Frank Zombo says he was fined $7,500 by the NFL for his hit on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on Monday night. Zombo was penalized for roughing the passer after making contact with Cutler's helmet on the hit in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Bears. The penalty wiped out an interception by linebacker Nick Barnett and helped the Bears drive for a game-tying field goal.

More than 17.4 million viewers watched the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers on ESPN's "Monday Night Football," making it the fifth most-viewed telecast in cable TV history. National Football League games account for eight of the top 10 most-viewed telecasts in cable television. Last season's Packers at Minnesota Vikings game on Oct. 5 is the most-viewed show on cable TV, with more than 21.8 million viewers.

Green Bay Packers defensive back Nick Collins reportedly had an altercation with a fan of the Chicago Bears after Monday's game, whom Collins accused of calling him the N-word. In an off-camera interview afterward, Collins apologized for his actions but told FOX 6 that the fan used the N-word toward him. FOX 6 also reported that a fan spat at Collins, and that Collins threw tape at him in response before being restrained by teammate Donald Driver.

Jay Cutler threw for 221 yards, Brian Urlacher forced a key fumble and Chicago took advantage of a team-record-tying 17 penalties by the Packers to beat Green Bay 20-17 on Monday night, according to an Associated Press report.

George Blanda died on Monday at the age of 83. Blanda retired one month shy of his 49th birthday before the 1976 season, playing longer than anyone else in professional football history. He spent 10 seasons with the Chicago Bears, part of one with the Baltimore Colts, seven with the Houston Oilers and his final nine with the Raiders.

Earl Bennett took Devin Aromashodu's spot in Chicago's lineup against the Cowboys and caught five passes for 29 yards. That's not quite as productive as Aromashodu had been with 27 receptions for 353 yards and four touchdowns in his previous five games. Aromashodu doesn't want to play in the slot, according to sources. ''I don't know if we need to justify any of those things to anybody,'' Mike Martz said after practice. ''I would just say this, and we'll let this thing go: Devin is a bit of a specialist in that he doesn't play the slot, which we asked him to do in the opener. ''He's not comfortable in there; he's not familiar with it. All four of our other receivers do play the slot and the outside. Devin just plays the outside, so his opportunities to play are reduced dramatically because of his limited knowledge of what we do at that position. ''He's not a slot or nickel guy; he's outside. It has nothing to do with Devin's performance.''

The Bears are going into their Monday night game against the Packers focusing on Clay Matthews, who has been dominant in the first two weeks. ?We?re still figuring that out,? coach Lovie Smith said Thursday. ?The two teams before, I guess you could say they never really did [contain Matthews], you know, with three sacks in both of those games. ?He?s a good football player, you start off with that. We?ll know where he is. Our guys realize who he is also. We?ll have a plan to hopefully keep him away from Jay [Cutler] most of the time.?

In his last four games dating back to last season, Jay Cutler has a passer rating of 118.1. He has had a passer rating above 100 in four straight games, making him the first Bears quarterback to do that since Rudy Bukich in 1964. In those games, Cutler has thrown 13 touchdowns (most in the NFL) to two interceptions. "You go all the way back to last year and how he finished up the season ? he's a good football player," coach Lovie Smith said.

The Bears are making tight end Greg Olsen available via trade, according to a league source. Olsen's name was mentioned in trade talks earlier this year and they have heated up once again due to his performance in training camp and this preseason. Chicago reportedly wants a second or third-round pick for Olsen.