NFL Postseason 2010: Conference Championships
14 - 21
Game Recap:
1st quarter: Packers go down and score on their first posession. Packers looked real good. Bears offense not really making the plays. A play here or there but nothing to keep drives going.
2nd quarter: Packers able to score again but Bears defense doing better. Packers offense kept getting great field position because the Bears couldn't get anywhere on offense. It looked like the Bears could get right back into this game before halftime even after such a bad game. They got the interception and were driving when Cutler threw a long pass downfield that was intercepted and pretty much half over. The game didn't really feel all that close at this point but the Bears were down only 14 and almost cut that to less. (About that interception at the end of the half: The play was reviewed and to me it sure looked like the ball hit the ground and moved around in his arms. The game announcers thought the call would be reversed as well and the Bears would get it back. For some reason tho, those who reviewed it thought it was a good catch. Bad break. Oh well.)
3rd quarter: Packers could not do anything against the Bears defense. Urlacher got an interception and the Bears were stopping the Packers. Bad news: Bears couldn't do anything either. Cutler got hurt so just played one series and did nothing. He went out for the rest of the game so Collins came in and did even worse for two series.
4th quarter. More great Bears defense. Caleb Hanie went in as QB for the Bears. He actually did pretty good. The Bears offense got going and scored a touchdown midway through the quarter. Just a 7 point game after all this. Bears defense still great so the offense gets the ball back with a chance to tie the game. This was where the play came that killed the Bears, the interception run back for a touchdown. The Packers were doing nothing against the Bears so that score just hurt. Now just under 5 minutes left and the Bears were down 14 again. BUT they kept moving the ball and got another touchdown from Bennett of a nicely placed pass. Just a 7 point game again. Story of the second half - Bears stop the Packers again and get the ball back. I couldn't believe they had it with a chance to go down the field and tie. I was so glad they were out there fighting and did not give up and had a chance in the end. Thats the Bears team i knew would show up. I just wish the offense part would have shown up in the first half. The Bears only allowed Green Bay 21 points in the game and if you figure 7 of those came off an interception return. So the Bears defense gave up only 14 points to the Packers. I'll take that any day, you can't really do much better than that. I read some recaps of the game and most of them still went on and on in praise of Rodgers even though the Bears kept him from doing a whole lot and Rodgers had the worst passer rating he's had in a while. I guess he did deserve a lot of praise compared to Cutler who couldn't really do anything at all this game. Back to the game the Bears had a chance to tie and were moving in closer when the game ending interception happened. See pictures below. That was it. The season is over. Congratulations to the dirty Packers. They played a good game, and now go on to the Super Bowl.
Game Highlights
Tillman Mic'd Highlights
Here's some pictures and stuff. I'll do another post in the next few days about this game. I've got a few more things to say but for now i'm done.
1st quarter: Packers go down and score on their first posession. Packers looked real good. Bears offense not really making the plays. A play here or there but nothing to keep drives going.
2nd quarter: Packers able to score again but Bears defense doing better. Packers offense kept getting great field position because the Bears couldn't get anywhere on offense. It looked like the Bears could get right back into this game before halftime even after such a bad game. They got the interception and were driving when Cutler threw a long pass downfield that was intercepted and pretty much half over. The game didn't really feel all that close at this point but the Bears were down only 14 and almost cut that to less. (About that interception at the end of the half: The play was reviewed and to me it sure looked like the ball hit the ground and moved around in his arms. The game announcers thought the call would be reversed as well and the Bears would get it back. For some reason tho, those who reviewed it thought it was a good catch. Bad break. Oh well.)
3rd quarter: Packers could not do anything against the Bears defense. Urlacher got an interception and the Bears were stopping the Packers. Bad news: Bears couldn't do anything either. Cutler got hurt so just played one series and did nothing. He went out for the rest of the game so Collins came in and did even worse for two series.
4th quarter. More great Bears defense. Caleb Hanie went in as QB for the Bears. He actually did pretty good. The Bears offense got going and scored a touchdown midway through the quarter. Just a 7 point game after all this. Bears defense still great so the offense gets the ball back with a chance to tie the game. This was where the play came that killed the Bears, the interception run back for a touchdown. The Packers were doing nothing against the Bears so that score just hurt. Now just under 5 minutes left and the Bears were down 14 again. BUT they kept moving the ball and got another touchdown from Bennett of a nicely placed pass. Just a 7 point game again. Story of the second half - Bears stop the Packers again and get the ball back. I couldn't believe they had it with a chance to go down the field and tie. I was so glad they were out there fighting and did not give up and had a chance in the end. Thats the Bears team i knew would show up. I just wish the offense part would have shown up in the first half. The Bears only allowed Green Bay 21 points in the game and if you figure 7 of those came off an interception return. So the Bears defense gave up only 14 points to the Packers. I'll take that any day, you can't really do much better than that. I read some recaps of the game and most of them still went on and on in praise of Rodgers even though the Bears kept him from doing a whole lot and Rodgers had the worst passer rating he's had in a while. I guess he did deserve a lot of praise compared to Cutler who couldn't really do anything at all this game. Back to the game the Bears had a chance to tie and were moving in closer when the game ending interception happened. See pictures below. That was it. The season is over. Congratulations to the dirty Packers. They played a good game, and now go on to the Super Bowl.
Game Highlights
Tillman Mic'd Highlights
Here's some pictures and stuff. I'll do another post in the next few days about this game. I've got a few more things to say but for now i'm done.
Urlacher had the sweet interception at the beginning of the second half that could have got the Bears going sooner... but Cutler and Collins could do nothing at the beginning of the second half, so the great defensive play by the Bears was just not enough all by itself.
The first of the two Bears touchdowns, once the Bears got going there in the final quarter, they were not half bad.
The play that most killed the Bears. If not for the interception and return for a touchdown by the freakin biggest man on the field, i think the Bears would have possibly and quite likely could have won this game. The Packers scored their first 14 points in the first half, but the Bears defense was holding them to nothing after that point. If this interception would not have happened i think the game just might have ended different.
The last moments of the Bears season. Up until this play the Bears were still in it, the season was still alive. The pass to Knox was intercepted and then run back a bit. This was the end of the Bears season.
This was the last thing i wanted to see at the end of the Game. Rodgers with a silly grin on his face.
Jay Cutler may not be a better quarterback than Aaron Rodgers... he for sure is not seen as a better quarterback by anyone who is an expert of football... but for today at least, Cutler will be greater than Rodgers. The Bears will be greater than the Packers.
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