FanHouse Nfl Live Chat

Get. Excited. The NFL's Thursday night schedule is back and, well maybe not better than ever -- the Week 10 combatants, Chicago and San Francisco, have lost seven of eight combined -- but it's certainly back.

Both teams could desperately use this one. The Bears (4-4) find themselves three games back of the NFC North-leading Vikings, and quite frankly, have been extremely mediocre lately. Chicago lost at home to Arizona last week, 41-21, and it's only win since a Week 5 bye came against Cleveland. San Francisco, meanwhile, has fallen hard since an impressive 3-1, capped by a home loss to Tennessee last Sunday. Despite winning in Arizona earlier this season, the 49ers are two games back of the Cardinals in the NFC West.

Thursday night's game kicks at 8:20 PM ET, and we'll be here just prior to that -- 8:15 -- for our live chat. Join us, won't you?

It may not be the most exciting time on the NFL calendar, but the start of minicamps across the league offer the promise of a new season to come -- and with it, plenty of questions to answer. Will Mark Sanchez or Matthew Stafford start in Week 1? Is Brett Favre going to come back again? Can Jay Cutler lead the Bears to the Super Bowl? Does anyone care about a position other than quarterback?

FanHouse's NFL experts Dan Graziano and Calvin Watkins discussed those topics and more earlier. Read the recap after the jump.