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Game prep: A rundown of Bears-Saints stories

By Sun-Times Wire

With a few hours before the Bears take on New Orleans at Soldier Field, here’s a look at all of Sunday’s preview stories from the Sun-Times:

• Adam Jahns asks: Might the Bears’ Cover 2 have an added wrinkle today?

• Mark Potash wonders if the Bears can win a shootout

• My feature on Jermon Bushrod; today’s game against his old team isn’t the most important thing to happen to him this week

• Mike Ditka calls the Lions “thugs”

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