CHICAGO BEARS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Bears Media Relations Department 2010 NFL WEEK 14, GAME 13 (847) 295-9657 Chicago Bears (9-3) vs. New England Patriots (10-2) Sunday, December 12, 2010 --3:15 p.m. CT Soldier Field (Natural Grass) -- 61,500 THIS WEEK vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHICAGO BEARS 2010 SCHEDULE PRESEASON A pair of first-place teams will square off at Soldier Field this Sunday, December 12, Day Date Opponent Result Score as the Chicago Bears (9-3) host the New England Patriots (10-2) in Week 14. Sat. Aug. 14 @ San Diego . .L . .10-25 Chicago holds a one-game lead over Green Bay (8-4) in the NFC North and also Sat. Aug. 21 OAKLAND RAIDERS . .L . .17-32 Sat. Aug. 28 ARIZONA CARDINALS . .L . .9-14 currently own the tie-breaker over the Packers after winning the first meeting of the Thur. Sept. 2 @ Cleveland Browns . .L . .10-13 season between the teams, 20-17, in Week 3. The two teams will meet in Green Bay REGULAR SEASON to close out the regular season. Day Date Opponent Result CT / Network The Patriots are atop the AFC East after defeating the New York Jets (9-3) this past Sun. Sept. 12 DETROIT . .W . .19-14 Sun. Sept. 19 @ Dallas . .W . .27-20 Monday night. Mon. Sept. 27 GREEN BAY . .W . .20-17 The Bears are riding a five-game winning streak into Week 14 after a 24-20 victory Sun. Oct. 3 @ New York Giants . .L . .3-17 Sun. Oct. 10 @ Carolina . .W . .23-6 over the Lions in Detroit last Sunday. It’s Chicago’s longest winning streak since win- Sun. Oct. 17 SEATTLE . .L . .20-23 ning their first seven contests of the 2006 regular season. Sun. Oct. 24 WASHINGTON . .L . .14-17 The Bears are 4-2 at home this season with their remaining two contests at Soldier Sun. Oct. 31 BYE WEEK Sun. Nov. 7 @ Buffalo (in Toronto) . .W . .22-19 Field coming against AFC East opponents: New England and the Jets (Week 16). Sun. Nov. 14 MINNESOTA . .W . .27-13 Chicago is 2-0 against teams from the AFC East in 2010, defeating the Buffalo Bills, Thur. Nov. 18 @ Miami . .W . .16-0 Sun. Nov. 28 PHILADELPHIA . .W . .31-26 22-19, during Week 9 in Toronto and the Dolphins, 16-0, during Week 11 in Miami. Sun. Dec. 5 @ Detroit . .W . .24-20 This Sunday’s game was originally scheduled for a noon start but was flexed to the Sun. Dec. 12 NEW ENGLAND . .3:15 pm / CBS 3:15 pm CT time slot by the NFL. Mon. Dec. 20 @ Minnesota . .7:30 pm / ESPN Sun. Dec. 26 NEW YORK JETS . .Noon / CBS Sun. Jan. 2 @ Green Bay . .Noon* / FOX BEARS MEDIA ITINERARY * Game Time subject to flexible scheduling Tuesday, December 7 Friday, December 10 TELEVISION No Media Availability 11:30 am-1:00 pm . .Practice CBS (Ch. 2, WBBM-TV) . .Players available on-field Wednesday, December 8 Play-by-Play . .Jim Nantz Noon . .Select Players in Bears Media Room . .Lovie Smith available on-field Color Analyst . .Phil Simms 12:15 - 1:00 pm . .Open locker room 1:20 pm-2:05 pm . .Open locker room RADIO Time TBD .New England Player Conference Call Saturday, December 11 Sports USA Radio Network Play-by-Play . .Larry Kahn Time TBD . .Bill Belichick Conference Call No Media Availability 12:15 pm . .Julius Peppers Conference Call Color Analyst . .John Robinson 12:30 pm . .Lovie Smith Conference Call Sunday, December 12 Sideline Reporter . .Troy West 1:30-3:30 pm . .Practice BEARS vs. PATRIOTS WBBM Radio (780 AM) . .Players/Offensive Coaches available on-field Play-by-Play . .Jeff Joniak 3:45 pm . .Lovie Smith in media room All practices held at Halas Hall Color Analyst . .Tom Thayer * All times are tentative and subject to change Sideline Reporter . .Zach Zaidman Thursday, December 9 Noon . .Select Players in Bears Media Room 12:15-1:00 pm . .Open locker room RELEASE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1:30-3:30 pm . .Practice .Players/Defense/ST Coaches available on-field Part A (White) . .Release, Stats, Roster & Depth 3:45 pm . .Lovie Smith available on-field Part B (Blue) . .2010 Bears Stats Pack Part C (White) . 2010 Bears Bio Bits & New Player Bios www.ChicagoBears.com Part D (Blue) . .2010 Regular Season Recaps HALAS HALL AT CONWAY PARK 1000 FOOTBALL DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL 60045-4829 PHONE (847) 295-6600 • FAX (847) 615-2387 THE HEAD COACHES IMPORTANT NFL DATES CHICAGO BEARS REGULAR SEASON Lovie Smith Jan. 8-9 . .AFC-NFC Wild Card Playoffs Jan. 15-16 . .AFC-NFC Divisional Playoffs Lovie Smith is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Chicago Bears with Jan. 23 . .AFC-NFC Championship Games a regular season coaching record of 61-47 (.565) and is 63-49 overall including Jan. 30 . .AFC-NFC Pro Bowl; Honolulu, HI the playoffs. Smith is one of just 10 current head coaches to reach the 60-win Feb. 6 . .Super Bowl XLV; North Texas Feb. 23-Mar. 1 . NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, IN plateau. Smith's 63 wins are third most in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famers George Halas and Mike Ditka. Smith signed on as the Bears 13th head coach all-time on Jan. 15, 2004, and guided the team to its first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years three seasons later. Smith is the first coach in franchise QUICK FACTS history to lead the team to the playoffs in two of his first three seasons after the Bears won the NFC North Title in 2005 and 2006. The 2005 NFL Coach of the CHICAGO BEARS -- NFC NORTH DIVISION Year came to Chicago from St. Louis where he was the Rams defensive coordi- Team Colors: Navy Blue, Orange and White nator for three seasons (2001-03). In Smith's first season in St. Louis he helped 1000 Football Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045 the Rams return to the Super Bowl. The native Texan took over the Rams defense Telephone: (847) 295-6600 www.ChicagoBears.com after five seasons as Tampa Bay's linebackers coach. Smith began 26 years as a Head Coach . .Lovie Smith collegiate and professional coach at his alma mater, Tulsa, in 1983 with five other Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach . .Rod Marinelli college stops along the way before moving on to the NFL. He got his first taste of Offensive Coordinator . .Mike Martz Special Teams Coordinator . .Dave Toub coaching at his hometown high school, Big Sandy, in 1980 before moving to Strength and Conditioning Coach . .Jim Arthur Cascia Hall Prep in Tulsa. Linebackers . .Bob Babich Asst. Defensive Backs/Safeties . .Gill Byrd NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Quarterbacks . .Shane Day Bill Belichick Tight Ends . .Mike DeBord In 10 previous seasons as head coach, Belichick has led the Patriots to four AFC Wide Receivers . .Darryl Drake Offensive Quality Control . .Andrew Hayes-Stoker championships, three Super Bowl victories (tied for second most all-time) and Defensive Backs . .Jon Hoke seven AFC East Division titles. The winningest active coach (173 overall victories: Director of Physical Development . .Rusty Jones 158 regular season and 15 postseason), Belichick was hired by New England on Defensive Quality Control . .Mikal Smith Jan. 27, 2001. Prior to joining the Patriots, Belichick spent the previous four sea- Running Backs . .Tim Spencer Asst. Special Teams . .Chris Tabor sons as the assistant head coach/secondary tutor under Bill Parcells; the last Offensive Line . .Mike Tice three with the New York Jets (1997-99) after helping guide the Patriots to the Defensive Line . .Eric Washington Super Bowl following the 1996 season. After playing collegiate football for Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Belichick earned his first coaching position as NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -- AFC EAST DIVISION Team Colors: Blue, Red, Silver and White a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. He followed with stints at Gillette Stadium; One Patriot Place; Foxborough, MA 02035 Detroit (1976-77) and Denver (1978) before beginning a 12-year stay with the Telephone: (508) 543-8200 New York Giants from 1979-90. Belichick was named the Giants' defensive coor- www.patriots.com Head Coach . .Bill Belichick dinator in 1985 and helped lead the team to a pair of Super Bowl wins in 1986 and Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line .Dante Scarnecchia 1990. He was rewarded the following season with his first head coaching position, Quarterbacks . .Bill O'Brien leading the Cleveland Browns from 1991-95 before joining the Patriots for a one- Special Teams . .Scott O'Brien year stint in 1996. Defensive Backs . .Josh Boyer Running Backs . .Ivan Fears Defensive Line . .Pepper Johnson HEAD COACH COMPARISON Defensive Coach . .Corwin Brown CHICAGO NEW ENGLAND Offensive Assistant . .Brian Ferentz Defensive Assistant Coach . .Patrick Graham Lovie Smith Bill Belichick Assistant Coach Offense/Special Teams . .Brian Flores 61-47 (.565) Regular Season Record (pct.) 158-94 (.630) Assistant Strength and Conditioning . .Harold Nash 2-2 (.500) Playoff Record 15-5 (.750) Linebackers . .Matt Patricia 7th Years as NFL head coach 16th Strength & Conditioning . .Mike Woicik 7th Years as team’s head coach 11th Wide Receivers . .Chad O'Shea 0-1 (.000) Career Head-to-Head 1-0 (1.000) 0-1 (.000) Career vs. Team 3-1 (.750) A-2 BEARS -- PATRIOTS CONNECTIONS Bears who were Patriots: Chicago K Robbie Gould was HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON signed by New England as an undrafted free agent in 2005 2010 REGULAR SEASON and went to training camp with the Pats. CHICAGO (NFL Rank) NEW ENGLAND (NFL Rank) 20.5 (21st) . .Points Scored . .31.6 (1st) Patriots who were Bears: T Mark LeVoir spent most of the 300.3 (29th) .