Super Bowl XLI

[mirth]

bears 7
packers 26 


in all seriousness, my father in law who died on tuesday said on the day he died he already knew the outcome.
So, for one day only, I'll be cheering w/the rest of my in laws for the bears...
bears 20
colts 7.

[stan the man]

colts 0

bears win

[Mike S]

31-27 Colts

And by the way, ESPN played out the super bowl in Madden '07 as usual.  I believe it has been right for at least the last 3 years, I cant find any info on it from earlier than that.  Colts 38, Bears 27.

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=2744222

[smyith]

1st Half
Bears 3
Colts 14

2nd Half
Ditka comes in and scores 40 unanswered points

Final
Bears 43
Colts 14

[Tenny Schimo Fan]

colts 13
bears 27

Thomas Jones ALL DAY baby!

[Mangler]

The Bears make it happen..

Chicago 32
Indy     18

Oh yea in Overtime of course !

Quick note...
In 1985 it was bitterly cold in Normal Illinois, after the Bears Locked up the Super Bowl, my friends and I decided to gather in the quad at ISU, for some celebrating, we were the only idiots out there freezing , to add insult to injury. A member of our group decided to tackle a phone booth and broke his leg.

I hope he's careful this year, and that goes for all of the board also.

[stpitner]

The Bears make it happen..

Chicago 32
Indy     18

Oh yea in Overtime of course !

Quick note...
In 1985 it was bitterly cold in Normal Illinois, after the Bears Locked up the Super Bowl, my friends and I decided to gather in the quad at ISU, for some celebrating, we were the only idiots out there freezing , to add insult to injury. A member of our group decided to tackle a phone booth and broke his leg.

I hope he's careful this year, and that goes for all of the board also.

now that it's 21 years later and not many phone booths still out there, it should be easier to not be prone to injury.  Tackle a cell phone, much easier (and less painful!)

[Tom McManus]

Unofficial Results:  2:00 PM Sunday

Bears chosen 13 times
Colts chosen 4 times
Dikta once.

[Mike S]

whoops.

[amdiscgolfer]

So are all the Bears fans crying in your beer?

I have to say I am not a fan of the Bears or Colts but Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy are by far better class acts than any other head coaches in the NFL.

And I couldnt think of two more deserving teams to be in the Super Bowl. 

I especially liked how they both made the African-American part of the deal but not the MAIN FOCUS!

[mirth]

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[white_rhino]

I Guess us Bears fans will just have to find solice in the fact that we are still better than and made it farther than the Fudge Packers

[CEValkyrie]

I'm a Bears fan & it was a great year. They exceeded my expectations. I would have liked to see them run the ball on that 2nd & 1 play rather than throw it.

At least the Packer fans have something to root for. Rooting against the Bears will be the only thing you have to look forward to. Farve & Green are done! I see a trend developing.
2006 8-8 No playoffs
2005 4-12 No playoffs

[Chainmeister]

Both the Champions (Colts) and the Bears had great seasons and surprised their naysayers all year.  The setup was for a classic game.  It was not so.  the game was exciting because the Colts, who thoroughly outplayed the Bears, could not put the game away.  They had to be nervous becuase until Rex's bad pick in the 4th Quarter it was a close game.  The stats indicated a blowout but the score indicated the Bears were one mistake away from taking the lead.  Lots of fumbles, interceptions, failures on both sides.  Indy kept driving down the field and had to kick because they couldn't finish once they got to the Red Zone.  Chicago came in telling everybody how tough they were. The reality is they got beat up by both Indy's offensive and defensive lines.  Those guys earned the trophy, not the skill players including the hall of fame quarterback. Time and time again the Colts were able to convert on third down because the line gave Mannning all day and all night to find somebody open.  I saw one clutch play for the Bears.  Robbie Gould's 44 yard field goal in driving rain put them back in the game. 

Had my team played well and lost I would be satisfied.  In this game neither team played like it wanted to win.  The Bears seemed to want to win even less than the Colts did and they deserved to lose.  The beer was cold, the food was good, the TV worked well and Prince was also a clutch player in driving purple rain, so it was a good show even with a bad game.  How about them Bulls.

[Jon Brakel]

Bad game?!?!?!?!? What game did you watch? NO ONE goes to the Super Bowl and DOESN'T want to win. That's ridiculous! It was a sloppy game but that matched the conditions. The Bears defense kept them in it until the last quarter when they were too tired from being on the field all the time. Rex was actually having one of his good games...you just couldn't tell because the receivers were not getting open. The Bears were one of the best red zone defenses this year, so it's not that surprising that the Colts couldn't "finish them off". Anyway, I'm very pleased with their season and fairly pleased, but still disappointed, with the Super Bowl.

Only 5 1/2 months until Training Camp!!! 

[Dan Michler]

i totally disagree when chainmeister says neither team played like it wanted to win.  i have no clue why you would even say that.  sure there were some fumbles but it was a hard rain through the whole thing.  i thought they both left it on the field and the colts were just better that day.  Our defense couldn't get off the field.  Manning and the colts offense was just too much.  Grossman totally sucked, but it wasnt' all his fault as he hardly even had the ball and our run game was non-existent.

For next year, we need to address QB consistency and stopping the run (obviously no Tommie Harris hurt alot the last part of the season).

[Mike S]

I'm a Bears fan & it was a great year. They exceeded my expectations. I would have liked to see them run the ball on that 2nd & 1 play rather than throw it.

At least the Packer fans have something to root for. Rooting against the Bears will be the only thing you have to look forward to. Farve & Green are done! I see a trend developing.
2006 8-8 No playoffs
2005 4-12 No playoffs

Thats not much of a trend, considering the Packers greatly improved over 2005, and theres nothing to indicate that they wont be an even better team this year.

[WkeBrd3]

I'm a Bears fan & it was a great year. They exceeded my expectations. I would have liked to see them run the ball on that 2nd & 1 play rather than throw it.

At least the Packer fans have something to root for. Rooting against the Bears will be the only thing you have to look forward to. Farve & Green are done! I see a trend developing.
2006 8-8 No playoffs
2005 4-12 No playoffs

Thats not much of a trend, considering the Packers greatly improved over 2005, and theres nothing to indicate that they wont be an even better team this year.

And word on the street is they'll be getting Moss...

[Chainmeister]

I disagree with Jon and Dan for  different reasons.  Obviously, everybody on the field wants to win.  However, it was a sloppy mistake filled game.  Both teams made lots of mistakes.  The Colts were the better team and deserved to win.  However, they could not succeed in the red zone.  You can argue the Bears stood up in the red zone.  Perhaps.  However, they got pushed around all day. Once again, the Colts line played to win and deserved the win.  Rex was actually ok until he threw up a beach ball for his first interception. Both teams had very good years and should be proud of themselves.  Both teams had a chance to win this ugly game because the Colts couldn't kill an injured beear and because the Bears couldn't take advantage of the many chances the Colts gave them.  The Bears defense was tired from being on the field all game.  Why?  two reasons- game plan and execution.  Game plan- they denied the deep ball.  Manning played ball conrol and ate up moderate sized yardage seemingly at will.   execution- The Bears were pushed around the line of scrimmage everywhere except inside their own 20.  Compare this game to the great games in the past few weeks where somebody won the game with great play rather  than somebody holding on because the other team couldn't get it done.  I figure every other playoff team watched this one and said, "@$*& we could have beat those guys!" Its not the first time the game has been a bit of a downer.  In fact most  super bowls have been awful games.  Only in recent years have they been good games.  Not this year.

[stpitner]

any word on how bad Cedric Benson's injury is?  That was a major blow to the offensive plans.  Getting hurt like that is exactly why I turned down the guys that wanted me to play on the offensive or defensive line in high school.  Football is a painful game.