I predicted the Bears would beat the Lions, but I had no idea they would totally dominate the game like they did. My prediction was 13–6 Bears, and the final was 38–6. 38 points! And when I look at the box score, 24 of those were actually scored by the offense. It looks like they could have had 6 more points as well, but had missed FG’s. Even though I predicted the Lions’ point total correctly, they actually did get a TD, but missed the PAT.
The Bears have a lot to be optimistic about after today. Their running game gained almost 200 yards, and Orton didn’t have any interceptions. The defense had five interceptions, one for a TD, and two sacks. I have Chicago’s defense in one of my fantasy football leagues, and today’s performance turned in 35 points for me; better than any offensive player on my team. The Bears played very good today, while the rest of their division really sucked it up.
Today was the beginning of the end of Joey Harrington, I’m afraid. It isn’t too often a QB throws five interceptions in a game, but he did exactly that today. Don’t worry Joey, you have some company in this fine category because the Vikings’ QB Daunte Culpepper also threw five picks today. I don’t think Jonathan Quinn or Craig Krentzel even have that accomplishment on their resumes.
Next week will be an interesting match-up against the very hot Cincinnati Bengals. Hopefully the Bears can keep the Bengals’ offense under control, and can score 20+ points again themselves. I’ll write more about this game later in the week. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy today’s victory. Bear down!
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