CHICAGO -- D'Marco Jackson added a wrinkle to his routine upon learning that he was starting at middle linebacker and calling defensive plays for the Chicago Bears against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.He set his alarm earlier each morning so he could stand in the mirror and bark out the calls as he committed them to memory.

It was only the second time in his three-year career that the 27-year-old linebacker wore the green dot on his helmet and had to call the defense. So naturally there were nerves, which Jackons' wife, Carly, could sense. Without hesitation, she freed up her husband from the hourly wakeups with their teething sixth-month old daughter so he could get the rest needed to be at his best for a rare opportunity.

"She knew I was going to be stepping up to a bigger t

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