Bears 34, Lions 7: Yeah, But It's Just The Lions

Not much to say about the Bears’ latest win, except maybe that road wins in the division are always nice, even when they’re a foregone conclusion. So here are some random thoughts:

-- The Lions might not win a game this year. I'll be more impressed if the Bears beat the surprisingly competitive Falcons.

-- It feels like 34-7 is a more common final score for a Bears’ victory over the Lions than any other single score. But I seriously don’t care enough to look it up. (But they DID win by that exact score in 2006.)

-- I laughed out loud when the Lions challenged a fumble call deep in their territory, down 24-0, finally got the ball back after an exceptionally lengthy delay, and then, on the very next play, threw an interception that Charles Tillman returned for a touchdown.

-- Heck, I even chuckled a little typing out that description just now.

-- If Kyle Orton goes 24-for-34 for 334 yards and two touchdowns every week, it’s going to be a good season. And if it’s a good season, I might stop whining about how the Bears should be at least 4-1 right now and in control of, rather than merely leading, a division that will send only one team to the playoffs.

-- Great coaching move by Lovie Smith to throw the red replay flag and get Marty Booker a 30-yard reception in his stats, even though the Bears would have gotten essentially the same spot on a pass interference penalty. On the surface that seems like too much risk for no real reward, but with a 17-0 lead and no realistic chance of losing the game, a potential loss of a timeout is a small price for a leader to pay to ingratiate himself to the troops.

-- Truth be told, I only watched through about the middle of the third quarter, as my dish lost the high-def signal while I was recording. Last major thing I saw was the Lions’ touchdown on the heels of Deven Hester’s fumble. Looking at the box score, I don’t think I really missed anything.