlers
There are few shocks in terms of the Bears who made the Pro Bowl roster, especially that the bulk of the list is on the defensive side of the ball.Chicago's defense has been dominating, and so it makes sense that they dominated the starting roster fo
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Bears Weekly Progress Report: Late-Season Roster Moves Raise Questions
With Michael Bush on injured reserve and Matt Forte hurt (though expecting to play, via Michael C Wright, ESPN Chicago) the Bears are in exactly the situation they were trying to avoid when they signed Bush last offseason.Bush was shut down
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Chicago vs. Detroit: Bears Key to Victory Is Slowing Down Calvin Johnson
On a Monday night back in October, the Chicago Bears improved their record to 5-1 and somewhat silenced the critics who thought they had not played top-level talent before facing the Detroit Lions.In that Monday night contest, cornerback Charles Till
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Chicago Bears: What They Need to Do to Beat the Detroit Lions
We all know what the Bears need to do to save their season and make the playoffs. We also know that the Bears need help from Green Bay.At the moment, the most important thing is to defeat the Detroit Lions. That task, however, will be easier said tha
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5 Keys to Clinching a Postseason Berth for the Chicago Bears
Headed into the final week of the regular season, the Chicago Bears are very much in the playoff race.Four NFC teams have locked up a playoff spot, while the No. 4 seed is still up for grabs and will go to either Washington or Dallas as the NFC East
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