Whoa! The Bears did it. An absolutely gut-wrenching game to watch. I was so excited when Robbie Gould’s (pronounced Gold for the dopes on TV who don’t know) split the uprights and the game was over. The fact that I’m a long suffering Cubs fan has conditioned me to always be scared of losing at the end. I definitely had that going on.

The Bears actually looked good against the Seahawks. Their defense played pretty well, and it was a good day for Rex Grossman. In an interview after the game, Rex was asked if he was relieved. He said that he wasn’t, he was just excited. Umm, Rex, I’m gonna have to call bullshit on you there pal. The story that everyone was talking about, be it talk radio, pregames shows, everyone was talking about which Rex Grossman would show up on Sunday. So he had to have been relieved after the game.

He definitely showed on Sunday that he can win the big game. He showed his toughness and fearlessness all through the game by making tough long throws and not being shaken by mistakes by his hard-handed wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad. Of course, everything wasn’t roses for Grossman, he made some bad throws, and lost a fumble, but what I was impressed with was that he was able to avoid the huge mistake. His bad throws didn’t result in a turnover, they were just incomplete passes. The one pick he did throw wasn’t a great throw, but it was picked off because Muhammad couldn’t make the grab (note to Jerry Angelo: need to upgrade at the WR position). Rex held onto the ball too long and took sacks that he shouldn’t have, but he also threw the ball away a lot of times when the defense had his receivers bottled up. That’s progress.

On the defensive side, I need to see more of a pass rush. I felt like the D played well, but if they want to slow down the Saints next weekend they’re gonna have to put some pressure on Drew Brees (more on that later this week). It was good to have Peanut Tillman back in the lineup, and I felt that Lance Briggs played outstanding (another note to Jerry Angelo: don’t let this guy get away). Shaun Alexander seemed to hit his stride late in the game. He looked like the running back he was last year. I was scared that the Bears defense would fold, and give up the game. They didn’t. They stepped up and stopped them when they needed to. Chicago’s defense on third down is what won the game for them. If Seattle would have been able to convert on even half of their failed attempts the Bears would have been so worn out, Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks’ running game would have taken over.

Now onto the special teams. Devin, Devin, Devin. Flashes of brilliance followed by flashes of stupidity. Catch the damn ball. Then worry about taking it to the house. He is definitely a talent, but his hands cause a guy to worry.

A good win, against and improved team. Next is the NFC Championship game to face the New Orleans Saints. This is why you play so hard to get home field advantage. Nice game Bears, who should I send the bill for the case of Prilosec OTC to?

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