Playing
For Pride… Bears look to get off the schnide
The
Chicago Bears (4-7) will play their final non-divisional home contest
of the 2009 regular season when they play the St. Louis Rams (1-10)
Sunday, December 6 at Soldier Field.
Chicago
is 2-2 in non-divisional home contests this season defeating the
Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-14, in Week 2 and the Cleveland Browns, 30-6,
in Week 8 while falling to the Arizona Cardinals, 41-21, in Week 9
and the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-20, in Week 11.
The
Bears hold a 50-34-3 advantage in the all-time series with the Rams
franchise, including a 28-14-2 edge over St. Louis in games played in
Chicago. The Monsters of the Midway have won two straight meetings
overall.
Following
this Sunday’s contest with the Rams, three of the Bears remaining
four contests are against their NFC North counterparts. Chicago will
host Green Bay in Week 14 on Sunday, December 13 and will welcome the
Minnesota Vikings to Soldier Field on Monday night, December 28. They
close out the regular season on Sunday, January 3 in Detroit versus
the Lions. Chicago’s last non-divisional game comes in Week 15 when
they travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens on Sunday, December
20.
THE
SERIES: The
two teams will be meeting for the 88th time, second most for the
Bears against any team not currently in the NFC North division,
trailing only the 90 meetings with the Cardinals. Chicago holds a 50-
34-3 advantage in the all-time series with the Rams franchise.
The
series has spanned four cities (Cleveland, Los Angeles,
St. Louis and
Chicago) and seven different stadiums (Cleveland Stadium, LA Memorial
Coliseum, Anaheim Stadium, Busch Stadium, Trans World Dome-now the
Edward Jones Dome, Wrigley Field and Soldier Field).
<>The
Bears built their series lead by stringing eight consecutive wins
three different times (1939-42, 1954-58, 1961-64) in the 71-year
rivalry. The Bears won the last two meetings - both in
St. Louis -
snapping a four-game winning streak by the Rams over Chicago, their
longest in the history
of the series.
The
rivalry between the teams has also extended into the postseason as
each franchise has claimed a conference championship against the
other. The Rams beat Chicago (24-14) in 1950 for the conference
championship after losing twice to the Bears in the regular season.
Chicago shut out the Los Angeles Rams (24-0) in the 1985 NFC
Championship game for
a berth in Super Bowl XX.
The
Bears hold a 28-14-2 edge over the Rams franchise in games played in
Chicago, although St. Louis has won two straight in the Windy City.
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