Chicago Sports Then and Now

The Bears continued their downward spiral with a 36-10 loss to the Vikings.

Here are the Week 13 Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:

ESPN: #23 (Last week: 23)

Analysis, “Jay Cutler’s 20 interceptions are bad enough; the league’s worst rushing offense isn’t helping matters, either.”

Yahoo Sports: #23 (Last week: 21)

Analysis, “Whatever happens to Lovie Smith after this season, there’s no way Ron Turner returns as offensive coordinator, is there?”

Pro Football Weekly: #22 (Last week: 22)

Analysis, “So many needs, so few draft picks left to use.”

CBS Sports: #25 (Last week: 22)

Analysis, “Paging Bill Cowher. Paging Bill Cowher. Is there any doubt they will make a coaching change now?”

Fox Sports: #23 (Last week: 23)

Analysis, “How tough is this season to watch for Brian Urlacher? It must be maddening to watch the Bears get annihilated by the Vikings and not be able to do one bleeping thing about it. It’s probably tougher to watch for coach Lovie Smith, however, especially as online bidding wars are likely underway for www.FireLovie.com naming rights.”

Jake Perper covers the Chicago Bears for Sports Then and Now. You can also check out his popular blog Bears Backer.