The game will also appear locally on My50 WPWR Chicago Channel 50.  I believe for Dish and DirecTV customers can just go to Channel 50.   To find your local cable listings, check out below:

Comcast Customers enter your zip code when you go in

AT&T U-Verse Customers enter your zip code

You can also listen to the game on Chicago 780 AM and 105.9 FM for the terrific call of Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer, ably assisted by Zach Zaidman working the sidelines. Kickoff is at 7:20, so don’t wait until the last minute to find your station.

And for goodness’ sake – go out and get the NFL Network!  Treat yourself!  There are games every week now, so it will pay for itself on money you save from not going out to the bar every week.

BEAR DOWN!!!

Julius Peppers owned Dolphins QB Tyler Thigpen, sacking him 3 times Thursday night. (photo courtesy of the Chicago Tribune)

The Miami Dolphins offense led by third string quarterback Tyler Thigpen was no match for Julius Peppers and the Chicago Bears top ranked defense Thursday night. Thigpen was sacked six times, threw one pick and pretty much looked awful all game. To make matters worse for him, his top threat, WR Brandon Marshall, left the game after injuring his leg in the first half and didn’t return. That pretty much sealed the Dolphins fate, who failed to score a point all night and only mustered 187 yards of total offense.

There were two things in the game that stood out, which allowed the Bears to dominate the Dolphins on Thursday night – third down conversions and time of possession. While the Bears offense was only able to score one touchdown on a 2-yard Matt Forte run in the third quarter, they were able to keep the Dolphins defense on the field, retaining possession of the ball for almost 38 minutes. Cutler was able to pick apart the Dolphins with screen passes and short slants all over the field and finished the day converting on 10 of 18 third downs. One the flip side, the Dolphins were only able to convert 1 of 10 third downs.

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Guys I Like in This Game

1. DeAngelo Williams – Miami’s rush D is stingy about yards allowed, but they have also allowed 10 rushing TDs, which is the 4th highest total in the NFL.  D-Will is a stud and despite him not practicing yesterday, expect him to play as Carolina has very quietly crept up to the fringe of the bubble teams.  Plus, he will have 10 days to rest after this one.
2. Ricky Williams - My good friend’s know, I have always been a supporter of Ricky and I have never ever smoked dope.  Just always liked his attitude on the field to fight for yards and I think he will have a good game, especially since Ronnie Brown is now out for the season.
3. Steve Smith - Delhomme hasn’t thrown a INT in the last 3 games…as a Bears fan, I wish I could say that about our QB.  That said, Jake is limiting his mistakes and starting to find Steve Smith again, so I say ride the hot hand and get Smitty active tonight.  Also, it doesn’t hurt that the Miami D ranks 27th against the pass.

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