Obviously there were other years we felt that too. Olin Kreutz, Bears Pro Bowl center: We saw coming out of camp that we were a legitimate Super Bowl team. A week earlier, the Bears hung 40 points on the Bills in a runaway home win. No team in the league had scored more points (31.2 ppg). Four of the Bears' first five wins had come by at least 24 points, including a 26-0 thrashing of Brett Favre and the Packers at Lambeau Field in the opener. And Lovie Smith's team wasn't just unbeaten. The Bears joined the Colts as one of only two undefeated teams. Not only were the undefeated Bears in town and not only were the Cardinals hosting a "Monday Night Football" game for the first time since 1999, but rookie quarterback Matt Leinart was preparing to make his second career start.
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