Turns out, everyone came out.  And, some of the women I talked to, were not Giants fans, nor where they fans of football.  They just wanted to be where the action and perhaps "guys" where.  Although the women I spoke to, seemed indifferent to men approaching them or making small talk.  They were having a fun time staring at a flickering Tv screen, or their cell phones while sporadic cheers went up in the crowd as Eli Manning converted on a pass.   I saw enough beer to float down a river. Enough tortilla chips to stuff a Mexican army.  The Merlot was pretty good, by the way.

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Chicago has great depth.  Some of the players on their bench could be starters.  Taj Gibson is emerging into one of the top bench players in the league.  It is possible he could take the 6th man award this season.  He scores, defends, rebounds, blocks out, and plays with all out hustle.  Omer Asik, another Chicago big does a great job in the low post, rebounding and defending.  He is good with his feet, and positions himself well down low.  But it comes down to a another 1-2 punch in Derrick Rose and Luol Deng.  Rose and Deng make a great pair.  Rose is so quick, he can score almost at will.  When he wants to, he can take over a game.  Not many players in the NBA can do what he does.  He is fun to watch because you never know what he will do, and what he does, he does it with style and panache.  Well, that's redundant, but watching Rose play isn't. 

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This may not be talked about much, but apparently, the mourning of the death of one of the coach's young son, may have taken a toll. Commentators noted the players were somber before the game, and it appeared that Green Bay came out with energy.  But when the Giants didn't roll over like other opponents, Green Bay got a bit flustered.  Eli Manning looked and played like a top NFL QB, and Rodgers had perhaps his worst game of the season.  Manning had 330 yards and 3 TD's for the game.  The Hail Mary pass caught by Nicks in toward end of first half put Giants up 20-10, and that set the tone, that this would be an uphill battle.  Hats off to the Giants.

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Of course, Aaron Rodgers can throw too.  It may be come down to dueling Qb's.  Like the other NFC game.  In this age, of instant offense, anything can happen.  If New York has a semblance of a pass rush, the Packers could be in for a tough 2nd half.  As it stands, they have no defense, in fact, it appears that is worse than New Orleans' which is saying something.  Manning is carving up the secondary like Swiss Cheese.  We could have an upset brewing.

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Tebow can throw a pass or two in the clutch, like last week's OT thriller against Pittsburgh.  But Joe Namath, he is not.  Leave it to coach Bill Bellichick to implement a game plan that rendered Tebow-time, sooo-long goodbye.  Denver's defense, which has played well of late, was completely ineffective in stopping the Pats onslaught.  Passes were flying all over the place.  There was no pass rush.  Finally, New England looked like a team to reckon with.  Tom Brady was masterful.  His passes were precise, on target, on the money.  It was like watching a wily craftsman take apart a swiss clock.

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It's almost as if the Saint's Defense knew that Brees could score at anytime so it played soft, the time they could least afford to.

Honestly, the Saints were the better team but they were outplayed by a courageous, tough San Francisco team coached by a firece head coach in Jim Harbaurgh.  If Harbaugh played for the Bears they way he coaches, they would have made the playoffs with him.  He really had his team fired up and playing on every play.  The Saints took some plays off and it backfired on them and so, in the end, they were beaten. Quite simply, you can't allow a team to drive down, no, walk down the field in the late 1:30 to score a TD and win the game.  I never saw anything like that.  It seemed as if New Orleans had their bag packed for another game.  Now, they will pack for the end of the season.  I was not as impressed with the 49'ers as I saw the ineptitude of the New Orleans' defense.  You wasted a great effort by Drew Brees.

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Chicago scored a late TD and FG to make the score a bit more respectable.  A 35-10 lead was reduced as the Bears put up 8 points on a TD and 2 point conversion.  Robbie Gould kicked a FG to close out the scoring.  The Packers  (14-1) were a better team.  It's hard to see Jay Cutler on the sidelines.  It is better to heal fully then to rush in there and get hurt again.  It's going to be a tough off-season for Chicago.  They seemed to be playoff bound but suffered two key injuries and then the season fell apart.  Say goodbye, offensive co-ordinator Mike Martz.

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There are too many vulnerable spots for Chicago.  One Josh McCown, is making his first start as a Bear at QB.  Two, Kahlil Bell is making a start and he is practically a rookie.  I think what may keep Chicago in the game is that these two teams are arch-rivals.  The Bears will be fired up.  I hope they will surprise some people tonight.  I think Chicago will play The Pack tough to start, but Green Bay's talent will eventually wear the Bears out. It could be 31-10. 

So far, in the 3rd quarter, the Bears are giving the Pack a real run for their money.  Aaron Rodgers unloaded a beautiful pass for a TD to Jordy Nelson and GB took a 21-10 lead.  But Chicago has kept the ball, run effectively, and McCown has shown he definitely has a better arm than backup Hanie.  McCown hit Earl Bennett on a catch and run to get the Bears to the 1 yard line.  Geez, the Bears actually moved the ball.  Then lineman Edwin Williams saved Bell's bacon when he recovered his fumble at the goal-line and took it in for 6 points.  At least they are making Green Bay sweat.

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It's about time the Bears fans know it.  If we had Cutler playing, even if Forte gets hurt, the Bears would have won 2 of the 4 losses and would be in the Wild Card hunt.  But that is the not the case.  He's out and so are the Bears.  Here is a lament:  What would Cutler do with Green Bay's offensive line?  We might be talking about the the rise of Cutler, the coming of Cutler, what superlatives we would write?

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Losing Forte was a very big loss.  He was almot 40% of the team's offense. It is doubtful he will return this season.  There is no need to put him in a game.  The Bears will likely lose the last two games, to hit 6 straight defeats.  This was a number no one in Chicago wanted to even think about.  The loss that really hurt was the KC game.  To lose that game on a freak (Hail Mary Heave) by an untested QB, who was soon replaced by Kyle Orton of all people, was a bad loss.

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