Bear Down Baffa

So much for the battle of two highly-touted defenses and two under-producing offenses.  The Bears and Jets forced the scorekeepers to earn their pay, combining for 72 points – 59 in the middle two quarters alone – in a barnburner despite snow flurries and sub-freezing temperatures.  When the smoked cleared, the Bears had handed the Jets their third loss in four games.  And with all the crap the Not-So-Sexy-Rexy Jets coach has spouted, the Bears forced him to put his wife’s foot in his mouth.  And though capturing that on film is nothing new, this version will be watched by a completely different contingent of viewers.

Johnny Knox(ville) Scores First of 2 TD’s

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After all the hoopla with the stadium change, Bret Fahrvergnügen going from “out” to “questionable” to “starting,” getting crushed in similar weather last week, and playing on a Monday Night when we rarely do well, the Bears gave us an early Festivus present.  Knocking old #4 out of the game (both this game and quite possibly the game of football altogether), we clinched our first division title in 4 years, and earned an automatic birth in the Super Bowl.  Suck it, Green Bay!

2010 NFC North Division Champs!

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Last week Jay Cutler clinched his first winning season since his days at Heritage Hills High.  This week, he played like he was still in grade school.  Going into this game, I was under no misconception that the Bears had a chance to win.  But when I stepped out into the white wash that blanketed the Midwest as I headed down to Soldierz Field for the first time this season, I certainly didn’t think we’d incur the worst first half shellacking in the history of the Bears franchise.  We had the opportunity to take down a monster, and the wind and snow gave us a huge advantage in taming the inferno that is Tom Brady.  But we went out and got man-handled like Sarah Palin facing off against common sense in a dark alley.

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You can only beat the team in front of you on any given Sunday.  Well the Bears have now done that 5 weeks in a row.  And as we all start putting up our aluminum poles (with its “very high strength-to-weight ratio”) and prepping for Festivus, our 9-3 record gives us plenty to celebrate.  Though our last 5 opponents are a combined 23-37 (.383) and Detroit started a 3rd string QB with only 104 NFL passes under his helmet, a W is always a good thing – unless of course you’re talking about Hurricane Katrina or Iraq.  The Bears just won’t be hoisting any “Mission Accomplished” banners just yet.

Photo of My Uncle who Went Lion Hunting on Sunday

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