Thursday Night Football: Stick a Fork In The Bears

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Published: November 13, 2009

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... be honest for a minute, the Bears' chances of winning the NFC North pretty much went out the window when Brian Urlacher was lost for the season in Week One. The playoffs weren't likely, but then this team gave us hope after rolling off three straight wins heading into the Week Five bye.

Just four games later, it was all but over. At 4-5 following a 10-6 loss to the 49ers on Thursday night, the Bears are still mathematically alive for a postseason berth, but their play and remaining schedule make it a long shot at best. So what went wrong on Thursday night?

Let's start with the statline making all the headlines, Jay Cutler's five interceptions. It doesn't matter what the circumstances are or how many weren't his fault, five interceptions in one game is unacceptable. 

To be fair to Cutler for those who couldn't see the game on NFL Network (another rant for another time), in my opinion three of the five picks weren't his fault. Devin Hester fell down afte...

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