SHOULD BE CLOSE...
Cutler at 4 wins
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2969
Cutler's no Comeback Kid
Posted by Bob LeGere on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 02:13
Not that I'm keeping track or anything, but Sunday night's loss to the Eagles was the second game in a row that "franchise quarterback" Jay Cutler had a chance to lead a fourth-quarter comeback and came up short.
That makes four times this season that Cutler has had an opportunity to lead the Bears to a game-winning or game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter but didn’t get it done. To be fair, Cutler was instrumental in leading fourth-quarter comeback wins against the Steelers and Seahawks.
But after the Eagles went ahead 24-20 Sunday night with 5:31 left, the Bears failed to get a first down for the third straight possession. Then, when they got the ball back with 1:51 left, Cutler picked up 1 first down before he was intercepted trying to force a ball into Greg Olsen who was tightly covered.
In the previous game, the loss to the 49ers in San Francisco, Cutler and the Bears went three-and-out immediately after falling behind 10-6 with 10:11 left. They got one more chance, but Cutler was picked off in the end zone, again trying to get the ball to Olsen.
In Week Six, Cutler led a 92-yard, fourth-quarter drive that tied the Falcons 14-14. But, after Atlanta went back ahead 21-14 with 3:06 left, Cutler and the Bears went 78 yards but gave the ball up on downs at the Falcons’ 10-yard line with 29 seconds left. In fairness to Cutler, the Bears committed 3 offensive penalties in the final 65 seconds of that game, which hindered the final drive.
And let’s not forget the season opener. With 1:11 left, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers connected with Greg Jennings for a 50-yard TD and a 21-15 lead after the 2-point conversion. Cutler’s first pass after the kickoff was intercepted by Al Harris.
Game over.
