No, I haven't forgotten!

As if that were a real possibility (boy, I hate having to go to the West Des Moines Public Library to post!). Anyway...

The Bears are in the Super Bowl!

Their 39-14 victory over New Orleans in the NFC Championship Game Sunday was convincing. Having beaten the number one offensive team in the whole NFL in the Saints, somehow the team that is merely number one offensively in the AFC doesn't seem quite so intimidating.

While the Bears' inconsistency (and especially that of Rex Grossman) justifies the status of the Colts as seven point favorites, if the Bears' defense plays the game it is capable of, they can shut down Peyton Manning and the Colts' offense. If.

After that, it comes down to Grossman. If "Good Rex-" the one who had the second most games with a QB rating of over 100 (seven of them) in the NFL this season- shows up, the Bears will win. If "Bad Rex-" the one who led the NFL in games with a QB rating of under ten (five of them) shows up, we're toast.

"Clutch Rex-" the guy who's been running the Bears' offense during the post season- shows up, we have a shot, especially if the D comes through. I think Jones and Benson will be able to run on the Colts.

Anyway, we really need to do this more often. A twenty-one year wait between Super Bowl appearances really is too long. And while that loss to the Packers during the last week of the regular season will take off some of the luster, I'll still take another summer with the Lombardi Trophy in Chicago where it belongs.

Bear down!