Since the Chicago Cubs and White Sox are all but out of contention in baseball, this Chicago fan can cheer for the Bears going into hostile territory and defeating the Denver Broncos.
It's not easy to win a game in Denver. But after seeing Jay Cutler go 15 for 21, throwing the ball with authority and leading the Bears offense and watching Kyle Orton trying to match up, the Bears may have gotten the steal of the year.
It doesn't matter that they gave up the proverbial house to get Cutler. What matters is, Cutler is a pro-bowl looking QB and Kyle Orton isn't. And, Denver fans are understandably upset. Cutler has the quality of making decent receivers look good. And that is hard to accomplish. A special teams TD by Devin Hester tonight underscores his own brilliance and takes the pressure off Cutler to do it all alone. If Hester can sprinkle his magic this season by scoring in a flash of an eye, this could be an exciting season.
The defense of Chicago played tough in the first half as the Bears had a 2 touchdown lead. The rabid fans in Denver sounding pretty frustrated. As a long-time Bears' fan, that is a nice sound. Better the other team, than us.
Orton left the game with a cut finger in the 2nd quarter. He might be ready for the start of the season. Denver fans are used to seeing greatness on the field in their QB. Elway played there. And the spectre of Orton in Denver Orange has to kind of tough to adjust to. But that is what they have, and Chicago has Cutler. Finally, The Bears look like a smart team.
If they stay healthy, they might be contenders earlier than people thought.
