Archive for December 15th, 2008

14. Saints Come Close, But Bears March On

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Two down, two to go.  Whoa, we’re half way there.  Whoa, living on a prayer.  Take my hand, Bear Nation, we’ll make it I swear.

With both the Bears’ and Saints’ seasons on the line, the Bears failed to make as many bonehead plays as New Orleans – a seeming rarity this season – and squeaked one out at home.  And this time, the 27-24 final in OT against an NFC South opponent went in our favor.  This was our first win in four NFC South match-ups, which isn’t a good sign.  But it marks our third two-game win streak, as we advance to 8-6 (.571), our third highest winning percentage on the year (1-0, 1.00; 5-3, .625).  And for the third year in a row, we ended the Saints’ season.  So technically, and I’m not saying this to brag here, but technically, we own them bitches.  (more…)