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David Haugh: Loss to Packers likely point of no return for John Fox

As defenses go, the one Bears coach John Fox offered Sunday at Soldier Field after the Bears' 23-16 loss was as flimsy as the one he saw flailing all day against the Packers.

"In nine games, two of them we didn't give ourselves a chance, but in seven games we've had the opportunity to win every single one of them," Fox said. "The reality is, we are 3-6."

The reality is, coaching makes the difference in close games, and the Bears' sixth loss threatens to become the one history remembers as the point

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