Patriots-Bears (Somewhat) Live Blog

Due to limitations of Blogger, I can't entirely blog the game "live".

4:04 - Watching bonus coverage of Jacksonville-Oakland. Maurice Jones-Drew just scored a touchdown with 1:34 to give Jax the lead. Finished watching the Cincy-Pittsburgh woofer, but Gumbel and Dierdorf doing the game made it a little better, and there was a fight on the field after the game was over between some players. That was cool. Unfortunately it wasn't snowing, but it will be in Chicago.

4:08 - Sideline mic just caught someone yelling "What the fuck!"

4:09 - Wow, Kevin Harlan, four in the secondary! That only happens on a majority of NFL defensive plays! He's another one I can't understand the blogosphere's love affair of. At least he's currently working with Soloman Wilcots.

4:13 - Just before the sack they showed a shot of Tom Cable on the sidelines and the ball boy standing next to him is wearing what looks like a real heavy parka while Cable is just sporting a sweatshirt. It's currently 60 degrees in Jacksonville.

4:14 - Raiders lose. They're probably out playoff contention.

4:11 - Darren McFadden, 209 yards and three touchdowns - nice.

4:15 - It's really fuckin' snowy and windy (30-40 MPH) and a wind chill of 9 in Chicago. Yay Jim Nantz and Phil Simms.

4:17 - Pats go five-wide on first down. Why am I not surprised? And it goes to Welker. Again, why I am not surprised?

4:18 - Pats go three-and-out, and still no one thinks the Bears are good, but Mike Martz has never had to call plays in the elements. And Hester just blazed down the sideline in the snow. He has better traction than my car.

4:21 - This is the sixth play of the game and still I have no idea what the yardage is. Oh, the NE 45. Guess I should pay attention to the on-screen graphics. Bears run on their first three plays and go three-and-out. And Phil Simms says the weather isn't bad enough for his liking.

4:24 - Pats go five-wide again...and it's to Welker.

4:26 - Alright! A quarterback breaking down line play. And on all of the Pats passing plays, they have gone Shotgun (note to Bears defense). And after two bad incompletions, Brady hits Welker on 3rd & 10 for a first down.

4:28 - Monsters of the Midway swarm Danny Woodhead! (And the Pats went Shotgun and passed!)

4:29 - Brady is throwing in the wind pretty well. I think because the rush is slowed down, it's actually easy to pass in the snow, but the wind is another thing. And while I was typing, the Patriots passed with Brady under center (it was a play fake).

4:31 - Pass tipped by Urlacher, clanged incomplete, almost picked off by Chris Harris.

4:31 - Rob Gronkowski is huge. He is a head taller than Wes Welker.

4:34 - "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys playing on the P.A. system at Soldier Field. And Bill Belichick looks like a Turkish terrorist with his scarf covering half his face.

4:36 - I don't think the 2011 Jeep Wrangler existed during the Cold War (in reference to the commercial for Call of Duty: Black Ops).

4:39 - Does Vince Wilfork even tuck in his jersey?

4:40 - Terrible spot by the refs on the Knox reception.

4:45 - First quarter over already? At least there was a touchdown.

4:47 - Brady and Welker are shredding the Bears defense, with a little bit of Green-Ellis (at least Jim Nantz isn't saying his full name every time he touches the ball). Miami up on the Jets, as are the Chargers over the Chiefs.

4:52 - Cameraman bought the fake, but Nantz didn't.

4:55 - Yardage, Jim? You're not having a strong game to this point. Pats just scored another touchdown on an inside handoff to Danny Woodhead on a four-wide formation. Bears D getting smoked.

5:02 - That was a really wobbly pass. Knox's ass was down when it was ruled a fumble. Could go either way.

5:06 - Call stands. Pats up by three touchdowns.

5:13 - Bears go three-and-out again. What is their deal? The Patriots currently have the same amount of touchdowns as the bears do first downs (three).

5:17 - Just a little checkdown to Woodhead that was short of the first down. Wasn't there anybody deeper? Gotta check the tape. And Phil Simms just made an inhuman noise. Pats 24-0.

5:22 - Another Bears turnover. Did I just hear a cathedral bell ring?

5:26 - Pats 27-0. Jay Cutler standing there like a statue. He is probably in shock. And there is snow blowing upwards at Soldier Field because of the wind.

5:29 - Come on, Bears. You should be familiar with weather like this. Cutler just hit Forte on a curl-in, and I'm remember Warner and Faulk doing the same thing eons ago...

5:30 - Two-minute warning. Bears need to punt again, and that stupid iPad commercial is on

5:33 - Julian Edelman's punt return calling back by penalty. First hiccup by the Pats all game.

5:36 - Come on, Urlacher, pick that pass off!

5:37 Brady to Branch for six on the last play off the half. 33-0 Pats. Dinner time for me. Hopefully I'll be back by the third quarter. Bears fans boo.

5:58 - Okay, I'm back. Looks like we've switched to Miami-N.Y. Jets with Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts. My first look at this team this year I'm pretty sure.

6:01 - Eagle just spotted an extra lineman for the Jets by name and Fouts telestrated him. Good stuff! For how many games of the Jets I've seen, the last two ball handlers are guys I've never heard of.

6:02 - Hell, even Sanchez can't throw a good spiral. What is up with these quarterbacks?!

6:07 - It's 3rd and 15 and what do the Dolphins do? Two tight end set and they run a sweep. No attempt to convert whatsoever, and on top of that there was a holding penalty.

6:11 - We cut away and what happens? Hester breaks one that sets up a touchdown. Ian Eagle is right, Hester could run on ice.

6:13 - Cotchery could have gone all the way, and Sanchez's escape was magnificent. Too bad it failed and almost ended in an interception.

6:16 - Seam pattern by Fasano for a big gain, but more importantly, Ricky Williams was split out wide!

6:18 - Wow. Way to go Henne. Totally effed up the handoff. Yeah the ball was wet, but a wet football is not something a quarterback should be shocked about.

6:20 - I see this game is real sloppy too. I thought I'd like these games with the advert weather most of the country is having, the product is suffering.

6:28 - Nolan Carrol of the Dolphins hurt because a Jets player or personnel on the sideline tripped him. It's dirty but kind of funny (in an ironic way).

6:31 - Looks like the refs missed a pass interference on Braylon Edwards.

6:35 - End of the 3rd Quarter. Miami 10-3 over the Jets...still.

6:42 - Jets are getting it moving on offense. It's about time. Maybe they heard Ian Eagle say they haven't scored a touchdown in eight quarters.

6:46 - I was watching video of the roof collapse at The Metrodome during the commercial.

6:47 - That Brown to Marshall screw-up is sure to be on the next NFL Follies. I didn't know Ronnie Brown was left-handed either.

6:49 - This might sound racist to some but I seriously just saw the first McDonald's commercial I've seen in years with white people in it. Maybe I just don't pay close enough attention.

6:53 - Just realized I went a whole series without posting. Here you go. Did I pick the wrong weekend to live blog or what? 15 punts, 16 first downs TOTAL. Yikes. And Shaun Green is out.

6:58 - Finally a big play. Sanchez-Holmes for 43.

6:59 - And then Sanchez overthrowns Dustin Keller.

7:00 - POINTS! A field goal by the Jets! And no commercial between possessions? Whatever will the yaks yak about? Miscues. And Tony Sporano wearing sunglasses at night in the rain is just sweet. I know he is sensitive to light, but still. Crowd's back into it, too.

7:05 - No commercials between possessions again. Maybe all their sponsors went broke.

7:08 - "The Jets have been the Cardiac Kids all year." What do they go? Go three-and-out. And the Dolphins only have 32 passing yards. There's 2:33 left. We could have five more punts!

7:11 - Here we go! Punt number 10 on the afternoon for the Dolphins!

7:21 - Dolphins win 10-6. Two straight losses for the Jets. Dolphins still in it at 7-6.