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Pressure's on

By Jeff Dickerson

Friday, October 23, 2009

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- All week the Chicago Bears have been harping on missed defensive opportunities and third-down conversions. Here are two more glaring stats from the loss to the Falcons: Sacks -- 0 QB Hits -- 0 That's not going to cut it, especially when facing a veteran quarterback like Cincinnati's Carson Palmer. "With Carson Palmer, because he's a veteran, he's better than Matt Ryan," defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said. "He the kind of guy, if we don't get to him, he will burn us. ...

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