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Putting it all on the line

By Jerry Bonkowski
ESPNChicago.com

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Like an old house that started to show its wear and tear, the Bears' defense fell into somewhat of a state of disrepair in 2008. With the exception of interceptions, which were up from 16 in 2007 to 22 last season, and a dramatic improvement in rushing defense (ranked 24th in the NFL in 2007; fifth last season), virtually every other major statistical category was down from 2007's numbers. Sacks decreased from 40 to 27, forced fumbles dropped dramatically from 22 to jus ...

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