... team that thrived on the lack of respect it has received will just have to live with some.

Throughout coach Lovie Smith's tenure, the Bears have had the us-against-the-world mentality. This year in particular they've been able to take the lack of respect mantra even further than Rodney Dangerfield did.

There can be no doubt about the legitimacy of the Bears' playoff or even Super Bowl candidacy following a 31-26 win over Philadelphia and Michael Vick. The final score came nowhere near indicating the severity of the beating the Bears dished out to an Eagles team being hailed as the league's best ever since its 59-28 beating of the moribund Washington Redskins.

Before the Bears chased Vick ...

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