>>Bears Say Offense Must Improve

The Chicago Bears defense is holding its own and more for now. The offense is having trouble keeping up.

With the 1-5 Carolina Panthers coming to Chicago on Sunday, the Bears are hoping to protect quarterback Jay Cutler better and be more consistent with their running game than they were against Detroit in a 13-7 win Monday and in other recent victories.

Cutler's rib injury is not expected to keep him out of the Carolina game, and the running game has shown some signs of reviving after running back Matt Forte gained 96 yards Monday.

>>NFL Says No Fine For Suh's Hit On Cutler

(New York, NY)  --  The NFL says the hit by Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh [[ en-DOM-uh-kon  Soo ]] on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was legal.  The league confirmed to NFL Network that Suh will not be fined for his hard takedown Monday night that left Cutler slumped over in pain.  Cutler briefly came out of the game before returning.  He later called Suh's hit a clean play.  Suh has been fined on several occasions for excessive hits since coming into the league in 2010.