Bears at Rams on Monday Night Football

The Game
OK. First this game was like a home game for the bears. The Bears had huge fan support in St. Louis, city of the Rams for the past 11 years.

The Bears put up an impressive victory. However the Rams are not what you would call a top team in the NFL. The Bears won 42 - 27 and the Rams (then 5-7 team) still scored 4 TD's on a highly rated Bears defense. Deven Hester scoring on 2 kick returns put 14 points on the board. Congrats to Hester on breaking the record. I know take those away and the Bears still win 28 -27. The Bears offense did show a sign of life and managed to drive the ball, but I am still not convinced. Their remaining 3 teams have a total of 9 wins. Their next real contest will be in the playoffs and I think Dallas or New Orleans can win. The Bears will need home field advantage and have to perform like a cold weather team.

I will say that I am still not real impressed with Grossman, but this game was an improvement and I think Lovie Smith and the rest of the Bears management are right for sticking with him. He is young and they plan to keep him around then you have to play him. Brian Griese who may be more consistent, he has still been around the league a number of years, and is not a long term solution. If they start Griese then they might as well start looking for someone to come in to replace Griese and Grossman.

The Announcers (Joe)...
Joe Theisman, on always watched them on Sunday Night Football. But last night he was out there. The review on Grossman's incomplete pass / fumble. Joe said that this was caused by the hit. And most likely it was, but the rule is if the arm is going in a forward motion it is an incomplete pass. Calling that a fumble would have been more controversial and made every play with contact subjective. I know he said that "They will rule this incomplete, but I wouldn't it's a fumble caused by the hit" I'll just say I am glad that he is an announcer and not a referee.
At the same time I think he made too big of a deal out of Grossman's TD pass across the middle. That Grossman wasn't thinking he was just throwing where the receiver should be and that he (Joe) gets by without thinking. Right, Grossman should throw the ball where the receiver should be that is why they practice (routes and timing). And Joe getting by without thinking, he might want to mix it up and throw a few thoughts in there.

Super Bowl Pics
I would like to see the Bears and Chargers in the Super Bowl.
But right now, I would go with LT and Chargers against Drew Brees and the Saints. Yeah Brees against the same team he played on last year. Reminds me of when Gruden left the Raiders only to beat them in the Super Bowl the following season.

-TDK

What a Week in the NFL

The AFC
The AFC was shaken up a little this weekend.The Jaguars tough at home, Jags 44 – 17 over the Colts. Indy falls from 1st to 3rd. The Ravens take the 2nd spot with a 20 – 10 win over the Chiefs. And LT and the Chargers take the number one spot with a solid win over the Broncos 48 – 20. LT breaks S. Alexander’s single season rushingTD record with 3 games left to play. LT is at 29 TD’s and still making it look easy. LT also set a new record of fewest games to reach the 100 TD mark. The Chargers as a team have hit some records this year as well. I think one was having back-to-back comeback victories after trailing by more than 24 points. Right now they are number one and on fire. If they remain number one, and gain home field advantage it will be the first time in Chargers history. As far as who is this year’s MVP? I don’t think there is a question. Is that yet another record? Not that it is official yet, but has there been an MVP marked this by this point in the season? The Chargers have clinched their division.

A Touch of Class
I watched the end of the Cowboys – Saints game. This started off as a pretty good game, as I only checked the scores in the first half. It was also a battle for the number two spot in the NFC. By early in the second half it had become pretty lopsided late in the game. The Saints break into the “red zone” with a little under 3 minutes remaining in the game and 42 – 17 lead. Saints Coach Sean Peyton goes with a QB kneel down to run the clock off for 4 straight downs. Turns the ball over, on a kneel down, to the Cowboys. Cowboys Coach Bill Parcell has been around the league long enough and knows this game is over, also runs two QB kneel downs to finish the game. And with their 8-5 record still lead their division.

In the NFC
The Bears play the Rams in St. Louis tonight and even with a loss will still be on top of the NFC. A win, however would put them 2 games ahead of the Saints and closer to home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Currently the Saints in 2nd, Cowboys in 3rd, and the Seahawks in 4th. The Bears have Clinched their division.Could we have a Bears / Chargers Super Bowl?
TDK

Super Bowl Scores

XL
Feb 5, 2006
Seattle 10, Pittsburgh 21

XXXIX
Feb. 6, 2005
New England 24, Philadelphia 21

XXXVIII
Feb. 1, 2004
New England 32, Carolina 29

XXXVII
Jan. 26, 2003
Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21

XXXVI
Feb. 3, 2002
New England 20, St. Louis 17

XXXV
Jan. 28, 2001
Baltimore 34, N.Y. Giants 7

XXXIV
Jan. 30, 2000
St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

XXXIII
Jan. 31, 1999
Denver 34, Atlanta 19

XXXII
Jan. 25, 1998
Denver 31, Green Bay 24

XXXI
Jan. 26, 1997
Green Bay 35, New England 21

XXX
Jan. 28, 1996
Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17

XXIX
Jan. 29, 1995
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26

XXVIII
Jan. 30, 1994
Dallas 30, Buffalo 13

XXVII
Jan. 31, 1993
Dallas 52, Buffalo 17

XXVI
Jan. 26, 1992
Washington 37, Buffalo 24

XXV
Jan. 27, 1991
N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 19

XXIV
Jan. 28, 1990
San Francisco 55, Denver 10

XXIII
Jan. 22, 1989
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16

XXII
Jan. 31, 1988
Washington 42, Denver 10

XXI
Jan. 25, 1987
N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20

XX
Jan. 26, 1986
Chicago 46, New England 10

XIX
Jan. 20, 1985
San Francisco 38, Miami 16

XVIII
Jan. 22, 1984
L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9

XVII
Jan. 30, 1983
Washington 27, Miami 17

XVI
Jan. 24, 1982
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21

XV
Jan. 25, 1981
Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10

XIV
Jan. 20, 1980
Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19

XIII
Jan. 21, 1979
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31

XII
Jan. 15, 1978
Dallas 27, Denver 10

XI
Jan. 9, 1977
Oakland 32, Minnesota 14

X
Jan. 18, 1976
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17

IX
Jan. 12, 1975
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6

VIII
Jan. 13, 1974
Miami 24, Minnesota 7

VII
Jan. 14, 1973
Miami 14, Washington 7

VI
Jan. 16, 1972
Dallas 24, Miami 3

V
Jan. 17, 1971
Baltimore 16, Dallas 13

IV
Jan. 11, 1970
Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7

III
Jan. 12, 1969
N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 7

II
Jan. 14, 1968
Green Bay 33, Oakland 14

I
Jan. 15, 1967
Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10