After the poor showing my Packers gave in Dallas this past Thursday, I didn't think I would be happy again unless they just destroyed Oakland.  Then I remembered the Bears had yet to play this week.  Next to a Packers win, nothing makes me happier than a Bears' loss.  And they lost in perfect fashion.  It seemed that nothing could go right for them, from the very start.  Rex Grossman injured (I felt really bad for him, actually...), which brought out the ever-interceptable Brian Griese (he did not disappoint).  When they went down 7-0 at the end of the first half, I had hopes that they were on their way out.  The second half got even better.  The Bears could not get anything going.  The offensive line was a mess, Griese is fast becoming the punchline of a joke that isn't that funny, and the defense.  Ah, the defense.  They did manage to shut down Portis' s running game, and then allowed Collins to throw for 224 yards and 2 TDs against them.  COLLINS.  This guy has not thrown a TD since 2002, and hasn't had a game like he had against Chicago since 1997.  I was 11.  What happened to this vaunted Bears defense?  They haven't really lost anybody (Brown doesn't count, since he hasn't been around for 3 years), so what gives?  Obviously, Urlacher is vastly over-rated this year.  The only times I heard his name called was when Collinsworth asked when they were going to call his name.  Nobody else really stood out, including Devin Hester, who was basically shut down despite the announcers continually trying to build up suspense everytime the Redskins had to kick.  We get it.  He's dangerous.  They can't just choose to not kick.  Besides, when the Bears offense is as bad as it was last night, it pays to kick it out of bounds and give it to them on the 40.  You'll be getting it back soon, anyway.

This just in:  Bryant Gumbel makes me wish John Madden was in the booth.  Seriously.  I cannot stand his just-woke-up-no-energy voice, and the fact that he knows next to nothing about football really fires me up.  My hell would include a play-by-play from Gumbel, Kornheiser, and Dan Dierdorf.  For all eternity.

On a positive note, Chris Collinsworth is as good as Gumbel is bad.

Anyway, here's to the Packers and hopes for a decisive victory this weekend.  And for a good game between New England and Pittsburgh, even though we already know who's going to win (right Anthony Smith?)...

Kimmy