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CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
CHICAGO BEARS
The 2006 Chicago Bears season was their 87th regular season and 25th post-season
completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 13–3 regular season
record, the best in the NFC, improving on their previous year’s record of 11–5. The
Bears retained their NFC North divisional title, and won the National Football
Conference Championship title against the New Orleans Saints, on January 21, 2007.
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THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
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The Bears played the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLI, where they lost 29–17.
They finished the 2006 NFL season tied for second in points scored, and third in points
allowed. Due to the NFL's scheduling formula the Bears played 6 inter-division games,
posting a record of 5–1. Because of rotating cycle scheduling, the Bears matched up
against all four teams in the AFC East (going 2–2) and NFC West (going 4–0).
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THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
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In the remaining games, the Bears played the NFC's other reigning division winners,
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants, posting a record of 2–0. During
the entire season, the Bears played 10 games at home, 8 games on the road, and 1
game at a neutral field for the Super Bowl. Including the playoffs and Super Bowl, the
Bears finished with a record of 15–4.
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THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
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Noteworthy football stories for the 2006 season were replacing retired cornerback and
kick returner Jerry Azumah, the quarterback controversy between productive but
inconsistent and potentially fragile Rex Grossman and veteran free agent Brian Griese,
the record setting returns by Devin Hester, Bernard Berrian's breakout season,
competition between the Bears' running backs (Cedric Benson and Thomas Jones),
5th round draft pick Mark Anderson's 12 quarterback sacks as a rookie.
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THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
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In NFC Championship gmae, The Chicago Bears returned to Soldier Field to play
the second-seeded New Orleans Saints for the right to represent the NFC in Super
Bowl XLI. On a cold field with unsure footing, and eventually falling snow, the Bears
defeated the Saints 39–14 to claim their first NFC Championship since the 1985
Season. After the game, Bears owner Virginia McCaskey was presented the
George Halas Trophy, named after her late father, "Papa Bear" George Halas. With
the win, Lovie Smith became the first African American coach to achieve a Super
Bowl berth. In Super Bowl XLI, The Bears would match up against the Indianapolis
Colts, and Smith would face his mentor, Tony Dungy.
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THE STORY OF 2007 NFC TITLE GAME
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