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Even all these hours after that train wreck of a game against the Cardinals mercifully ended, I'm still left trying to figure out how the Bears got to this point.

Welcome to Round 1 of the NFL playoffs between the Bears and the Cardinals. The winner between the NFC 's last two Super Bowl losers keeps hope alive that 2009 will matter.

Thanks, Larry! The official injury report for the Bears and Cardinals. Chicago Sun-Times The Bears are forced to play solitaire.

If the 4-3 Bears don't put more pressure on the Cardinals' Kurt Warner Sunday than they've put on opposing quarterbacks in their last three games, they'll be looking at a .500 record at the halfway point of the season.

Lovie Smith and Co. look to bounce back against the lowly Cleveland Browns. If the Bears' offensive line isn't going to get the job done, then the rest of the offense needs to figure out ways to be productive without their help.

How do you explain the Bears going 24-8 in 2005 and 2006 leading up to their Super Bowl loss and then 19-19 since with the same head coach and a majority of the same roster? Was it injuries, assistant coach turnover, the players that left or the core of the team getting past its prime? Rich G. Rolling Meadows, Illinois There are obviously many ...

A serious Tommie Harris addressed the media Friday, his first public comments since last Sunday's mysterious benching.

Cedric Benson #32 of the Cincinnati Bengals tries to outrun Brodney Pool #21 of the Cleveland Browns during a first quarter run at Cleveland Browns Stadium December 21, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.

LAKE FOREST – The word is out among NFL teams about how to stop the Bears' pass rush.

By Michael Rushton, Contributing NFL Editor -- - What began as a season of optimism is quickly turning to disappointment for the Chicago Bears.

Where do you start after a game like this? The New York papers have been hammering the Brooke Hundley-n-Steve Phillips affair all week ... and this debacle was that kind of ugly.

CHICAGO – As enthused as Marcus Harrison was Sunday about starting against the Bengals, the Bears defensive tackle wondered if the end result would have been different had the guy he replaced – Tommie Harris – remained in the lineup.

Cedric Benson said last week that ''my dreams are coming true'' with the Cincinnati Bengals, but he didn't mention anything about nightmares beginning for the Bears.

OK, how about assisted suicide? The Bears forced the Bengals into only two third downs on the first drive.

"There were more people in the training room after we played the Bears than any other opponent.

Chicago Bears linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

Every time Cedric Benson takes a handoff, he'll be carrying a grudge along with the ball.

Cedric Benson is a different player on the field for the Cincinnati Bengals than he ever was for the Bears.

There was no sense of panic in Lovie Smith 's tone, no reason for the head coach to announce wholesale changes following a disheartening 21-14 loss to the Falcons.

For Cedric Benson, what a difference a year makes.A From No. 4 overall draft pick to out of the NFL, Benson has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.A He even saw action in the Super Bowl, although he would eventually leave with an injury en route to a Bears defeat.