Follow the Bears through the rankings (after week 7 bye)

To follow the Bears as they ascend the rankings:

After Week 7 bye:

ESPN's NFL Power Ranking: Bears strengthen hold at Number 1!: Think the Bears will miss S Mike Brown? Last time he was out -- the four games before their playoff loss last year -- the Bears' defense allowed 50 more yards rushing per game.

CBS Sportsline NFL Power Ranking: Bears at Number 1: Maybe the week off got them back refocused after that horrible showing in Arizona. The schedule is still favorable for a few weeks.

Fox Sports NFL Power Bears at Number 1: America’s still talking about the Bears' 20-point fourth quarter comeback win two weeks ago in Arizona. Some stats that are still lingering in football circles: Brian Urlacher — 19 tackles. Edgerrin James — 36 carries, 54 yards. The Bears — six turnovers in a win. Unbelievable stuff. How good is Chicago this year? The Bears are favored by more than 15 points against the 49ers this weekend. And no one’s blinking an eye. Now it's time for the real question — when are we getting a Super Bowl Shuffle remix? Will Rex Grossman don some shades and a headband? Does Lance Briggs play the Refrigerator Perry role? The nation needs this.



Dr. Z's Power Ranking: Bears are still listed at number 1!!! "Nickelback Ricky Manning Jr. pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an altercation last spring, and I'm not really sure what that word means -- punching? yelling? spitting? cursing? And the Bears are hoping the league won't add a suspension to the court's earlier sentence of three years' probation and anger management classes. The Redhead says she has a perfect candidate for anger management, an overweight individual she happens to be staring at right now. "On second thought," she says, "it wouldn't work. You'd be bored, disruptive, disrespectful, disdainful."
- Slim Tim