I knew we were in for trouble yesterday when the temperature hit 72 degrees at Soldier Field (unheard of for a Chicago November), but I woefully underestimated how much trouble was awaiting us.

One minute into the game, Tommie Harris was ejected for punching the Cardinal’s Deuce Lutui in the face, long after the play was dead. (Note to Tommie: I realize that for the past two months I’ve been begging you to DO SOMETHING on the field during the 2009 season, but this wasn’t the kind of ’something’ I’d had in mind). This kind of tomfoolery has no place in our line-up, and I hope Tommie finds himself a new home next year.

As for the rest of the hot mess that was Sunday’s game, it pretty much goes like this: Kurt Warner throws a touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald…Kurt Warner throws a touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald…Kurt Warner throws another touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, Lovie remained stationed on the sidelines in his usual zen-like state and Ron Turner continued to concoct brilliant plays for our offense such as the Devon Hester reverse (for a loss of ten yards). The defense must have gotten into Lovie’s valium stash before the game, because they were pretty much napping on the field during the Kurt Warner/Larry Fitzgerald Show.

Somehow, we managed to come away with 21 points, and that is because we had two players who were actually trying to win, Jay Cutler and Greg Olsen. J. Cut and Greggers were the lone bright spot in our game, with three touchdown passes between them. In fact, Cutler actually looked really good. He was throwing some bullets. If we had wide receivers, an offensive line, and a defense–we’d be Superbowl material!

This loss (41-21) pretty much seals the fate of our season. We may be at respectable 4-4 right now, but that is about to tank when we go up against teams like the Vikings and the Giants during the next several weeks. For now, we have Thursday night’s game against the 49ers to worry about.  As I write this, Da Hot Mess Express Chicago Bears are probably boarding a plane and heading West for our next game disaster.