A Fourth Quarter to Remember

W, Detroit Lions 37, Chicago Bears 27

The best thing about being a sports fan is the memorable moments that add up during the season - a great catch here, an interception to the house (in this game) or a missed field goal (Eddie Murray against San Francisco for the right to play in the Championship Game back in the day).

Explosion
After three quarters of a struggle against the NFC Champs, scoring only 3 points, the Lions EXPLODED in the fourth quarter with an NFL record 34 - one for the ages. Up until that point, the offense was stymied with sacks (seemingly 2007's biggest worry) and an inability to move the ball on the ground seemed to put this game in jeapardy. Fortunately, the defense showed up big taking a Brian Griese pass to the house and a dormant offense began dropping long passes on the Bears secondary like a military strike.

The outburst seemed 'Greatest Show on Turf' days - the tempo picked up and the Bears secondary and defense looked anything like the team that rolled to the Super Bowl just eight months earlier. Speedy Shaun McDonald caught one and the game turned on the dropped of a dime and tomorrow again looks bright.