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NFL: Bears Miss Playoffs, Fire Smith

By on December 31, 2012
NFL

THE CHICAGO BEARS FIRED LOVIE SMITH AS HEAD COACH MONDAY MORNING AFTER THE TEAM MISSED OUT ON THE N-F-L PLAYOFFS.

 

 

CHICAGO NEEDED A WIN AGAINST DETROIT AND A MINNESOTA LOSS ON SUNDAY IN ORDER TO GET IN THE POSTSEASON AS THE FINAL N-F-C WILD CARD TEAM… THE BEARS DID THEIR PART, WINNING 26-24 AGAINST DETROIT. HOWEVER, MINNESOTA BEAT GREEN BAY 37-34 ON A FINAL-SECOND FIELD GOAL AND ENTERED THE PLAYOFFS BY WINNING A TIE-BREAKER OVER THE BEARS.

 

BEARS GENERAL MANAGER PHIL EMERY THEN FIRED SMITH MONDAY MORNING. SMITH, WHO HAD BEEN THE BEARS COACH FOR NINE YEARS, MADE JUST THREE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES WITH THE TEAM… CHICAGO HAS ALREADY STARTED A SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD COACH, AS MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE TEAM HAS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH DENVER BRONCOS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE McCOY.

 

IN OTHER N-F-L NEWS, THE WILD CARD WEEKEND SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SET:

 

Saturday, Jan. 5
Cincinnati at Houston 4:30 p.m. NBC
Minnesota at Green Bay 8 p.m. NBC
 

Sunday, Jan. 6
Indianapolis at Baltimore 1 p.m. CBS
Seattle at Washington 4:30 p.m. FOX