Look for the Bears to attempt to run the ball with Thomas Jones (846 yards rushing), but it will be easier said than done against a Patriots defense that allows only 76.1 yards rushing per game and 3.3 yards per carry.  The Bears must protect Rex Grossman so that he doesn’t get rattled.  It seems that he has a reputation for throwing alot of passes up for grabs if you hit him early in the game.  Grossman will throw short to Mushin Muhammad and Desmond Clark, and then take some shots deep to Mark Bradley who has played really well as of late.  Grossman must be careful with the ball because Belichick is good at devising defenses that confuse young QBs.

The Patriots will attempt to run the ball at the Bears defense, which is allowing 99.3 yards rushing per game and 4.1 yards per carry.  Laurence Maroney (577 yards rushing) and Corey Dillon (510 yards rushing) should have some success running behind their O-Line.  The Bears have the best pass defense in the entire NFL (152.5 yards passing per game), so Tom Brady will have to pick his spots and be careful.  The Bears already have 15 interceptions on the season, but Brady does a good job of spreading the ball around so double-teaming any of his receivers is a mistake.

This game could go either way and should be a fantastic football game to watch.  If someone forced me to pick the game, I would lean towards the Patriots….but I think either team could win this football game.