Bears 30, Falcons 12
As the announcer on Fox pointed out yesterday afternoon, people have forgotten that the Bears were the number two NFC seed last year, runners-up for the NFC championship, and the actual winners of the division from which the eventual Super Bowl champions managed to limp into the playoffs on a wild card.
People talk of the P_ckers, the Eagles, the Cowboys, the Saints and the Falcons when they speak of NFC teams who might go all the way. But somehow, they forget about the Bears.
But as that announcer said yesterday, that's going to change. Tony Dungee's pre-Game One judgment on the Bears, despite the lack of respect they're receiving elsewhere : "Very formidable." And yesterday, as they added to their record for the most victories in home openers of any NFL team, Dungee's description was right on the mark.
The Bears crushed last year's number one NFC seed, the Atlanta Falcons, 30 to 12. The Ursine Warriors positively dominated. Not only was the much-maligned offensive line stellar, but so was the passing game; Jay Cutler went 22-for-32 (with one freakish interception), throwing for 312 yards and two touchdown passes. Matt Forte had 168 yards total offense. The defense was stifling- Brian Urlacher played like his only worry was Kryptonite- and the oft-questioned lines were outstanding on both sidea of the ball.
The Good Guys play the last two Super Bown champions in the next two weeks; N'Orlins on Sunday will be a warmup for the P_ckers two weeks hence. Two more wins in a row, and I guarantee that nobody will overlook the team with the second-most NFL championships of any team in history.
BEAR DOWN!!!!!!!!!
People talk of the P_ckers, the Eagles, the Cowboys, the Saints and the Falcons when they speak of NFC teams who might go all the way. But somehow, they forget about the Bears.
But as that announcer said yesterday, that's going to change. Tony Dungee's pre-Game One judgment on the Bears, despite the lack of respect they're receiving elsewhere : "Very formidable." And yesterday, as they added to their record for the most victories in home openers of any NFL team, Dungee's description was right on the mark.
The Bears crushed last year's number one NFC seed, the Atlanta Falcons, 30 to 12. The Ursine Warriors positively dominated. Not only was the much-maligned offensive line stellar, but so was the passing game; Jay Cutler went 22-for-32 (with one freakish interception), throwing for 312 yards and two touchdown passes. Matt Forte had 168 yards total offense. The defense was stifling- Brian Urlacher played like his only worry was Kryptonite- and the oft-questioned lines were outstanding on both sidea of the ball.
The Good Guys play the last two Super Bown champions in the next two weeks; N'Orlins on Sunday will be a warmup for the P_ckers two weeks hence. Two more wins in a row, and I guarantee that nobody will overlook the team with the second-most NFL championships of any team in history.
BEAR DOWN!!!!!!!!!
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