Beautiful

The Bears beat the Detroit Lions in convincing fashion Sunday at Soldier Field, 48-24, to advance to 3-1 heading into the bye week. We're in a three-way fight for the lead in the division, behind Minnesota and Green Bay, but we're in it.

Things I like about the Bears win over the Lions:

Line play. Both the offensive and defensive lines looked damn solid. The offensive line had easily its best day of the season, allowing Matt Forte to rush for 121 yards on 12 carries. The defensive line continued its strong play, putting consistent pressure on Lions QB Matthew Stafford, registering four sacks and an interception by DT Tommie Harris.

Special teams. What can you say about the Bears special teams play? A 52-yard field goal by "Chip Shot" Robbie Gould. A 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Johnny Knox. Four punts downed inside the opponents 20-yard line by Brad Maynard. There isn't a better special teams coach in the business than Dave Toub.

Coaching. The Bears and Lions were tied at the half. They made some adjustments in the locker room at the half, and came back out and dominated. I especially like the way CB Charles Tillman was moved to man coverage on Calvin Johnson with safety help in the second half.

Things that scared me (as much as you can be "scared" after hanging 48 on a pro team):

Zack Bowman. Granted, Calvin Johnson is a tough draw for anyone, and he's going to make a lot of DBs in this league look bad. But Bowman looked atrocious against Johnson. Thank god they moved Tillman on him in the second half or Johnson would have had 200 yards receiving in the game.

Wide Receivers. Two drops by Johnny Knox, and not a whole lot else by anyone. As big as their play was against the Seahawks a week ago, they were a non-factor against the Lions. It looked like the receivers struggled to get open most of the day.

Greg Olsen. Yes, he caught a touchdown pass. But six other throws to him fell incomplete. He hasn't been nearly as a big a factor in the passing game as advertised.