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…)