The Bears took a bit of a road trip this last Sunday. They traveled all the way to Webley Stadium in London in the showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fortunately they did not travel all that way for nothing because they left the U.K with a 24-18 victory. This game really became a lot closer than it should have been. Early in the 3rd quarter Marion Baber had a 12 yard touchdown to give the bears a solid 21-5 lead. Right after that there was a little collapse in the Chicago defense, and Tampa Bay cut the deficit to 21-18 with 7 min left in the 4th. That was the end to Josh Freemans (Quarterback for Tampa Bay) offensive pursuit. Robbie gold kicked a field goal to make it 24-18, and then on the last possession for Tampa Bay D.J Moore intercepted Freeman with 25 seconds left in the game.
Like I said before, this game really became a lot closer than it should have been. The Bears had a comfortable 16 point lead in the 3rd quarter and almost blew it in the final seconds of the game. But as my father always said “A win is a win”. The Bears won their first back to back games this season, and because of that, this just put the Bears (4-3) just one game behind the Detroit Lions (5-2) in the NFC North Division. Catching up to the Green Bay Packers (6-0) this year is definitely workable for the Bears, but it almost seems impossible because of the way Aaron Rodgers is leading his offense. I believe Chicago’s best chance to make the playoffs will to keep winning and hopefully be eligible for the Wildcard Spot.
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