Bears

Just a few days removed from their team's Super Bowl loss, Bears fans have begun to look for ways to cope with perhaps the toughest loss in franchise history. From the slightly disappointed to the downright depressed, fans have found multiple ways to get by until the 2007 season begins in September.

On the biggest stage in sports, Peyton Manning addressed a worldwide audience of millions while accepting his Super Bowl MVP trophy. Colts fans brushed back tears, but Frank Druin was not among them. As Manning's high school speech teacher, Druin saw much room for improvement.

As the clock wound down on the Bears Super Bowl loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was in a world of hurt. His two-week rivalry with Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson got out of hand, costing Daley the very city he's presided over since 1989.

During the weeks that led up to Super Bowl XLI, much of the talk was about Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and how meaningful a Super Bowl victory would be for the nine-year veteran's career. Many said that without winning it all, Manning would be another Dan Marino--a hugely successful star statistically who could never get his team to the NFL's promised land.

After pitting a bear against a horse, the Lincoln Park Zoo knows who will win the Super Bowl and Bears fans will be happy to hear the news.

Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson will wear a commemorative Cincinnati Bengals jersey in Super Bowl XLI as a show of support to the team and its numerous fellow law-breakers.

With less than a week to go until Super Bowl XLI, both the Colts and the Bears are finalizing their game plans. The Bears hope to stop Indy's passing attack by putting Charles Tillman on Marvin Harrison, an idea that has the Colts wideout pumped up.