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Why do you guys hate the Bears?

Anyway, the Bears have the advantage in this one. They're playing at Soldier Field, one of the toughest stadiums to play in.

1. Really good WR corps, has gotten better and better with every game, especially the last 4-5 games of the season.

2. O-line is 10x better than when it was giving up 3-5 sacks a game early this year. Mike Tice has gotten those guys playing like an all-pro line.

3. Jay Cutler is the new gunslinger, can throw it harder or just as hard as anyone in the league and can put it in tiny holes that only few other QB's can manage (i.e. Manning, Brady, Brees).

4. Two great workhorses for backs in Matt Forte and Chester Taylor, with Forte this season having 1069 yards and averaging 4.5 YPC., not to mention Jay Cutler with a solid 232 yards on the ground and Taylor as an absolutely great 3rd down back.

5. Bears Defense has the 3rd best defense in the league, only allowing 90 YPG on the ground. With players like Brian Urlacher(Mike LB), Lance Briggs(Sam LB), Tommie Harris(DT) and Julius Peppers(RE), stopping the ground game, and guys like Charles Tillman(CB), Daniel Manning(SS) and Chris Harris(FS) suppressing the passing attack, this defense is a force to be reckoned with.

6. Passing attack isn't great, but more than enough to sustain and win games. The depth at the WR position is great. Devin Hester and Johnny Knox are speedsters, with a big quick guys like Earl Bennett and TE Greg Olsen with great hands there to go over the middle and come up with clutch, big-time catches. 5 WR's (including TE Greg Olsen) with over 5400 yards each and a combined 20 touchdowns between them make for multiple, skilled options in the passing game.


To conclude, I think the biggest factors in this game will be the 12th man (Soldier Field) and keeping Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Packer offense off the field by a slow, hard nose running attack, PA pass, and short curl and slant routes, with the occasional deep bomb when Cutler see's a mismatch, which he is good at creating with his adjustments and slides.


Bears 23
Packers19

[SIZE=4]DA BEARS! Let's get it!!
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