8:25 PM EST, CBS - Line: Packers -7.5, Over/Under: 45.5 Desperation is a often a common theme for at least one of the following when the Packers and Bears meet on the gridiron, but it's rather rare when BOTH teams are reeling as they stand to add another chapter to the NFL's longest-standing rivalry. One look at the Bears (1-5, 4th in NFC North) rough start to the campaign, and one word immediately comes to mind: rebuilding. However, in his … [Read more...]
Fantasy Fab Fives: Week 15
Welcome back to our weekly article, where we highlight fifteen players/units that you should definitely make a move on, or in some cases, avoid like the plague. If you're a weekly subscriber to this column, then last week there were plenty of helpful suggestions to help you rule your weekend. Last week's column had a distinct Florida flavor to it, with many members of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers adorning this page. As … [Read more...]
Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers
8:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: San Diego -4 Time is running out for both of tonight's combatants, which is not a good thing considering we're at the midway point if the season, but that's exactly where the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers find themselves as they meet under the spectacle of Monday Night Football. Not much was expected out of the Bears (2-5, 3rd in NFC North) as they entered the 2015 campaign as a franchise in transition, as both … [Read more...]
New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears
8:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: New Orleans -3 Dysfunction is the theme of the night as the flat-lining Chicago Bears host the struggling New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football at Soldier Field. It's hard to fathom, but even at three games under .500, the Saints (5-8) will move into first place in the mediocre NFC South with a victory tonight. However, Sean Payton's charges have only managed to win one out of their past five outings, sustaining a … [Read more...]
Dallas Cowboys @ Chicago Bears
8:30 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: Dallas -3.5 A pair of teams that had a less than savory Thanksgiving look to get back on the right track as the Chicago Bears host the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Thursday Night Football. By now we've all become acquainted with the Cowboys' (8-4) struggles in he month of December, which has played a major role in each of their past late-season collapses over he last three years; on two of those occasions … [Read more...]