Bye bye Metrodome. Here were my Quick Hits on Twitter from yesterday:

Quick hits for Bears v Vikings. #1 of 5. Bears need to dominate offensively & force Minnesota to throw. Keep Podlesh on the bench 1st half.

#2 of 5. Trest can say all he wants about run fits but safeties are reason the 6 yd run is going for 60. 1 bad Conte angle = 6 AP points.

#3 of 5. Bears gave Minnesota 14 defensive/special teams pts the first go-round. Need a clean sheet from both departments.

#4 of 5. I can see Christian Ponder rolling casually to his right & hitting the TE for a meaningful 1st down. McClellin/Woot can’t let him.

#5 of 5.Time for Bostic & Greene to grow up. Play aggressive, violent yet disciplined game. Watch some Singletary tape. Or just ask Briggs.

One more week without the game chat. Live in the comments, my friends!

On Sunday night, December 9th we’ll be co-hosting an event with the Otis Wilson Charitable Association at the Double Door in Wicker Park. Tickets are $10 – with all proceeds going directly to OWCA. At the event we’ll be having a Mike Ditka Lookalike Contest with the winner receiving a pair of tickets to the following night’s contest between the Bears and the Cowboys.

As a Thanksgiving gift, DaBearsBlog has 20 complimentary tickets to give away! All you need to do is send me an email to Jeff@DaBearsBlog.com letting me know who you are and who you’d like to bring. I will select the winners by the end of the week.

Otis Wilson and James “Big Cat” Williams will be confirmed celebrity judges and you’ll have a chance to meet and take a picture with both.

To support this wonderful cause and purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

To learn more about the entire event, CLICK HERE.

No chat this week as I’m attempting to work out some kinks.

If you read my game preview closely you know I think this is a terrible match-up for the Bears defense. They have one goal today: get out of St. Louis with a victory. No style points needed. 9-6 is fine. 44-43 is fine. Just win, baby. If you have some time pregame, here’s my spot on 1490 the Jock Thursday night.

Here is video of the Matt Forte touchdown from Sunday.

At the end of the play, watch a certain rookie guard jump into the frame and celebrate with a little punching dance.

DaBearsBlog will be co-hosting a charitable benefit in Chicago on Sunday night, December 8th with Bears legend Otis Wilson. The event will be a Mike Ditka Lookalike Contest, celebrity judged by Otis Wilson, James “Big Cat” Williams and other Chicago luminaries. The contest winner will receive two tickets to the following night’s Bears v. Cowboys game, featuring the Ditka jersey retirement ceremony at halftime.

The event will be co-hosted by a new organization called Art of Men (pairing men with volunteer projects across the country) and raise money for the Otis Wilson Charitable Association.

TICKETS WILL ONLY BE $10 and will include drink deals. All proceeds will go directly to the OWCA.

Any attendee who brings a toy for the Otis Wilson Charitable Association Christmas Toy Drive will be entered into a raffle to win a signed jersey. There will also be other Bears-related raffles for charity.

When.

Sunday Night, December 8th. Doors Open at 7:00 pm. Contest begins at 8:00 pm.

Where.

Double Door. 1572 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. Wicker Park.

 CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

After the jump you can see the glory that is the event’s poster…

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The Reverend’s magical Malawi weekend was disturbed by Marc Trestman. Bear in mind, the Reverend didn’t SEE last week’s game. And I believe that lack of vision is driving him insane.

OFFICIAL POST WITH TICKET INFORMATION WILL COME TUESDAY!