Bears Sweep Packers, Win 35-7

by WCG on Dec 23, 2007 3:07 PM CST in Game Recaps

Let us start this by recalling something a Packers fan left us prior to this game:

Are you prepared to eat your coaches words?
Taken From
Jay Mariotti Always Has Lovie Smith's Back
This man had the gumption to take over a bedraggled franchise and immediately declare that the Bears would start beating Green Bay, disregarding the fact his two predecessors had lost 20 of the previous 23 games in a stale series. What's more, in comments that are echoing through Chicago today like carols at Christmas, Smith said of the Packers,

"I've been on the winning side the last five times I've played them, so I think I know how to beat them."

I guess the eating is going to be done by their side today.

The Bears will miss the playoffs, but they got the next best thing. They swept the Green Bay Packers and in a big way. The QB spot is still a sore spot as Orton threw for 101 yards, 1TD and 0INT. Adrian Peterson had a good game with 102 yards and 1TD.

As was last year defense and special teams won the game. Corey Graham ran back a TD on a Charles Tillman blocked punt and Urlacher had a 85 yard INT return for a TD.

Favre threw for only 158 yards and had no TDS and 2 INTs. Grant had 100 yards, but 66 of that was on his one TD run. The Bears kept him in check the rest of the day.

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Adrian Peterson had a good game with 102 yards and 1TD.

He also took 30 carries to do it.

I didn't watch most of the game, so I can't really comment on how well he looked, but I would say that 3.4 yards/carry is not good.

And I didn't realize that was Urlacher's first pick-6 of his career.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Dec 23, 2007 3:23 PM CST 0 recs

then watch the game

in a cold, windy, snowy game everyone and their brother knows the running back is getting the ball, and that is on a normal team. on a Bears team with a QB who hasn't yet proven that he can throw it the whole damn family knows Peterson is getting the ball. Give the guy some credit, he played really well. No point in ripping a guy if you didn't even watch him

by Ando on Dec 23, 2007 5:28 PM CST up 0 recs

rip?

I didn't rip him...

I was just saying that his yards/carry didn't look good, and I acknowledged that I didn't see most of the game to see how he actually looked.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Dec 23, 2007 6:04 PM CST up 0 recs

How about some Wolfe love?

he'll never be a feature back but he sure can make people miss.

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by thecubreporter on Dec 24, 2007 1:30 AM CST up 0 recs

3.4 yards/carry does suck

That is Benson's yards per carry average this year and 102 yards is more yards than Benson had in any game this year.

At least AP has a heart and does not look to fall down or run out of bounds to avoid a hit.

by beardown on Dec 24, 2007 9:33 AM CST up 0 recs

and?

102 yards is more yards than Benson had in any game this year.

And AP got more carries than Benson had in any game this year.

3.4 yards/carry does suck

And 3.4 yrds/carr sucks. But that doesn't necessarily mean the running back sucks.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Dec 24, 2007 9:02 PM CST up 0 recs

if you don't see a difference

then you are watching different games than i am.

or you are not watching games yet still commenting on them.

"Kyle Orton and Jack Daniel's could be the greatest songwriting duo since Rodgers and Hammerstein." - DJ Gallo

by mike b on Dec 25, 2007 3:41 AM CST up 0 recs

differences

if you don't see a difference

I see a difference. Just a different difference than you see.

I see Cedric Benson being a significantly better runner than Adrian Peterson.

Now with that said... as I have already mentioned up front, I did not see most of Sunday's game, so I can't really comment on how AP actually looked against the Packers. But I can say that he hasn't looked good in any other game that I have seen him in.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Dec 25, 2007 8:11 AM CST up 0 recs

Don't worry. Peterson didn't do anything special.

He got 1/4 of his yards on the first drive in which it was obvious that the offensive line came out with a purpose.

Maybe this is what you were referring to, but the difference in the two isn't that Peterson is a better runner, but that he's a better receiver out of the backfield.

I feel confident in saying that if Benson could catch or run routes better or whatever it is, he'd get a lot more touches and be a lot better runner than Peterson.

by tyger1147 on Dec 25, 2007 4:39 PM CST up 0 recs

sweet

adrian peterson sucks
and benson had 101 yards on 6 less carries week 2

by Jbasic89 on Dec 24, 2007 9:04 PM CST up 0 recs

so

you are grossman AND benson guy?

good for your you.

I am sure some of you don't see a difference between AP and CB, but I can't say I would consideer those same people knowledgeable.

"Kyle Orton and Jack Daniel's could be the greatest songwriting duo since Rodgers and Hammerstein." - DJ Gallo

by mike b on Dec 25, 2007 3:12 AM CST up 0 recs

Right...

I am sure some of you don't see a difference between AP and CB, but I can't say I would consideer [sic] those same people knowledgeable.

Right... you arrogance and condescension is nice.

But I guess you would also say that the entire Bears' organization isn't knowledgeable then?

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Dec 25, 2007 8:09 AM CST up 0 recs

praise from ceasar

no i don't think the bears org is all that smart.

"Kyle Orton and Jack Daniel's could be the greatest songwriting duo since Rodgers and Hammerstein." - DJ Gallo

by mike b on Dec 25, 2007 2:52 PM CST up 0 recs

so your a kyle orton guy?

by Jbasic89 on Dec 25, 2007 10:49 PM CST up 0 recs

no

i am a Bears guy, couldn't give less of a shit what the name on the back says as long as it gives the best chance to win.

"Kyle Orton and Jack Daniel's could be the greatest songwriting duo since Rodgers and Hammerstein." - DJ Gallo

by mike b on Dec 26, 2007 12:31 PM CST up 0 recs

Kansas City?

Didn't Benson rush for 102 yards against KC?

GO BEARS!!!!!

by McRipper on Dec 26, 2007 10:10 AM CST up 0 recs

Do you really watch the games?

Graham never blocked a punt. Tillman and McClover (?) blocked both punts.

by cltcprd on Dec 23, 2007 3:23 PM CST 0 recs

Seriously, sometimes I wonder.

Sounds like an out-of-town broadcaster on here every once in awhile.

by tyger1147 on Dec 23, 2007 3:42 PM CST up 0 recs

At worst

It takes like 5 minutes to fact-check about what happened. I like the community here, but the facts are way off a lot of the time.

by cltcprd on Dec 23, 2007 4:47 PM CST up 0 recs

Thanks WCG

I appreciate this blog. If you get something wrong once in a while I forgive you in advance. Maybe these guys should start their own blog with perfect information every time.

When they boo you, you know they mean you. George Halas

by allhailmark on Dec 27, 2007 5:17 AM CST up 0 recs

By out of town

Do you mean he ran it through Babelfish?

by Arbusto on Dec 23, 2007 4:48 PM CST up 0 recs

Where was this Team Earlier in th Year?

They played like we thought they could play!

by phastphil on Dec 23, 2007 3:32 PM CST 0 recs

ap looked fine

i watched the game so i'll comment on it. when he had a hole he did something with it, and when he got hit in the backfield he actually got away once instead of falling down like china doll benson. o line came out playing hard the first series then reverted for much of the game as their old selves.

orton had a perfectly fine game, wr's had 2 drops, one being a touchdown pass. his numbers considering the climate were great.

great day by the special teams.

we should have put up at least another 10 points.

"Kyle Orton and Jack Daniel's could be the greatest songwriting duo since Rodgers and Hammerstein." - DJ Gallo

by mike b on Dec 23, 2007 3:48 PM CST 0 recs

Orton's back-to-back lob passes...

...were perfect considering the weather. I didn't think about it at the time, because they were so perfect, but later, I thought, "Wow, he either go super lucky in his touch twice in a row, or he knew exactly how to play that wind."

Granted, they weren't super high and the wind could have died right then, but still...

What'd he go? 4-4, then 0-6, then 4-4... something like that.

by tyger1147 on Dec 24, 2007 12:03 AM CST up 0 recs