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If every Bear were as productive as Greg Olsen on Sunday, there would have been high-fives and cigars all around in the postgame locker room.

Kurt Warner rebounded from a lackluster performance last week against Carolina by matching a career-high with five touchdown passes to lead the Arizona Cardinals to a 41-21 win over Chicago at Soldier Field.

Greg Olsen was nearly a consensus breakout candidate in 2009, especially with Jay Cutler being brought in to the mix.

Lovie Smith defended the aesthetics of his team's win against the Browns the same way 31 other NFL coaches would have.

Not that anyone could blame him. Problem is, this happened at times in Denver and was part of the reason he earned a negative reputation, even before he engineered his way out of town.

With some distance from the victory Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator Ron Turner finally was able to specify his frustration.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester missed practice on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury against Cleveland this past Sunday.

LAKE FOREST – Bears reserve offensive tackle Kevin Shaffer has a pretty good idea about what to expect Sunday from the Cleveland Browns.

When Bob Babich was the Bears ' defensive coordinator, it was always difficult to figure out where he started and Lovie Smith ended.

There will come a point in this season when offensive coordinator Ron Turner no longer will be able to preach patience and say the offense needs to execute better.

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Revenge was sweet for Cedric Benson . Carson Palmer seemed to enjoy it, too. No, Palmer didn't have any agenda against the Bears, but he played like he did, throwing for 233 yards and five TDs in Cincinnati's 45-10 victory.

Dan, when you and I talk Bears , we have fun because it's the team we're most passionate about.

When the Bears traded their 2010 second round pick for Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gaines Adams , there was a minor uproar.

CHICAGO Ron Turner's play calls are believed to be as predictable as a traffic light.

When the defense allows the opponent to go up and down the field and score on the first seven possessions, it's hard to focus too much on the offense.

Ho lay -mo lay . I don't think you can get embarrassed more thoroughly than what happened Sunday in Cincinnati.

Another week, another underwhelming crop of fantasy performances from Bears players.

With the Bears playing the Cincinnati Bengals and Cedric Benson on Sunday, it's a perfect time for one of those ''Where Are They Now?'' features about former Bears running backs.

And now, stay tuned for "Who Wants to be a Midwestern Playoff Team?" On one side, ladies and gentlemen, we have the Chicago Bears - who dropped their opener, won three straight to refuel long dormant postseason chatter, then proceeded to lose a seven-point primetime decision in Atlanta after surrendering the decisive touchdown with three minutes to ...