Bernstein: Weather Could Be Issue For Bears/Pats
First, a restatement of a long-held opinion: NFL football games should all be played in domes or retractable-roof stadiums on an artificial or hybrid surface.
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First, a restatement of a long-held opinion: NFL football games should all be played in domes or retractable-roof stadiums on an artificial or hybrid surface.
Since the bye week the Mike Martz offense has taken on a different form. Instead of "the greatest show on turf," we're seeing a balanced offensive attack with a quick hitting passing game. But is that the offense the Bears will show on Sunday?
Consider it a week off for Lovie Smith's lucky horseshoe as the Bears welcome the New England Patriots to Soldier Field this coming Sunday.
The perception of the Chicago Bears changes week to week. One week their destined for the playoffs, the next they're doomed to get passed, by the Green Bay Packers. For the team, their only focus is on the next game.
Jay Cutler and the rest of the offense has been playing much better since the bye week. According to former Bears' quarterback Jim Miller, Cutler has been near perfect over the last two weeks.
A four-point victory over the Detroit Lions wasn't what many people were expecting out of the Bears after winning four-straight games. But the important thing to remember is that it was a victory.
Last Sunday, after the Bears upended Philly, I was eating crow. Seven days later, after watching them struggle to beat the better-but-still-bad Lions, I was about ready to cough it back up.
With a lead the NFC North the Bears are don't have to worry about what other teams are doing. But with a few losses that could change.
The Score's Joe Ostrowski ranks the top ten NFL teams heading into week 10. The Bears don't make his top ten, but a win over the Vikings might just push them over the limit.
Joe Ostrowski ranks the top ten teams in the NFL. And of course tells you where the Bears stack up.
Joe Ostrowski ranks the top ten teams in the NFL. And it probably won't come as a surprise that the Bears aren't in the list, but they're not as far down as you might think.
