The Bear’s Den: Game Week is finally here, bring on the Carolina Panthers!

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As we excitedly look forward to the Chicago Bears visit to the Carolina Panthers this Sunday for opening weekend, we are also saddened by the loss of one of the great blue-collar 85 Bears, Matt Suhey. Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX, giving the Bears a lead they would never surrender.

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