My Friends,
Today's recap will be short and sweet.
For the first time in weeks, a complete game. Kickoff returns showed some life
with Danieal Manning hitting it up into the hole without waiting for the
pursuit to arrive. Five sacks, four interceptions, seven tackles for loss and a
miniscule 14 yards allowed rushing by the defense. 201 yards rushing, including
132 by Matt Forte. A workmanlike 18 for 29 for 139 yards with a touchdown and
no interceptions by Kyle Orton, who still looks like he's favoring that bum
ankle. Seven different guys caught passes.
I'm glad they got a win, but whooping it up over beating the Rams is kind of
like getting excited watching your son take out the garbage.
If they can do it again next Sunday night in Minnesota, there will be some
reason for optimism.
LBF
11/23/08