Super Bowl XLI: Bearsâ Backs Share Ball-Carrying Duties, but Little Else
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Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson, who will take turns carrying the ball Sunday for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI, have personalities and backgrounds as different as their running styles.
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Rarely have two men as close as Chicago's Lovie Smith, left, and Indianapolis' Tony Dungy coached against each other in the Super Bowl and, as is their way, both are taking it all in stride.
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Green Bayâs much-improved special teams have been a key piece of its turnaround this season. But with the playoffs approaching, the teamâs punting and kicking have not been at their best.
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FOXBOROUGH -- It's nothing new to hear a pro football player, especially here, say before he plays his old team that the reunion is really no big deal, that he approaches each game the same.
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Devin Hester took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown as the Chicago Bears roared out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLI against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Chicago Bears stole the New York Giants' early-season formula for success -- again and again and again.
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Rex Grossman had his best game as a pro, and the Chicago Bears' defense silenced Detroit's Roy Williams and the Lions. Grossman set career highs with 289 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 34-7 victory over Detroit on Sunday.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- One Super Bowl XLI attendee was reluctant to leave his seat early in the fourth quarter with the Indianapolis Colts clinging to a 22-17 lead, despite dominating the Chicago Bears. He said he didn't want to miss Bears quarterback Rex Grossman throw the game-winning touchdown, to which a media member seated next to him replied, "For ...
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Many pundits feel the underdog Chicago  Bears will have to do something special to defeat the  Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl, and Devin Hester  could be the man to do it.
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Many pundits feel the underdog Chicago Bears will have to do something special to defeat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl, and Devin Hester could be the man to do it.
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New England linebacker Tedy Bruschi figures the defending Super Bowl champs were starting from scratch in the NFL season opener. &quot;No one cares about last year,&quot; Bruschi said.
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The defending AFC North champs found their stride Sunday, and it had a lot to do with the broad-shouldered back who leaves tacklers wide-eyed and empty-handed.
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For Bill Belichick, it isn't a preference. In his mind, turning NCAA defensive ends into NFL linebackers is practically a necessity.
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There is a certain gloom and doom feeling in the Windy City these days, as the beloved Chicago Bears are reeling. With franchise quarterback Rex Grossman
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It seemed like a foregone conclusion. Corey Dillon was no longer with the Patriots, so Laurence Maroney would be the team's lead running back, forced to carry a much heavier load than he did as a rookie.
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Players are always cautioned against  getting into late-night trouble before the Super Bowl, yet  Bears defenders hope to lure the Colts into their on-field  'strip club' when the teams meet in Sunday's NFL title game.
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Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears, already without safety Mike Brown for the rest of the season because of an Achilles injury, will be without two more starters on defense for awhile.