Yes, the Chicago Bears just went from fucked to really REALLY fucked now.

As the Bears continue to go for a wild card spot in the playoffs, trying to salvage what’s left of their campaign, things just got worse after they learned that star running back Cedric Benson is now out for the rest of the 2007-08 NFL football season.

Yep, apparently, their 37-34 win over the Denver Broncos last Sunday wasn’t enough to bring the hopes of the Chicago Bears fans up and running again. Losing a star running back to a season-ending injury in a league that demands a solid running game will definitely do that.

Cedric Benson took over the starting running back spot in the Bears depth chart after Thomas Jones was traded to the New York Jets. Last Sunday, he came up with an amazing 21-yard run, breaking free from the line to electrify the crowd at Soldier Field.

But all that ended with one huge gasp as Cedric Benson landed hurt after Denver Broncos safety, Hamza Abdullah, knocked Benson down to the ground so hard, Benson had to be carted off it.

”It’s tough when you lose your starting tailback. Cedric went down with a season-ending injury, which is a tough break,” Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith said a day after the Bears came up with a 37-34 overtime win over the Broncos.

”He went out on a good run. He had put together two good weeks. We’ll miss him,” Lovie Smith added.

Adrian Peterson will now move up as the new feature back for the Chicago Bears. And while the rest of the Bears probably wished this Peterson was the same Oklahoma Sooner currently wreaking havoc in Minnesota, the Peterson they have is an aging veteran just fortunate enough to still be playing in the NFL.

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