CHICAGO – The Bears will look to snap a two-game losing streak and rebound from the most lopsided defeat in Lovie Smith’s six seasons as coach today when they host the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field.

In last Sunday’s 45-10 disaster in Cincinnati, the Bears allowed six touchdowns and one field goal on the Bengals’ first seven possessions stretching into the fourth quarter. Chicago was never in the game, trailing 14-0 after the first quarter, 31-3 at halftime and 38-3 after the third quarter.

Jay Cutler has passed for 1,452 yards with 11 TDs and 10 interceptions this season.

Jay Cutler and the Bears have both bounced back from one-sided defeats the past few years. The Pro Bowl quarterback led the Broncos to wins over the Steelers and Chiefs in 2007 immediately following 38- and 37-point losses to the Chargers and Lions. 

The Bears have also shown resiliency. Since 2006, they’re 4-1 in games immediately following a loss of more than 14 points. That includes 2-0 last season when they rebounded from blowout defeats to the Packers and Vikings with convincing wins over the Rams and Jaguars.

The Bears (3-3) enter today’s action in third place in the NFC North, trailing the Vikings (6-1) and Packers (4-2). Green Bay hosts Minnesota at Lambeau Field later today.

The Browns (1-6) will limp into Soldier Field with an offense that has scored just four touchdowns in seven games this season and a defense that ranks dead last in the NFL in total yards.

Chicago’s offense struggled last Sunday, committing four turnovers on five possessions in the second and third quarters, leading to 24 Cincinnati points. Cutler threw three interceptions and Devin Hester lost a fumble.

Cutler recently became the first Bears quarterback to register passer ratings of at least 100 in three straight games in 45 years. He’s on pace to break single-season franchise passing records for yards, touchdowns and completion percentage. But Cutler has also thrown 10 interceptions, the second most in the NFL.

In three Bears wins this season, Cutler has completed 71 percent of his passes for 624 yards with 7 TDs, 1 interception and a 109.7 passer rating. In three losses, he’s connected on 60.3 percent of his passes for 828 yards with 4 TDs, 9 interceptions and a 61.3 passer rating.

Hester is coming off his most productive outing as a wide receiver. In establishing career highs with eight catches for 101 yards against the Bengals, he became the first Bears receiver to top the century mark since Brandon Lloyd had 124 yards on Sept. 21, 2008 in an overtime loss to the Buccaneers.

Facing a big deficit early in Cincinnati, the Bears only ran the ball 12 times for 35 yards. Chicago’s rushing attack ranks 29th in the NFL, though Matt Forte had his best game of the season in the Bears’ last home game, rushing for 121 yards on 12 carries Oct. 4 in a 48-24 win over the Lions.

Cleveland’s defense is led by Shaun Rogers. The 6-4, 350-pound defensive tackle has registered 4.5 sacks and one fumble recovery in 12 career games against the Bears. The three-time Pro Bowler is also a force on special teams, having blocked 13 field goals and two extra points in nine NFL seasons.

The Bears defense will face a Browns offense that ranks 31st in the NFL in total yards. Quarterback Derek Anderson is last in the league among 35 qualifiers with a 40.6 passer rating. Anderson has struggled in clutch situations, posting NFL-low passer ratings of 10.3 on third down and 7.8 in the fourth quarter.

After registering 14 sacks in their first four games—exactly half their total from all of last season—the Bears have been blanked in their last two contests against the Falcons and Bengals.

Chicago’s defense has struggled generating takeaways and on third down, two areas of strength in recent seasons. After finishing fifth on third down last season, the Bears rank 28th this year, allowing opponents to convert 44 percent of their opportunities. Last Sunday in Cincinnati, the Bengals were successful on 8 of 12 third-down chances.

After ranking second in the NFL with 32 takeaways last season, the Bears are tied for 22nd with just eight in six games after getting blanked in Cincinnati.

The defense will be buoyed today by the return of three-time Pro Bowler Tommie Harris. The defensive tackle practiced all week without restrictions after being held out of last Sunday’s game in Cincinnati. Harris has recorded just nine tackles with no sacks in five games this season.

On special teams, the Bears will face a difficult test against Joshua Cribbs, who leads the NFL in punt returns with a 16.4-yard average and has scored touchdowns this season on a 67-yard punt return and a 98-yard kickoff return.

The Bears coverage teams, which rank 10th in the NFL on punts and 26th on kickoffs, should benefit by the return of veteran Adrian Peterson, who missed the last two games with a sprained knee.

The Bears counter with rookie Johnny Knox. The NFC special teams player of the month for October ranks third in the NFL with a 29.0-yard average on 18 kickoff returns. That includes a 102-yard touchdown return Oct. 4 against the Lions, the second longest kickoff return in Bears history.