Da Bears!!!

Woo hoo! We're going to the Super Bowl.

In my last post I noted that the teams were close and those backing the loser might not concede the other team was better even after the game. Well, scratch that. The Bears killed 'em. It was 39-14 and not even that close. Strange as it is to say, in a game where the Saints had almost 400 yards of offense, the Bears defense dominated. Then again 166 of those yards were in the space of five minutes where the Saints had the Bears number. After the Saints nearly took the lead with a field goal, in their final six drives, they totaled 49 yards. It will be interesting to hear what those pundits have to say now.

I think my analysis of the Saints was on the money -- "Those that favor the Saints overlook some of their weaknesses, like being 10-6 against weak competition, a negative turnover ratio and having to play on the road". The Saints had four turnovers plus a safety and the crowd, if not the weather, was a factor. As well an early luck break -- the fumbled kickoff where the Saints return man appeared to be down -- played a role.

Miami here we come.