Chicago Bears Playoff Tickets

About The Chicago Bears

In 2006 Chicago dominated the NFC North and the rest of the NFL with a hard hitting defense that created havoc and turnovers. Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, and Mike Brown almost always came up big with fumble recoveries or interceptions to lead the team to a 13-3 record. That season the offense was able to score as well. Quarterback Rex Grossman threw bombs down the field to Bernard Berrian and Thomas Jones split time in the backfield with Cedric Benson to give balance to the offense. Add in the sick return ability of Devin Hester and Chicago went 13-3 on the way to Bears playoff tickets at Soldier Field. The great play lasted until the Super Bowl, when the defense could no longer tackle and Grossman could not stop throwing picks to the Colts’ secondary.

The 2008 season is hopefully more like the 2006 regular season than the 2006 postseason and the 2007 regular season. The Bears defense must return to its former domination. It has many of the same key players. Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs are still the two fearsome linebackers, Tommie Harris, Adewale Ogunleye, and Alex Brown are still on the defensive line, and Mike Brown and Nathan Vasher are still in the secondary. The offense has been retooled. Kyle Orton, Matt Forte, and a host of receivers have been brought in to replace Rex Grossman, Cedric Benson, and Bernard Berrian. For there to be any hope of Bears playoff tickets the offense will have to find some kind of consistency. In the NFC North the top spot is wide open and every team has a chance, so the Bears could very well be playing in the postseason.