Bears Blank Pack

26–0 has a nice ring to it doesn’t it?  In case you didn’t know, that was the final score of the Bears/Packers game yesterday, with the Packers sporting the big fat zero.  I would later learn that this was the first time Brett Favre has ever been shut out.  Well done Chicago.  Favre only threw two interceptions, and they occurred after the game was well in hand.  I also want to thank the announcers of the game yesterday for not talking about Brett Favre throughout the whole game.  Everyone already knows that Favre loves football and has fun playing, so we don’t need to go over that again and again. 

The biggest surprise to me was how good Chicago’s offense looked.  They dominated the time of possession, and drove the ball pretty much at will.  Oh and most of the yards came via the air!  Chicago with a passing game?  I sure hope this game wasn’t a fluke.  Grossman really looked good, and only had one poor, Favre-like decision, where he threw the ball into triple coverage in the endzone, resulting in an interception.  I suppose he was feeling invincible from the previous drive’s 49 yard perfect touchdown pass to Benard Berrian.  Just don’t make a habit of throwing into triple coverage Rex, and we’ll all forget that ever happened.  Mushin Muhammad looked great yesterday (lots of big catches instead of big drops), as well as the tight end, Desmond Clark.  The running game didn’t do a whole lot, but I’m not too worried about that right now.  Overall, I was extremely surprised and impressed by the offense. 

I think the Bears finally have a solid punt returner.  Gone are the days of wondering if the punt will be mishandled and turned over.  Devin Hester did a fine job yesterday, returning one for a touchdown.  I think we’ll be hearing his name a lot this year.

Green Bay isn’t as dominant at Lambeau as they once were, but it’s still impressive to walk in there and shut the home team out.  It looks like the Packers will have a real long season if yesterday was any indication.  Next up for the Bears are the Lions at Soldier Field.  I’ll have plenty to say about them later this week.  Bear down!