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If you've ever wanted to know how any team can "steal" a victory from another team, look no further than Monday night's game in Arizona. Arizona had a collapse of monumental proportion after blowing a 20-point lead and losing to a team that had 6 turnovers and 0 offensive points. That, my friends, is how you steal one from your opponent.
Coming off of a week where every sports writer in America was annointing the Chicago Bears as the next '72 Dolphins, and Rex Grossman as the man of the year, the Bears were....well, terrible! But the good news for them - they were playing the Arizona Cardinals. An organization that, it would appear, is doomed to never win close or big games.
Matt Lineart played great and although his numbers were a bit down, the Edge made some big plays, converting key third-downs in the first half. And where was this all-world Bears defense? Their D-line got whooped, the secondary was missing in action for much of the night and the offense simply never showed up. Save for an UNBELIEVABLE game by Brian Urlacher, I'm really not sure how the Bears won this game.
Oh wait, yes I do - their defense and special teams scored all of the team's touchdowns, Neil Rackers, a normally money guy in the clutch, missed a game-winning 41-yard field goal in the final 45 seconds - and last, but not least, the Bears were playing the Cardinals.
There is no other way to say this - the Bears got absolutely embarrassed last night, but they managed to steal one from one of the worst fanchises in the history of the league. I hope for their sake that Lovie Smith treats this like a loss because they've got some work to do.
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE:
- How many of you really thought that the Saints would be 5-1 right now with a victory, no less, over the Philadelphia Eagles? Me neither. You really have to start considering this team as a true playoff contender right now, but don't go overboard. They've got quite a tough schedule remaining - especially road games. But give them credit, they're riding the destiny card as far as it will take them.
- Oh, nevermind on the TO thing, I guess everything is just fine - it was all a misunderstanding. Whatever. Times always seem sweeter when you're playing the Houston Texans. This was just a stinging reminder to all of us that as much as we may dislike TO and his antics, he's still a really good football player.
- Congrats to those of you with Ladanian Tomlinson on your fantasy teams - 4 TDs will help your scoring out a bit.
- How about those Tennessee Titans? Don't call it a comeback...because it's not! They're still bad, but how about Travis Henry? If he can keep this pace up it will make life easier for VY as he continues to get acclimated to the league.
- Is it me or did those Colts look sharper this week than they have the past two weeks? And yes, I know they had an off week.
- That Seahawks win over the Rams in St. Louis was a big deal - they're division foes and that win put Seattle all alone at the top. And this is a team playing without last-year's MVP Shawn Alexander. If they can keep this up as they wait for Alexander's return from a broken foot, look at NFC.
- I'm pretty sure you'd be hard-pressed to find a clear-cut favorite in the NFL right now - that sure makes each week fun.
Coming off of a week where every sports writer in America was annointing the Chicago Bears as the next '72 Dolphins, and Rex Grossman as the man of the year, the Bears were....well, terrible! But the good news for them - they were playing the Arizona Cardinals. An organization that, it would appear, is doomed to never win close or big games.
Matt Lineart played great and although his numbers were a bit down, the Edge made some big plays, converting key third-downs in the first half. And where was this all-world Bears defense? Their D-line got whooped, the secondary was missing in action for much of the night and the offense simply never showed up. Save for an UNBELIEVABLE game by Brian Urlacher, I'm really not sure how the Bears won this game.
Oh wait, yes I do - their defense and special teams scored all of the team's touchdowns, Neil Rackers, a normally money guy in the clutch, missed a game-winning 41-yard field goal in the final 45 seconds - and last, but not least, the Bears were playing the Cardinals.
There is no other way to say this - the Bears got absolutely embarrassed last night, but they managed to steal one from one of the worst fanchises in the history of the league. I hope for their sake that Lovie Smith treats this like a loss because they've got some work to do.
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE:
- How many of you really thought that the Saints would be 5-1 right now with a victory, no less, over the Philadelphia Eagles? Me neither. You really have to start considering this team as a true playoff contender right now, but don't go overboard. They've got quite a tough schedule remaining - especially road games. But give them credit, they're riding the destiny card as far as it will take them.
- Oh, nevermind on the TO thing, I guess everything is just fine - it was all a misunderstanding. Whatever. Times always seem sweeter when you're playing the Houston Texans. This was just a stinging reminder to all of us that as much as we may dislike TO and his antics, he's still a really good football player.
- Congrats to those of you with Ladanian Tomlinson on your fantasy teams - 4 TDs will help your scoring out a bit.
- How about those Tennessee Titans? Don't call it a comeback...because it's not! They're still bad, but how about Travis Henry? If he can keep this pace up it will make life easier for VY as he continues to get acclimated to the league.
- Is it me or did those Colts look sharper this week than they have the past two weeks? And yes, I know they had an off week.
- That Seahawks win over the Rams in St. Louis was a big deal - they're division foes and that win put Seattle all alone at the top. And this is a team playing without last-year's MVP Shawn Alexander. If they can keep this up as they wait for Alexander's return from a broken foot, look at NFC.
- I'm pretty sure you'd be hard-pressed to find a clear-cut favorite in the NFL right now - that sure makes each week fun.
posted by The Bearden Wonder at 8:31 AM
1 Comments:
No, it really wasn't that unbelievable - in fact it was mediocre at best. The fumble was all on the Edge and when they needed a stop the most (at the end), they didn't even come close to stopping them. The field goal kicker was the best D on the field in the last drive.
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