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With the Bears' eliminated from playoff contention and three games to go, Lovie Smith is not going to play for next year.

CHICAGO The Bears rookie class make a grand entrance at Tuesday's "Making Wishes Come True" holiday giving party at Soldier Field, riding down an escalator en masse into the United Club.

With the Bears' eliminated from playoff contention and three games to go, Lovie Smith is not going to play for next year.

Maybe coach Lovie Smith will continue to prattle on about the Chicago Bears being a good football team, but it's now certain that they're not good enough to make the playoffs.

Welcome to my live blog from Soldier Field! From now until the end of today's NFC North battle between the Bears and Packers, I'll bring you all the latest developments while also providing a behind-the-scenes look at what's transpiring both on and off the field, whether it's a celebrity sighting or a review of the food in the press box.

You noted in a recent "Chalk Talk" that "given the Bears' depth at defensive end, it's been difficult to get Gaines Adams on the field." Why, then, did Jerry Angelo trade a high draft pick for him? Randy L. The trade for defensive end Gaines Adams was more about next year and beyond than it was about this season.

With the Bears at 5-7 and, for all intents and purposes, out of the running for the playoffs this season, some Chicago fans will tend to stray off on to other sports, or in some instances, back to their families.

When an NFL team is out of the playoff picture before the calendar reads, "December," it's time to start thinking about next year.

CHICAGO a ' It was change that invigorated a stale defense Sunday, and change was precisely what was needed.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler continued to give the ball away at an alarming rate Sunday in Minnesota, tossing two more interceptions in a humiliating 36-10 loss to the Vikings.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. It may be difficult to do, but the Bears are determined to ignore the criticism and speculation swirling around their heads and focus all of their attention on Sunday's home game against the St.

With the Bears picking up their 7th loss, and the other teams actually in the NFC wild card hunt winning, can Lovie Smith and the Chicago Bears organization finally realize the season is over? I'm not looking for some announcement in a press conference to their admission, just some changes in the lineup.

Having allowed 397 rushing yards in their last 2 losses, the Bears were determined to contain the Niners' Frank Gore .

SAN FRANCISCO a ' Bears general manager Jerry Angelo is confident defensive tackle Tommie Harris has learned his lesson from Sunday's ejection.

The Bears' acquisition of quarterback Jay Cutler during the offseason brought renewed hope and anticipated glory to a franchise desperate for both.

As has become a recurring theme throughout the season, the Bears ' running game failed to get going Sunday.

No surprise among the Bears inactives for Sunday, with Tommie Harris and Adrian Peterson both out with injuries.

The Jay Cutler contract extension on Tuesday night sets the quarterback to be on board for the same length of time as general manager Jerry Angelo, who is also signed through 2013.

Now that the dust has settled, sort of, on the Gaines Adams trade, let's examine the roster move the Bears will have to make Saturday to add him to the 53-man roster.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. Bears rookie safety Al Afalava was probably a little envious when he saw North Chicago High School's new state-of-the-art fitness center for the first time Tuesday.