Winning ugly, part deux

We're 2-1 right now, and while I'll take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day, this team is making me awfully nervous. If not for some missed field goals by the Steelers and the Seahawks, field goals those kickers normally make, we could easily be 0-3 at this point instead of sitting at 2-1 and looking like we might be in the race in the NFC North.

Things I liked:

Lance Briggs was all over the field. He finished the day with an interception, a sack, seven tackles, and two tackles-for-loss. He's stepping up his already high level of play and doing everything he can do to make up for the loss of Urlacher.

Jay Cutler again orchestrated a come from behind victory and finished the day with a QB rating of 126.4, completing 77.8% of his passes. Those numbers are lights out.

The Bears wide receivers looked solid. Devin Hester made some really nice plays and looked as close to a legit number one receiver as I have seen. Johnny Knox continues to impress with another touchdown and solid kick off return work, and Earl Benett finished the day with four catches for 80 yards.

Things that scare me:

The Bears offensive line looks dreadful. They're just not opening up the holes in the run game. Seattle is not noted for its run defense, and they pushed the Bears O-line around all game. They get solid marks for pass protection, but failed miserably in the run game.

Why is Ron Turner calling a run up the middle when the diminutive Garrett Wolfe is in at tailback? That shows a total lack of awareness in the game situation. That just baffles me.

Brett Favre showed some of that old magic as the Vikings cruised to a win over Mike Singletary's 49ers, improving to 3-0. They're looking awfully tough.