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| Cutler, Ryan add passing balance to Bears, Falcons |
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10/15/2009 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Jay Cutler and Matt Ryan have quickly passed their way into the records of two franchises known for running the ball. Cutler has a 100-plus quarterback rating in three straight games, a first for the Chicago Bears in 45 years - since Rudy Bukich in 1964. In his first season with the Bears (3-1) following a trade from Denver, Cutler has completed 64.3 percent of his passes, which would set a Chicago record. ``Jay of course is doing a super job of taking care of the ball and just really |
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| Bears' Peterson out of practice |
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10/15/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears running back/kick returner Adrian Peterson was held out of practice for the second straight day. Chicago's injury report on Thursday stated that Peterson was out with a knee injury he suffered in a Week 4 win over Detroit. Chicago had last week off. Linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer was also out of practice on Thursday with a rib injury. Defensive tackle Anthony Adams was a limited participant on Thursday after not taking part in snaps on Wednesday with a knee in |
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| Bloody true: Seahawks are tougher |
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10/14/2009 |
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| that new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp has installed. But when Hasselbeck is left speechless by Schmitt's self-inflicted bloodbath in the spirit of team motivation just before kickoff, it shows a depth of grit more synonymous with Dick Butkus' Chicago Bears or Ray Nitschke's Green Bay Packers. ``It probably wasn't smart,'' Hasselbeck said of Schmitt's stunt, which the second-year wild man also did while at West Virginia University. ``But I really think the mindset of our team has changed.'' Hasselb |
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| Crabtree to make NFL debut at Houston |
NFL Football |
10/14/2009 |
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| teammates get a break to go home. Backup quarterback Alex Smith, who lives in the area, will throw to Crabtree. Receivers coach Jerry Sullivan will supervise Crabtree's sessions with help from Wendell Davis, a former teammate of Singletary with the Chicago Bears who has been brought in to aid Sullivan in getting Crabtree up to speed.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed with |
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| Cutler stays mum on Owens |
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10/14/2009 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -If Jay Cutler's salivating at the thought of passing to Terrell Owens, he wasn't about to let the public in on it. The Chicago Bears quarterback refused to say Wednesday whether he's like the team to acquire the flashy and controversial receiver from Buffalo. Asked what he would say if Bears management approached him about Owens, Cutler responded: ``I don't think they're going to. I think they'll do that upstairs.'' Asked if he's texted or tweeted Owens, Cutler simply said he |
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| NFC North: Vikings keep foot on the gas |
NFL Football |
10/13/2009 |
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| g to be easy - we play Baltimore at home, we are at Pittsburgh and then we are back in Green Bay. The next three weeks are going to be strong test of where we are at." LIONS: One week after ripping his team publicly following a one-sided loss at the Chicago Bears, Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz was in a slightly better mood following his club's 28-20 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Schwartz's team went into the halftime break down just 21-13, with a pick-six from cor |
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| Healthier Bears look to ease painful memory |
NFL Football |
10/13/2009 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Rested after a much-needed bye, the Chicago Bears had some time to heal over the weekend. Good thing for them. They're a little healthier now after absorbing their share of bumps and bruises in the early going as they head to Atlanta, the site of one of their most painful losses a year ago. Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa appears ready to go after tearing the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the opener against Green Bay. So does receiver Devin Hester after leav |
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| At 2-2, Cardinals struggling to take flight |
NFL Football |
10/12/2009 |
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| d be a challenge. This week, the Cardinals go to Seattle (2-3), where they've won twice since the teams became division rivals in 2002. Then the Cardinals visit the New York Giants (5-0), come home to play the Carolina Panthers (1-3) and visit the Chicago Bears (3-1). The Cardinals' 28-21 victory over Houston on Sunday provided a snapshot of what's good and bad about them. On the plus side, the passing attack remains potent. Quarterback Kurt Warner completed 20 of 23 passes for 262 yards and two touchd |
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| Bears piling up sacks along with wins |
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10/09/2009 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -The Chicago Bears still have a ways to go before they instill the sort of fear that gripped opponents back in 1985, or during the days of Dick Butkus. They're off to a good start, though. The Bears have won three straight and are 3-1 heading into their bye, thanks in part to a pass rush that has produced 14 sacks - third in the league behind Minnesota and Denver. It's a big improvement for a group that returned mostly intact even though it struggled to take down the quarterback |
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| Bears take off with Cutler propelling them |
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10/08/2009 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Jay Cutler took off and got spun around like the propeller on a helicopter before crashing in the end zone last week. He was fine. The Chicago Bears are looking pretty good, too. With their franchise quarterback delivering as promised after a shaky debut, they're soaring into the bye week with three straight wins and a 3-1 record. ``I think we're on pace to where we want to be,'' Cutler said. Leading the way is the quarterback whose arrival in the offseason sent expectation |
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