The Chicago Bears went through 3 starting QBs this season and they also lost starting running back Cedric Benson for roughly half of the season.  Look for the Bears to revamp their offense before next season because it was the major reason the Bears finished the season at 7-9 which had them tied for last place in the NFC North with the Lions.  Lovie Smith has now been the head coach of the Bears for four seasons and he has compiled a regular season record of 36-28 (.563 %) and a post season record of 2-2 (.500 %).

The Bears thought they had great depth at QB coming into the season with three QBs with starting experience but they all stunk this season.  Rex Grossman was especially awful!  He played in 8 games this season for the Bears and he completed 122 of 225 passes (54.2%) for 1,411 yards with 4 TD passes and 7 interceptions (66.4 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 14 times for 27 yards (1.9 ypc).  Grossman has now played in 32 games in his NFL career and he has completed 489 of 900 passes (54.3%) for 5,907 yards with 31 TD passes and 33 interceptions (70.9 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 52 times for 76 yards (1.5 ypc) with 1 TD run.

Brian Griese followed Grossman this season and he was also ineffective.  Griese played in 7 games this season for the Bears and he completed 161 of 262 passes (61.5%) for 1,803 yards with 10 TD passes and 12 interceptions (75.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 13 times for 28 yards (2.2 ypc) this year.  Griese has now played in 88 games in his NFL career and he has completed 1,642 of 2,612 passes (62.9%) for 18,367 yards with 114 TD passes and 92 interceptions (83.6 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 233 times for 583 yards (2.5 ypc) with 5 TD runs.

Kyle Orton got a couple of starts at the end of the season and he was so-so.  Orton played in 3 games this season for the Bears and he completed 43 of 80 passes (53.8%) for 478 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 interceptions (73.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 5 times for -1 yard (-0.2 ypc).  Orton has now played in 18 games in his NFL career and he has completed 233 of 448 passes (52%) for 2,347 yards with 12 TD passes and 15 interceptions (62.2 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 29 times for 43 yards (1.5 ypc).

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The Bears pulled out a nice win to finish out a very disappointing 2007 season.  Kyle Orton did a decent job of managing the game as he completed 12 of 27 passes for 190 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Adrian Peterson also had a solid game as he carried the ball 21 times for 91 yards (4.3 ypc) and he also completed a pass for a 9-yard TD.  WR/KR Devin Hester had an outstanding game as he caught 2 passes for 65 yards (32.5 avg) with a TD grab and he also returned a punt 64 yards for a TD.  The Bears finished up with 96 yards rushing on 27 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 28 passes for 179 yards.

Daniel Manning (13 tackles), Brian Urlacher (11 tackles, interception) and Ricky Manning Jr. (9 tackles, sack) led the way for the Bears defense.  The Saints finished up with 105 yards rushing on 20 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 35 of 60 passes for 308 yards.