Bears Gave One Away to Tebow and Company

Tim Tebow Denver Broncos QB

The Chicago Bears had the game in the bag and still managed to fumble away a victory on Sunday.  But it wasn't just the Marion Barber fumble that gave the Denver Broncos new life, it was the Bears' 4th quarter defensive realignment that provided Tebow with just enough room to get the line of scrimmage moved ten yards at a time.  His short passing game was all he needed.  Yes, the Bears "prevented" any Hail Mary passes but what a stupid way to lose a game.

The kicking game was amazing.  But I hate field goals. The game of football was supposed to be about touchdowns, then they came up with the point after and then the 3 point field goal.  Now that the league's best placekickers are regularly putting the ball between the uprights from 55 yards away, offense is geared to getting the ball to the 35.  What a difference from the game I grew up with forty years ago.