I probably shouldn't get too carried away. The Packers outgained the Bears 379-276 and had over ten more minutes of possession time. Of course, when another team wants to hand you the game (152 yards of Packers penalties, a couple of which negated Cutler INTs, and one that took a Packer TD off the board and led to the blocked FG), you need to be in position to take advantage of it, which the Bears were. So let's enjoy this one, and hope the Giants continue to be turnover prone (3 in each of their first three games) next Sunday night as the Bears shoot for a 4-0 start.
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Showing posts with label NFC North. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NFC North. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting...Your First-Place Chicago Bears
The Bears are the only undefeated team in the NFC? Wow, I certainly didn't see that coming. Even if it is only week 3, an electric crowd and a thrilling 20-17 win over our most hated rivals on national TV to move into first place is about as good as it gets this early in the year. It was good to see some old friends return to form (pun intended) tonight. And speaking of old friends returning to form, take a bow, #54 (and continuing on the "old friends" theme - how weird to hear former Bears announcer Wayne Larrivee on the radio call for the Packers). It also helps to have one of our new friends (our big-money free agent defensive lineman) wreaking havoc both on defense and on special teams.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Second Place, Here We Come!
If the reports and rumors floating around are correct, congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, the 2010 NFC North champions. And congratulations to the Chicago Bears, too - that 7 or 8 win season now might be good enough for second place in the division! Heady times, indeed.
As a requiem for Brett Fav-ruh, if he truly stays retired, here are three facts:
1. His last pass as a Green Bay Packer was an interception which led to his team losing the NFC Championship game.
2. His last pass as a Minnesota Viking was an interception which led to his team losing the NFC Championship game.
3. Chris Chandler has quarterbacked a team to the Super Bowl more recently than Brett Fav-ruh has.
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