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Bears drop another ‘Must Win’ game

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Seeing that some of their fans were still holding out hope that the Chicago Bears still had any chance at a playoff spot, the ‘Monsters of the Midway’ decided to take those hopes, and effectively ground them under their collective heel.

Rex Grossman is back as the starting quarterback, and actually played well enough to win the game, had the Bears defense played better. However, Grossman did have a fumble, which may have meant the ball game in the end.

Cedric Benson actually had a very good game, for the number of carries he got. Benson had just 11 rushes, for 89 yards and a touchdown. Why he didn’t carry the ball more, when he was finally looking effective is beyond me. Maybe Lovie Smith isn’t the coach for this team after all.

I’m a Lovie Smith fan, I think he could be a good coach for a long time, but he has put way too many games on shaky quarterbacks’ shoulders, and while it didn’t completely sink the team this team, a quarterback like Rex Grossman should not be throwing the ball 37 times.

Bernard Berrian continues to mature into a #1 receiver, seemingly having put his case of the dropsies that plagued him earlier in the season, but even his 9 catches for 102 yards weren’t enough to help the team get back to .500

GAME SUMMARY

vs. Chicago Bears 30 Seattle Seahawks 23

Chicago 10 7 0 6 23 Seattle 7 10 7 6 30

Game Stats 345 Total Yards 425 15 First Downs 21 107 Rushing Yards 103 22-1 Rushes - Fumbles 23-1 238 Passing Yards 322 24-37-0 Completes - Attempts - TD 30-44-2 0 Interceptions 0 6-16 3rd Down Effeciency 6-16 6-40 Penalties - Yards 2-20 28:55 Time of Possession 31:05 Top Performers Cedric Benson Matt Hasselbeck 11 car, 89 Yds, 1 TD 337 Yards Passing, 2 TDs Scoring Summary Cedric Benson rushed to the right for 43 yard gain (Robbie Gould made PAT) Robbie Gould kicked a 31-yard field goal Matt Hasselbeck passed to D.J. Hackett down the middle for 19 yard gain (Josh Brown made PAT) Maurice Morris rushed to the left for 19 yard gain (Josh Brown made PAT) Adrian Peterson rushed to the right for 5 yard gain (Robbie Gould made PAT) Josh Brown kicked a 40-yard field goal Matt Hasselbeck passed to Nate Burleson down the middle for 4 yard gain (Josh Brown made PAT) Robbie Gould kicked a 47-yard field goal Josh Brown kicked a 23-yard field goal Josh Brown kicked a 46-yard field goal Robbie Gould kicked a 48-yard field goal

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