CHICAGO — Brian Urlacher said the booing of the Bears at Soldier Field is “unbelievable,” and he defended coach Lovie Smith against critics who believe the team needs a new head coach.
Urlacher, nursing a hamstring injury, didn’t play Sunday as the Bears suffered their fifth loss in their past six games. The Packers clinched the NFC North with a 21-13 victory, while the Bears are in danger of missing the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
“Our crowd was pretty good today for the most part,” Urlacher said Sunday during his weekly segment on Fox Chicago. “They were loud for a minute there. The boos were really loud, which is always nice. The only team in our division to get booed at home is us. It’s unbelievable to me.”
Bears safety Chris Conte also tweeted a message to fans just after the loss.
“We have two must win games left,” Conte tweeted. “We need all the support we can get. if u aren’t with us then you are against us. Real bear fans #beardown.”
Urlacher was not optimistic things will change.
“ Every football game we play in, we lose, it’s nobody’s fault but ours, but we’re allowed to say what we want,” he said.