http://poll.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/index.html http://poll.suntimes.com/images/cst_logo_300.gif http://poll.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/index.html Copyright 2009 Digital Chicago Bears en-us BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com ]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 Just when it looked like the sustained mediocrity of the NFL was going to keep the Bears in the playoff race, the 2009 season took yet another disappointing turn on Sunday night with an unremarkable 24-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

]]> MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com ]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 Now we know why Lovie Smith, Jerry Angelo and Jay Cutler did not want to be interrogated by NBC bulldog Bob ''I have ways of making you talk'' Costas.

]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 Google the name of Bears running back Kahlil Bell and one of the first links that pops up is a YouTube highlight reel of the former UCLA standout against Stanford in 2007.

]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 The Bears denied NBC's request for access to quarterback Jay Cutler, coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jerry Angelo on Wednesday, a surprising move that left the network to look elsewhere for insight.

]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 One of the NFL's biggest stories in training camp and the first weeks of the season became a non-story when the Philadelphia Eagles relegated Michael Vick to onlooker status.

]]> BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com ]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 The Vikings seem on a collision course with the New Orleans Saints for the NFC Championship Game.

]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009 Three field goals in the first half, when at least two of them should've been touchdowns?

]]> RICK TELANDER rtelander@suntimes.com ]]> 12:01 AM, Nov 23, 2009