Another hometown rivalry & this time we killed 'em 39-10. Jay Cutler was on his game tonight, passing 48 yards to Hester for the first touchdown. The Bears made 3 plays, went 68 yards, and made a touchdown in the first 3 minutes of the game! And the momentum continued with 16 unanswered points in just the 1st quarter. One of the more interesting plays was when the Bears scored a safety by tackling Vikings QB Donovan McNabb in the end zone. After consulting Wikipedia, a safety is the only way the defensive team can score because they tackle, or lead the offensive team to score, in their own end zone. A safety is worth 2 points and is one of the more rare scores in football.
I had to leave the bar at halftime to head back home and I missed another big play of the game in the 3rd quarter. Hester ran 98 yards on a kickoff return to score another touchdown, and from the replay you can see that he runs right through a pack of players at the 20 yard line and no one can catch him. Unfortunately Hester got a chest injury in the 4th quarter and had to leave the game, but hopefully his skills will be back for week 7. Cutler ended up throwing for a total of 267 yards with no interceptions.
An extra bonus for me is that I will also win ultimate bragging rights this week against my man. In my Yahoo! Pro Pick 'Em league I chose the Bears over the Vikings. My man went with the Vikings due the Bears lackluster offensive performance this season in addition to a poor defense. But I had faith in our home field advantage, as the Vikings have lost the last 9 out of 10 games played against Chicago at Soldier Field. Guess who's logic prevailed?!
Alas my other picks weren't so great. I went against Vick and the Eagles this week, but they beat the Redskins 20-13. The Giants beat Buffalo and Detroit had their first loss of the season against San Francisco, in addition to a little scuffle between the coaches at the game's end. By now everyone has seen the replay of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh getting excited after the win and slapping the Lions coach Jim Schwartz on the back with a handshake. You can actually see Schwartz say "What the fuck?" before running after Harbaugh. Unsportsmanlike conduct penalty anyone?
