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LAKE FOREST, Ill. The Bears have acquired key players via a blockbuster trade, the NFL Draft and free agency.

Gore, 49ers Beat Bears 10-6, Ending 4-Game Skid Share + Comments Nov 13, 2009 3:23 pm US/Pacific Gore, 49ers Beat Bears 10-6, Ending 4-Game Skid SAN FRANCISCO 1 of 1 Devin Hester #23 of the Bears is hit as he returns a punt by Curtis Taylor #28 0f the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on November 12, 2009 in San Francisco, California Jed ...

If you should happen upon Jay Cutler on the street and wave to him, don't be surprised if he flinches.

Nightmare So much for Jay Cutler breaking out of his night-game slump. Cutler had five interceptions, including the game-ending pick in the end zone, in San Francisco.

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

San Francisco's defenders figure the short week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much in four days, and the 49ers knew what to expect from Chicago's quarterback.

Niners win the toss, but for the second game in a row they elect to defer to the second half .... Chicago from their 18 ... 1st: Pass to Forte, corralled by Lawson after 2 yards ... 2nd and 8: Cutler no where to go, throws inc.

Then Davis addressed where the Bears might be vulnerable. "They leave the middle of the field open," he said.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert CHICAGO -- Just when you thought Tommie Harris couldn't become a more bizarre character in Chicago, he comes up with another stunt.

While it was a relief to see the Bears defense pound the Browns, I felt a little like I was watching a bully take a little kid's lunch money.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Flip-flopping linebackers Hunter Hillenmeyer and Nick Roach seemed to have a positive impact on the Bears defense in Sunday's 30-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

Well, he didn't really. He did but he didn't. It's hard to explain. The Bears ' $40 million defensive tackle, the one who claims he doesn't have anything to prove to anybody, burst through the line to find only a red carpet between himself and Browns quarterback .

The progress of the Bears defense has been treacherously betrayed by the man running it.

No reason to worry. Even so, the Chicago Bears did little to calm their anxious fans in a 30-6 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

CHICAGO The defense generated five takeaways and scored a touchdown in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Browns.

What is the biggest problem with the Bears self-destructing on defense? Is it the missing piece of Brian Urlacher or something deeper? John L. Denver, Colorado The Bears definitely miss Brian Urlacher in terms of his leadership and playmaking ability.

Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Cincinnati running back Bernard Scott , a former ACU standout, tries to shake off Chicago linebacker Nick Roach during the third quarter of the Bengals' 45-10 win over the Bears Sunday, Oct.

Cutler trying to do too much? [10/29/09] While coach Lovie Smith admitted nothing Wednesday in the way of potential personnel changes for Sunday, general manager Jerry Angelo all but confirmed a shake-up on the team's Web site earlier in the day.

With the Bears facing the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, coach Lovie Smith paid tribute to Browns coach Eric Mangini with a vow of silence about a rumored change at left guard.

This review usually focuses on players and their execution, but it would be remiss not to mention that the Bears players were put at a disadvantage Sunday by their defensive game plan.