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The fake field goal attempt didn't fool anybody, and the Rams almost made the Bears pay for their daring maneuver late in the second quarter Sunday.

Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly talks with Robbie Gould during Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field.

Bobby Dunn accepted that his dream of being a Division I offensive lineman was gone.

Corey Graham was disappointed when it became clear that he wouldn't have a chance to play much on defense.

Tight end Desmond Clark has recovered from a cracked rib and is ready to go Sunday against the Lions.

Jamar Williams could have pouted on the sidelines, as other overlooked players have done.

Bears assistant head coach/defensive line coach Rod Marinelli isn?t the kind of man to get all maudlin just because his former team is coming to town, the one that compiled the only 0-16 record in NFL history last year with him as the head coach.

Pittsburgh at Bears When ? 3:15 p.m., Channel 2 Opening line ? Steelers by 3 Record vs.

After the Packers' 21-15 victory over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sunday, receiver Greg Jennings was the man of the hour, explaining to the wave of reporters the details of his game-winning touchdown catch from quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

I admit, I am a bit of a special-teams geek. Have done more than one long feature on the subject.

The knee injury that Atari Bigby sustained in Sunday's opener against the Chicago Bears might be enough to keep him out for a couple of weeks, but the Green Bay Packers don't believe it will end his season.

Our preseason excitement gave way to reality Sunday night, when we learned that the Bears just aren't a very good football team.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, It was just one game, but many Chicago Bears fans feel it is the end of the world, and are calling for the returns of people they forgot they whined about.

F It was a terrible first half for Cutler, for sure. He almost made up for it in the second.

There was no way to cast this one in a positive light. Six days before they would be forced to deal with the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers , the Chicago Bears were discussing how they could possibly move on following the season-ending wrist injury that had knocked the face of the franchise, Brian Urlacher, out of commission one ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. The red zone was a dead zone for the Bears offense in Sunday night's 21-15 season-opening loss in Green Bay as the unit produced just two field goals on three trips inside the Packers' 20-yard line.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert I didn't bother unpacking Monday morning upon returning from Cleveland.

The runaway optimism of the Jay Cutler Era. The acquisition of a real quarterback.

Jay Cutler was more Rex Grossman than Pro Bowl QB in the first half, throwing three interceptions, including one that set up the Packers' only touchdown.

CHICAGO a ' Robbie Gould is the most accurate field-goal kicker in Bears history.