Bears are proving to be legit contenders
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Last January, the Carolina Panthers proved to many skeptics what we had thought all along: The Chicago Bears' 11-5 season was largely the result of playing in the NFC North, where the resistance was token at best.
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Behind 14-0 on the road and with their offense going backward yesterday, the Chicago Bears started blitzing. With linebackers. With safeties.
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The valuation isn't as high as the bear would have you believe.
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Things have evened out for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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There is plenty to play for in the final three weeks of the season -- regardless if a team still is officially alive in the playoff chase.
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Their games are nearly sold out. Their distinctive new jerseys are trendy. Their name is no longer a punch line. Things haven&#39;t been this good for the Cincinnati Bengals in a long, long time.
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Warm up to some real winners this year.
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That&#39;s the summary of the latest BCS standings released on Monday. Cal made the most significant jump, up four spots to No. 4. If the season ended today, the Bears would be automatically qualified for an at-large BCS bowl berth, most likely the Rose.
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Kerry Collins has been impressive despite minimal playing time this preseason.
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After falling short of the Super Bowl last season, the Chicago Bearsâ coaching staff sought ways to make its defense even more ferocious and they found an answer.
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Cal could be coming to the Holiday Bowl instead of its anticipated dream trip to play Michigan in the Rose Bowl. The fourth-ranked Bears put themselves at the mercy of the voters and the Bowl Championship
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With a nod to the lads down in Foxborough, there's another team in town that not only is mowing down opponents but is doing so at a rate that, statistically, could rank it as one of the great regular-season teams of all time.
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For most of the existence of the National Football League, there have always been a few dominant teams. Teams that for extended periods are consistently legitimate contenders for the Lombardi Trophy.
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No matter how many times Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith watches the replay &#151; and he's watched it a lot &#151; he's still convinced Bernard Berrian had a touchdown.
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Sadly, Baylor&#39;s run at the top is over. The Bears&#39; 7-point win over Texas State wasn&#39;t exactly impressive, heck it wasn&#39;t even over a Division IA team, but rules are rules.
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The Chicago Bears played defense the way coach Lovie Smith envisioned, swarming to the ball and making the New York Giants cough it up. Seven sacks and five takeaways brought a 28-20 victory and produced a modest two-game winning streak that didn't appear possible for a team that dropped five of its first six games.
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Just when things were getting better for the Bears, they took another major hit to their biggest star. All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher told FOXSports.