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.
Even though the Pats beat the Jets worse last week (45-3), making them the favorite to win the Supa Bow, it doesn’t negate the complete and utter dominance that fans could barely see through the snow storm Sunday. You can understand if the Bears could only put up 7 points against a weak defense because of the weather. But then how does New England put up 33 in the first half against our “awesome” defense? The long-haired dreamy QB showed that the Bears are not one of the elite NFL teams. And though we’ll still probably make the playoffs, it’s an uneasy feeling knowing that we’re most assuredly destined to lose quickly once we get there.
Brady threw for 195 yards in the first half alone – 10 more than the Bears gained in the entire game. And NE amassed the most yards given up by the Bears this season – even though visibility was limited and the winds reached 30-mph. Brady completed twice as many passes (27-12) for twice as many yards (369-152) as the Butler, and his QBR was 80 points higher (113.4-32.9). The Pats had twice as many total yards (475-185), twice as many first downs (27-12) and twice the time of possession (40-20). And we turned the ball over four times without a single take-away.
This is What an All Pro QB Looks Like with Time in the Pocket
Highlights
Defensively, we sacked Brady 3 times. Offensively, we did manage to stumble in for a TD after Hester returned a kickoff 61 yards to the NE 35. But I don’t think I heard a single cheer as we cut the lead to 29 with 23 minutes left to play – where it remained.
Game Ball
I lost the game ball in the blizzard – and my drunken stupor – so none will be awarded this week. But if I had one to award, it would definitely go to Tom Brady’s Hair:
Summary
Even though we were trounced and I have to keep wiping the tears away as I type, GB lost to Detroit, so we’re still in first place. GB goes to New England on Sunday night, and Aaron Rodgers may not play due to a concussion he had Sunday. So when they lose, we can clinch the division by beating Minnesota on Monday night – even if we lose to the Jets and GB beats us in the season finale. We’d beat GB via the division record tie-breaker if they caught us: we’re 4-0 in the division (and would be 5-1 if we beat Minni and lose to GB), while GB is 3-2 (and would finish 4-2 if they beat us in their lone remaining division game). But as usual, I’m not too optimistic.
Super Snow, Stupor Bears!
© 2010
Bear Down Baffa 
Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:25 pm |
Ok people, let’s take a breath. This Bear game was fantastic strategery. Let’s do some research. The 2008 Arizona Cardinals, the NFC representative in Super Bowl 43, lost in week 16 to the New England Patriots, in a blizzard, 47-7. They were blown out by the Minnesota Vikings in week 15, 35-14. They were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles that year as well 48-20. According to my sources, We have some things in common. So we were blown out by the Pasty’s. We’re lulling the NFC to sleep. We proving the prognosticators correct. We’re playing the “us against the world” card. So we LET New England clobber us, because Green Bay choked earlier in the day, we KNOW we will beat the Viking while the Pack lose to the Pats, and we will win the North. But we still “suck…” so who cares if we “eat our own dandruf…” if we “scare small children…” if we have a bit of a “weight problem….” if we “pick our own scabs….if we’ve never had “sex with a woman…” if we don’t know how that “works.” It all sets up beautifully! So relax and enjoy an NFC North Championship……a first round playoff bye….a home playoff game….and a 1 and done exit from the 2010-11 playoffs. It’s okay, because, we’re smart enough, we’re good enough….and doggone it, people like us.
War Super Snow – War Spohrer 2004 – War Stan.
I’m out.
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