[NU Sports] Bears/Packers

[Mike Nolan]

> The offense was so bad, though, that the game was almost over at half
> time.  

I thought it was pretty much over at the end of the first quarter.

> If we had seen only a glimmer of the sort of line play and special teams
> that dominated Seattle, the bears could have won it on field goals 9-7.

Curious that the Bears punted twice rather than try two long field goal
attempts.  I wonder if the field was in such poor shape that they were
reluctant to even try them?  There were sure enough players having trouble 
with their footing.  

Frustrating that all three of the teams (two college, one pro) I follow closely 
had disappointing end-of-the-season games, all due to problems with their starting QB.
 
> Now instead of an interesting Super Bowl, the pack will get ground into
> dust by the steelers' running game.  Big ben's uni likely won't even get
> dirty.

I"m not so sure, though that's how I'd expect it to go, too.  But
the Steelers looked beatable in the 2nd half yesterday and Green
Bay has been a dangerous team this season.  

Two smaller market teams in the Super Bowl instead of Chicago or
New York, I wonder if that will affect ratings?  My wife just
watches it for the commercials anyway.  
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Mike Nolan