One Historical Game!!
I don't know if anyone out there was watching Monday Night Football last night, but if you missed it, you missed History being made. The Chicago Bears took on the Arizona Cardinals at Arizona for week 6 of the NFL season. The game was analyzed over and over again and the verdict was clear. Matt Leinart (Cardinals rookie quarterback) was not going to survive and the Bears were going to cruise to 6-0 without any problems. Then the game was played. Rex Grossman (Bears quarterback) had Bernard Berrian wide open the first play of the game and overthrew him. It went all downhill from there. Rex proceeded to have the worst game of his career. He looked unsure about every pass, forcing things that just weren't there. He, alone, turned the ball over to the Cardinals 4 out of the total 6 turnovers that the Bears had. Anyone with half a brain knows that you can't win when you turn the ball over 6 times, right? On the other side, probably the most impressive thing about the entire game was Matt Leinart. He was amazing. He was poised and calm in the pocket driving the Cardinals to a 20-3 first half lead. In the second half, it started off with much of the same. The Bears were unable to move the ball offensively and the Cardinals were able to move it efficiently. Without writing for days just giving you play by play, it was 23-3 by the end of the third quarter. With two seconds left in that quarter, Mark Anderson (Bears rookie defensive end) sacked Leinart, he fumbled, and Mike Brown ran it in for the touchdown. In the 4th quarter, alot happened in 15 minutes to explain here, but the Bears ended up winning the game 24-23.
I talked to my brothers and Joe Schlabach after the game and all of us were completely dumbfounded at what we just saw. I'm a huge Bears fan and I'm glad we won, but it still feels surreal, almost like we didn't win. Never in the History of any game has one team dominated the other for almost it's entirety and still lost. It was absolutely incredible. There was only one positive about our play that contributed to the win worth mentioning and that's the play of our defense, especially Brian Urlacher. They never gave up. As long as there were minutes left on that clock, they were still in the game. They were the backbone that held strong and brought the victory. Here is another historical stat for you. It was the first time in History that a team has come back from a 20 point deficit in 1 quarter to win Without Any Offense!! I am not kidding. The comeback was defensive touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown. Ponder that for awhile. For the Bears, it was a poorly played game and changes have to be made in the bye week to be more prepared for the rest of the season. We got the win, but we should treat like a loss because that's how we played. For the Cardinals, this might be one of the sadest days of the year. Everything was going so perfect for them. They were showing the world what kind of team they are capable of being. But I believe there is a mentality in some coaches and players of bad teams that causes them to "sit on it" when they are close to victory. The Cardinals did not finish. Grossman gave them every opportunity to seal the deal and they didn't. Instead of attacking the Bears secondary which is what they had been doing all game long, they ran the ball and punted. This is what defines a team as good or bad. All teams have the potential to succeed and get better each year, but until they learn how to play 4 quarters and finish games strong, they will remain a bad team. What a game!! The Bears are now 6-0 going into their bye week. They get the 49Ers at Home next. Hopefully they will not underestimate the 49ers like they did the Cardinals.
I talked to my brothers and Joe Schlabach after the game and all of us were completely dumbfounded at what we just saw. I'm a huge Bears fan and I'm glad we won, but it still feels surreal, almost like we didn't win. Never in the History of any game has one team dominated the other for almost it's entirety and still lost. It was absolutely incredible. There was only one positive about our play that contributed to the win worth mentioning and that's the play of our defense, especially Brian Urlacher. They never gave up. As long as there were minutes left on that clock, they were still in the game. They were the backbone that held strong and brought the victory. Here is another historical stat for you. It was the first time in History that a team has come back from a 20 point deficit in 1 quarter to win Without Any Offense!! I am not kidding. The comeback was defensive touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown. Ponder that for awhile. For the Bears, it was a poorly played game and changes have to be made in the bye week to be more prepared for the rest of the season. We got the win, but we should treat like a loss because that's how we played. For the Cardinals, this might be one of the sadest days of the year. Everything was going so perfect for them. They were showing the world what kind of team they are capable of being. But I believe there is a mentality in some coaches and players of bad teams that causes them to "sit on it" when they are close to victory. The Cardinals did not finish. Grossman gave them every opportunity to seal the deal and they didn't. Instead of attacking the Bears secondary which is what they had been doing all game long, they ran the ball and punted. This is what defines a team as good or bad. All teams have the potential to succeed and get better each year, but until they learn how to play 4 quarters and finish games strong, they will remain a bad team. What a game!! The Bears are now 6-0 going into their bye week. They get the 49Ers at Home next. Hopefully they will not underestimate the 49ers like they did the Cardinals.
posted by Brent Hitman at 4:08 PM
2 Comments:
I'm gone this weekend, but next game I want to watch with you. Especially because its the niners. That way I can experience "Brent Football" and I can root for the 49ers just to irritate you. I can't really call myself a 49ers fan, but I have more ties to them than to the Bears. Rock on.
Brent, having heard you rant and rave about football for several years now I have come to believe that you may have a future in sportscasting or writing or something like that (not sure about radiology). I don't like any sports... at all, but I read that whole blog like I did. Just a thought. I was thinking about "sitting on it" (the game that is) and I got to thinking about life. How often I find myself sitting on my small hill of works and knowledge instead of pressing forward to the goal. I tend to get lazy and passive instead of growing in zeal and fighting harder. Spot on!
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