# Super Bears, Super Bowl **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923 "2007-01-22T03:57:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/1 "2007-01-22T03:57:22Z")
After a brief 21 year hiatus, my Bears are back in the Super Bowl!!! 😃🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/2 "2007-01-22T04:19:42Z")
[QUOTE=Frostillicus] After a brief 21 year hiatus, my Bears are back in the Super Bowl!!!: [/QUOTE] Ah, I remember that last one like it was yesterday. A friend of mine at school made a metric assload of money making stupid bets with someone who, if they weren’t necessarily a Pats fan, at least thought the Bears weren’t God’s gift to football. I think one of them was Bears to win by 35+. He had several bets along those lines, and won all but one. He collected the cash, but I still thought he was an idiot. Thought for a minute we’d have a rematch this year. Guess not. Did anyone notice that, when the Pats got the ball back with a minute to go & down four, Peyton apparently couldn’t watch? That was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/3 "2007-01-22T04:21:45Z")
[QUOTE=SCSimmons] A friend of mine at school made a metric assload of money making stupid bets with someone who, if they weren’t necessarily a Pats fan, at least thought the Bears weren’t God’s gift to football. [/QUOTE] Of course they weren’t. _Ditka_ is God’s gift to football. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/4 "2007-01-22T04:51:26Z")
How many Colts fans almost had heart attacks when Reggie Wayne almost fumbled that ball on the Colts’ final drive? I nearly fell out of my chair, and I am a Bears fan. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/5 "2007-01-22T04:55:12Z")
Bears should win the whole thing. Colts can’t stop the run and the Bears defense is just far too dominant. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/6 "2007-01-22T05:23:33Z")
Droppin’ in to drop off a “Hell yeah!”. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/7 "2007-01-22T05:48:09Z")
[QUOTE=Lochdale] Colts can’t stop the run [/QUOTE] Except in the playoffs, where they’ve done just that. With the Colts’ offense and the Bears’ defense, it looks like we have a very good irresistable force vs. immovable object matchup. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/8 "2007-01-22T05:52:55Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Except in the playoffs, where they’ve done just that. With the Colts’ offense and the Bears’ defense, it looks like we have a very good irresistable force vs. immovable object matchup. [/QUOTE] Perhaps but doesn’t the defense usually win these sorts of match-ups? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/9 "2007-01-22T06:06:46Z")
[QUOTE=Lochdale] Perhaps but doesn’t the defense usually win these sorts of match-ups? [/QUOTE] It’s supposed to. But according to that rule, the Colts should have lost their game against Baltimore - probably by a lot - and they probably shouldn’t have beaten New England either. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nuggets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Mr.Nuggets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nuggets)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/10 "2007-01-22T12:52:13Z")
Am I the only Colts fan here? ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/11 "2007-01-22T12:53:26Z")
So when will they be coming out with the Super Bowl Shuffle video? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/12 "2007-01-22T13:28:33Z")
Good thing we dont have to suffer through two weeks of Super **Beauxl** references. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/13 "2007-01-22T13:39:06Z")
[QUOTE=minlokwat] So when will they be coming out with the Super Bowl Shuffle video? [/QUOTE] I could swear I heard them playing that as background music on Fox during the postgame stuff. Can anyone confirm or was it just an acid flashback? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/14 "2007-01-22T13:57:34Z")
[QUOTE=Lochdale] Bears should win the whole thing. Colts can’t stop the run and the Bears defense is just far too dominant. [/QUOTE] Yeah, against the NFC. Of the Final Four teams from the NFC, Against the AFC, Seattle was 2-2. Chicago was 2-2. Saints were 1-3. Eagles were 1-3. Those are the 4 best teams in the NFC. Alternately, against the NFC, NE was 4-0 Baltimore was 3-1 Indy was 3-1 San Diego was 4-0 When you’re talking about the NFC, you’re talking about the junior varsity, the minor leagues. You already saw the Superbowl folks. . .it was last night at 6:30 Eastern. At least it was a good game. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/15 "2007-01-22T15:29:08Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Nuggets] Am I the only Colts fan here? [/QUOTE] No, I’m rooting for them. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/16 "2007-01-22T15:38:31Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Nuggets] Am I the only Colts fan here? [/QUOTE] No, but there ain’t many of us… ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/17 "2007-01-22T15:54:06Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] I could swear I heard them playing that as background music on Fox during the postgame stuff. Can anyone confirm or was it just an acid flashback? [/QUOTE] They definitely did! I am so excited right now, I can hardly stand it. I was refusing to let myself believe this could happen until it did (I’m a Cubs fan, so I have learned my lesson time & time again). And I think it’s really cool that the Colts got in, as well…should be a great game. **BEAR DOWN ! ! !** ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/18 "2007-01-22T15:58:17Z")
[QUOTE=Lochdale] Bears should win the whole thing. Colts can’t stop the run and the Bears defense is just far too dominant. [/QUOTE] Is that the Bears dominant defense that allowed the lowly Packers 27 points on X-mas eve? ---
**Author:** ![Smooth\_Jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Smooth\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smooth_Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/19 "2007-01-22T16:17:44Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Nuggets] Am I the only Colts fan here? [/QUOTE] You’re not alone. I’ve been a Colts fan since they moved to Indy. We’ve had more than our share of disappointments. The bad call in Pittsburgh that kept us from the Super Bowl in the 90’s. Losing repeatedly to the Pats, and their rule bending coach. The monkey on Manning’s back for not winning “the big game.” Last night’s game was poetic. The Colts beat the team that haunted them for years. The week before, we beat the #1 defense in the league. Before that, a defense that’s statistically soft on the run held the #2 leading rusher in the league to 32 yards. The Colts are ready to play. The Bears are a great organization, and you’ll find a lot of Bears fans in Indy, but this is the Colt’s year. Bears fans may have waited for 21 years, but Colts fans have been waiting 36 years. It’s about time. GO COLTS! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923/20 "2007-01-22T16:24:42Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] Is that the Bears dominant defense that allowed the lowly Packers 27 points on X-mas eve? [/QUOTE] They’ve improved since giving up 373 yards to the Packers in that game. They’ve only been giving up 340 yards per game during the playoffs. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bears-super-bowl/388923.md?page=2)