A Bears Dynasty

[Mike3207]

Game 7- Bears 49, Vikings 21

The Vikings really played a good game for 3 quarters, but things really went together for us in the 4th. A kickoff returned for a TD and a interception by Urlacher returned for a TD really helped us out. We did lose 2 starters to our offensive line to injury, so we'll have to see how that affects things in the future. On the plus side, I managed to re-sign ROLB Lance Briggs.

Injuries- RT John Tait-triceps strain, 3-7 weeks, RG Roy Schuening 1-4 weeks.

Re-signings-Re-signed ROLB Lance Briggs to 6 years, 48.4 million deal, 22 million signing bonus. It'll be my big financial splash for the year.

Coach upgrades- HC- Int Dev LB 2, STC- Performance 3, LBC-Lrn Dev LB 3, DLC- Phys Dev DL 3, GM- Rookie Scouting WR2.

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Oct 19, 2008 1 2 3 4 F MIN (4-3) 7 7 7 0 21 CHI (6-1) 7 14 7 21 42 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 19-26-296-4-2 RUSH: A. Henderson - 28-116-2 REC: E. Bennett - 6-106-2	Team Stats Comparison MIN CHI First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Jackson 15/25 167 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Peterson 15 60 4.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Hester 4 62 15.5 1 S. Rice 4 40 10. 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Harris 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Bell 5 0 1 0 A. Winfield 4 0 1 0 K. Williams 8 2 0 0 J. Allen 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Longwell 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 C. Kluwe 6 206 34.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Wade 2 54 27.0 0 Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 19/26 296 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Henderson 28 116 4.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 6 106 17.6 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Stewart 1 0 R. Mauia 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 6 2 0 0 D. Moore 2 1 0 0 B. Urlacher 4 1 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 0/2 7/7 7 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 2 46 23.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 118 59.0 1 M. Bradley 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 6 32 5.3 0

[Mike3207]

Game 8- Bears 37, Lions 17

We beat the Lions again, but I could see their playbook beating us a couple years down the road. There was 1 deep pass play where the Lion caught the ball and outmaneuvered Tillman to the end zone. I really wish I could steal some plays from them, but I kept getting their defense plays.

Coach upgrades- HC- Int Dev DB2, OC- Phys Dev OL2, QBC-Inty Dev QB 3, OLC-Int Dev OL 4.

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Nov 2, 2008 1 2 3 4 F DET (2-6) 7 3 7 17 CHI (7-1) 7 14 10 37 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 18-32-303-1-0 RUSH: S, Jackson - 21-166-3 REC: E. Bennett - 8-156-1	Team Stats Comparison DET CHI First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Lemon 15/27 282 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. Dunn 13 49 3.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 3 111 37.0 1 W. Dunn 1 59 59.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Hatcher 3 2 0 0 J. Mayo 6 1 0 0 R. Coleman 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG J. Hanson 1/1 2/2 5 29 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 N. Harris 3 131 43.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Williams 2 51 25.5 0 D. Henderson 2 57 28.5 0 Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 18/32 303 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 21 166 7.9 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 8 156 19.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Mauia 3 0 J. Staley 2 0 V. Ellis 1 0 R. Carlton 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 3 1 0 0 L. Briggs 6 1 0 0 N. Vasher 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 3/3 4/4 13 45 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 1 43 43.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 50 25.0 0 M. Bradley 2 46 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 2 2.0 2

[Mike3207]

Mid-season Review from Coach Smith

" We really have greatly outperformed our expectations. I felt coming into the season we would be satisfied with a winning season and possibly a wild card berth. The team is really performing on all cylinders right now though. Jackson has given us a running game(although we won't be able to re-sign him), the defense has done a good job of causing turnovers, and Woodson is really coming along.

"We were really glad we could re-sign Briggs. The upcoming draft seems weak at ROLB, so it was good we could get it done. I don't like giving out large signing bonuses, but I felt it would be better than giving out incentives. It's a good start, but we still have to make the playoffs.

[Mike3207]

2008 Season-Game 9- Bears 19, Titans 16

This game made a good case for the Titans re-signing Rob Bironas. I think you see a different result if he's on the roster for the Titans. Mare missed 2 field goals for the Titans, and Gould made 4 out of 5-it really was the difference in the game.

Coach upgrades-HC-Lrn Dev OL2, OC-Team Chemistry 2, DC-Playcall 3, WRC-Lrn Dev TE 3.

Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears
Nov 9, 2008 1 2 3 4 F TEN (6-3) 0 14 2 0 16 CHI (8-1) 3 10 3 3 19 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 22/36-262-0-0 RUSH: K. Jones - 17-50-1 REC: J. Gage - 5-119-1	Team Stats Comparison TEN CHI First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT V. Young 16/26 240 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Jones 17 50 2.9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gage 5 119 23.8 1 D. Jackson 4 54 13.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK D. Jackson 1 0 A. Hall 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Vanden Bosch 8 0 0 0 K. Bulluck 4 1 0 0 P. Sims 3 1 0 0 J. Engelberger 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG O. Mare 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 C. Hentrich 6 240 40.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Finnegan 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Finnegan 2 14 7.0 0 Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 22/36 262 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 21 36 1.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 6 70 11.6 0 M. Manningham 5 62 12.4 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK D. Hale 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 7 1 0 0 C. Steltz 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 4/5 1/1 13 45 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 3 97 32.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 46 46.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 3 30 10.0 0

[Mike3207]

2008 Season-Game 10-Bears 25, Packers 12

Not a bad game by the Packers-we just did a better job of getting in the end zone. Ryan Grant did get over 100 yds on the ground, but to no result. Calais Campbell hit a milestone with his 15th sack on the season.

Coach upgrade-HC-Lrn Dev QB 2.

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Nov 16, 2008 1 2 3 4 F CHI (9-1) 0 7 8 10 25 GNB (2-8) 6 3 3 0 12 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 18-27-254-3-1 RUSH: R. Grant - 27-102 REC: E. Bennett - 7-114-1	Team Stats Comparison CHI GNB First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 18/27 234 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 17 84 4.9 0 A. Henderson 5 26 5.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 7 114 16.2 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Staley 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 10 4 0 0 L. Briggs 8 8 8 8 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 1/1 2/2 5 46 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 2 69 34.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 2 53 26.5 0 E. Bennett 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 12 6.0 0 Green Bay Packers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Harrington 15/27 184 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Grant 27 102 3.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 53 13.2 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. Noll 1 0 K. Hall 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Harrell 6 1 0 0 N. Barnett 7 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Crosby 4/4 0/0 12 46 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Berger 3 107 35.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Mathis 2 40 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Mathis 2 23 11.5 0

[Mike3207]

2008 Season-Game 11-Bears 29, Rams 23

I had this one pretty much until a late surge by the Rams- 2 seperate occasions my secondary got beat deep and the Rams went all the way for a touchdown. The two missed field goals by the Rams were also a factor.

Coach upgrades-HC-Lrn Dev WR 2.

Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams
Nov 23, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears ()	7	6	3	13	29
St. Louis Rams ()	0	3	0	20	23

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Woodson 19/37 260 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 17 67 3.9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Burton 4 52 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Mauia 3 0 J. Staley 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD H. Hillenmeyer 2 1 1 0 C. Tillman 3 0 1 0 B. Urlacher 10 1 0 0 D. Moore 2 1 0 0 C. Steltz 5 1 0 0 C. Campbell 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 5/5 2/2 17 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 2 75 37.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 2 51 25.5 0 E. Bennett 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 12 12.0 0

St. Louis Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Bulger 16/27 322 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Leonard 24 47 1.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. McMichael 4 130 32.5 1 D. Bennett 5 114 22.8 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Schlesinger 1 0 R. Icognito 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Hill 5 0 2 0 A. Brown 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Carney 1/3 2/2 5 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. James 3 102 34.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Hill 2 50 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Hagans 2 16 8.0 0

[Mike3207]

2008 Season-Game 12- Bears 37, Vikings 28

Once again, we had a fairly comfortable lead and almost gave it away. We were up 34-7 in the third quarter when almost everything seemed to go wrong-penalties, turnovers, blown coverages everything. There was 1 play where Tavaris threw a pass to a wide receiver-and no one was covering him.

I do want to give credit to Tavaris Jackson-he played a heck of a game in the 2nd Half. If he had played that way the entire game, we would have lost. As it is, we clinched a playoff spot after the game.

Notes from Coach Smith-"We've got a lot of be thankful for-a winning season, a divison title, and a playoff spot. I'm not liking the way we've been playing though lately, even if we've been lucky to win the games so far"

Coach upgrades-HC- Lrn Dev RB 2, RBC-Lrn Dev RB 4, LBC-Phys Dev LB3, DBC- Lrn Dev DB 4.

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Nov 30, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears (11-1)	10	17	7	3	37
Minnesota Vikings (6-6)	7	0	14	7	28

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 23/38 399 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 22 149 6.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 7 124 6.7 2 M. Manningham 5 132 17.7 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Schuening 1 0 D. Hale 1 0 J. Tait 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Moore 4 2 0 0 B. Urlacher 7 2 0 0 A. Rubin 1 1 0 0 C. Campbell 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 3/5 4/4 13 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 1 36 36.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 3 71 23.6 0 E. Bennett 2 35 17.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 40 8.0 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Jackson 28/40 367 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Jackson 4 49 12.2 0 A. Peterson 12 9 0.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Hester 8 116 14.5 2 V. Shiancoe 5 114 22.8 1 D. Anderson 4 105 16.2 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. McKinnie 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Cowan 1 1 0 0 J. Mitchell 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Longwell 0/2 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Kluwe 5 180 36.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Wade 3 82 27.3 0 D. Hester 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Hester 1 14 14.0 0

[Mike3207]

2008 Season-Game 13- Bears 31, Jaguars 28

This was the first game I can remember that was decided by the Replay Assistant. The game was tied 28-28 and I was on the Jaguars 15. There was wind and snow and it was blowing pretty hard. I made the decision to do one more run with half a minute left. Carl Stewart fumbled the ball! I prepared to go on defense when the decision came-the replay assistant overturned the call.My kicker came in and kicked the winning field goal.

I am a bit concerned that the Jaguars passed over 400 yards against my defense. It could have been a lot worse-we picked off two passes in the Jaguars Red Zone.

Coach upgrades-OC-Performance 3, DC-Strategy 3, QBC-Phys Dev QB 3, Trainer-Rehabilitation 2.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears
Dec 7, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-8)	7	0	7	14	28
Chicago Bears (12-1)	0	10	11	10	31

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Garrard 14/26 233 2 1 B. Taylor 13/21 209 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Jones-Drew 19 32 1.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Williams 7 141 20.1 0 D. Hackett 4 82 20.5 1 M. Lewis 4 62 15.5 1 J. Baskins 3 38 12.6 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Barnes 1 0 V. Manuwai 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Henderson 3 1 0 0 M. Peterson 6 1 0 0 D. Smith 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Scobee 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Johnson 2 78 39.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Smith 2 38 19.0 0 Jones-Drew 1 24 24.0 0

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 21/35 264 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 20 145 7.2 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 7 111 15.8 0 M. Manningham 5 76 15.2 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Stewart 2 0 J. Staley 2 0 R. Schuening 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Steltz 13 1 0 0 B. Urlacher 8 1 1 0 C. Campbell 8 1 0 0 J. Adams 6 0 1 0 N. Vasher 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 3/4 2/2 11 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 2 66 33.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 55 27.5 0 M. Bradley 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 11 11.0 0