Da Bears!

Whew! Sunday afternoon is over and the dream lives on! The Chicago Bears won in the first round of the playoffs for the first time in a looong time. The Seahawks gave 'em all they'd want in a game and did it did take overtime to resolve but the Bears prevailed. The defense kept the Seahawks under control most of the time. Shaun Alexander did make some nice runs but he was also often stopped too. Special teams paid off well too. It was apparent that return specialist Devon Hester had made an impression; nobody really wanted to kick to him. Robbie Gould was golden and provided the game winning score. Best of all, Rex played well.

The New Orleans Saints will certainly test them again but, right now, the Bears can (briefly) celebrate their success. Ideally, it would be a Bears-Colts Super Bowl but I'm not holding my breath; there are only very good teams left and anything can happen.