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