Final Thoughts and Analysis for Week 8

While this is just 1 game out of 16, I'll just say that I'd like to see a statement made in this game. A victory is gonna be quite tough and obviously is unexpected. The 49ers are 16 point underdogs, so clearly nobody thinks they can win this game. Dan Shanoff (formerly of ESPN's Daily Quickie) in picking the Bears said: "There will be no need for any sort of Monday Night Miracle." Well maybe the Bears will need a Sunday Morning Miracle.

If the 49ers can get on the board early this could turn into a decent little game. Maybe we can get something akin to Rocky: "The Russian is Cut!" and to quote Duke, "You see? He's not a machine! He's a man!" I realize maybe I'm going overboard for just another regular season game. But if this team is going to continue on th rebuilding path, they're gonna have to start beating teams like this. All wins count the same, but continually beating the Rams isn't gonna cut it long term.

Now for predictions. Each week I'm gonna give a best case prediction and a worst case prediction with a little description of how and why:

Best Case Scenario
49ers 24 - Bears 9: The Bears defense falters without Mike Brown. Thanks to the healthy offensive line, Frank Gore runs wild and Alex Smith has time to pick apart the patchwork secondary. Rex Grossman's struggles continue and by the 4th quarter Kyle Orton is under center. New schemes confuse the Bears leading and combined with a more physical secondary, the Bears receivers are not allowed to break any big plays.

Worst Case Scenario
Bears 45 - 49ers 0: Rex Grossman bounces back from his hiccup against the Cardinals to shred the 49ers secondary. Cedric Benson ends up playing half the 3rd quarter and the entire 4th quarter as Thomas Jones gets the time off. The Bears defense overwhelms the young 49ers as Alex Smith throws 3 interceptions and Frank Gore rushes for less than 50 yards.

Let's hope for the best, pray against the worst and expect something in between.