Last night the Chicago Bears took on Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. The game last night started off with a bang when the opening kickoff was returned 83 yards by Danieal Manning. The game was a little bit of back and forth action for a bit, until Danieal Manning had another big run in the second quarter, he ran back a kickoff for 52 yards which helped set up Bears running back Matt Forte for a one yard touchdown run. By then it was 14-7, and in the very last minute of the first half quarterback Kyle Orton had a 6 yard touchdown run making it a 14 point game by the end of the first half.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees didn't have a great game in the opening half of the game. Brees was 10 of 24 with only 93 yards, along with that he had a 49.5 quarterback rating in the first half. By the end of the game he had improved to 232 yards and 2 touchdowns. Another set back for the Saints offense was when Reggie Bush who is the Saints star running back was taken out in the second half due to a sprained knee.
Both teams really needed a win last night if they wanted to keep their post season dreams alive, and the Bears did just that. Late in the game Drew Brees completed an 11 yard touchdown pass with just around 3 minutes left in the game. It gave the Saints their first lead of the game 24-21. The Bears offense responded with a field goal to send the game into overtime. The Bears won the coin toss and got a lucky break when Saints defender Roman Harper interfered with Bears receiver Devin Hester, which resulted in the Bears being set up at the 15 yard line. After that Bears called their Pro Bowl kicker out to the field who ended the game with a 35 yard field goal kick, making it 27-24 and giving the Bears their second win in a row.
Hopefully the Bears can keep up the pace and win their next game which is against the Packers, and as many of you Bear fans out there know that earlier this season the Packers humiliated the Bears beating them 37-3. The Bears haven't won three games in a row since their 2006 Super Bowl season, so hopefully in their next game they can win and get their first three game winning streak of the season.
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I actually missed the game last week. It was easy to follow this post and know just what I missed. The info on the Bears vs. Packers was also really good.
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