THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT CUTLER THINKS A RIB INJURY HE SUFFERED IN MONDAY’S GAME AGAINST THE DETROIT LIONS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AS HIS CHICAGO BEARS TAKE ON THE CAROLINA PANTHERS SUNDAY IN CHICAGO. THE BEARS QUARTERBACK HAS LED THE “MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY” TO A STRONG 5-AND-1 START THIS SEASON…
IN OTHER N-F-L NEWS, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WILL TRY TO KEEP PACE WITH THE BEARS ATOP THE N-F-C NORTH DIVISION THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE VIKES TAKE ON THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.








