Thanks to Bears, Quarterback Controversy Continues

Now that the starters are off the field in tonight's Bears-Cardinals game, let's look at the box score to see how the Cardinals' two struggling quarterbacks did:

Derek Anderson - 7 for 12, 94 yards, 1 TD, 111.1 QB rating

Matt Leinart - 9 for 10, 84 yards, 1 TD, 135.0 QB rating

Yes, that's right. Matt Leinart has a 135 rating in this game. The Cardinals had a quarterback controversy coming into this game, and they still do, but now it's because the Bears defense made each quarterback look equally good.

And as I'm writing this, Bears sideline reporter Lou Canellis asked Julius Peppers if he's happy with the Bears' first-team defensive performance*, since they held the Cardinals to 14 points. Um, Lou, if you checked out the blogosphere, you might have read that during the first two preseason games, the two QBs whom the Bears "held" to 14 points led their offense to a combined total of 3 points against first-teamers.

*To Peppers's credit, he said he was not happy with their performance.

I'm not saying the Cardinals' performance tonight makes the Bears defense look really bad, but...I can't think of another way to finish this sentence.