Now That's More Like It

By: Nick Kapetan @KapN93

Raise your hand if you thought this would happen. Go ahead, don't be shy.

If you truly believed that the Chicago Bears would beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, then you should be deemed as the next great NFL analyst. You deserve all the recognition possible. Most people walked into work today and boastfully proclaimed "I told you so" when they were as doubtful as the rest of us.

Football is unlike any sport. With 16 regular games, every contest is a must win. Every game presents the opportunity of swinging momentum, and the chatter around the team, into a different direction.

After the Bears week one loss to the Buffalo Bills, many people were reaching for the panic button. Pundits that predicted that Chicago was not the real deal were anointing themselves as football prophets. All hope that this year's team would be a dark horse to make the Super Bowl was lost. Then, Sunday night happened.

Now let's get this straight. Just like how people should not have overreacted after one loss, labeling the Bears as a complete team after one win is not appropriate. There still remains incredible holes on both sides of the ball.

The depth chart took a major hit this week and general manager Phil Emery will be scrambling to infuse pieces into the current roster. However, this team might finally have a guy who is capable of doing that effectively. Just look at the contributions some of his acquisitions made in San Francisco.

For the Bears to have shocked the world and beat the 49ers, one thought that everything needed to go right. Well everything did not go right on Sunday night, but many things did.

Jay Cutler threw four touchdowns with zero, yes that's right, zero interceptions. Instead of relying heavily on tossing deep passes, Cutler meticulously tore up the 49ers defense through dump off throws to running back Matt Forte.

Brandon Marshall, who was hobbling around all week in practice, caught three touchdown passes and once again proved that he is the elite receiver the franchise has been missing for decades.

Martellus Bennett had seven catches while being the middle of the field threat the Bears lacked the last time they played in San Francisco two years ago.

What happened two years ago provided a compelling narrative this past week and many believed it would serve as a precursor for what Colin Kaepernick would do this week. That ended up being far from reality.

Newcomers Jared Allen and Willie Young provided much needed pressure, as well as awe-inspiring dance moves. Rookie Kyle Fuller had his coming out party and picked off Kaepernick twice. Heck, even Shea McClellin recorded a sack.

Kaepernick looked more like an inexperienced rookie than someone who received a mega-deal. He, like the rest of us, must have been surprised with the overall showing by the Bears on both sides of the ball.

While this week will feel much better than last week did in Chicago, it still is only week three. Plenty of football to still be played. However, no one would blame you Bears fans, for being a tad bit more optimistic about the season after what you witnessed Sunday night.

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