I was driving in a car during the latter stages of the Bears-Vikings game yesterday, so I didn’t see all of the points get scored. I did, however, hear on the radio how some people (who shall remain nameless, primarily because I chose not to remember them; primarily because they sounded stupid) were shocked — shocked, I say! — that there were so many points being scored in this game.

And there were a lot. Eighty-nine to be exact. But should we be that surprised? I say no. Well, OK, maybe 89 was a bit surprising, but there was no real need to think that neither of these teams could score points.

Why? Well, first of all, “Purple Jesus.” Anytime you have Adrian Peterson on a football team, you should believe that said squad can rack up some points. Secondly, “Neck Beard.”

I know that I seemingly post on Kyle Orton every Monday morning, and while it seems redundant, it’s absolutely amazing to see the transformation he’s undergone. We poked fun at his maturity before the season started because we thought he really was just a “Don’t Eff It Up” quarterback, the type to manage games and let Matt Forte do the the dirty work while the defense kept things in check.

But the reality is that Orton was a very good signal caller at Purdue — prolific even — and he has suddenly become a very legitimate threat on offense. He’s still prone to make mistakes and have bad games, but then again, so is Drew Brees.

Don’t expect a 40-point scoring average for the Bears every week from now on (obviously). The score was obviously aided by the defense finding the end zone more times than Forte. But it might be time to admit that the Bears are *gasp* good on offense. Either that or Minnesota really, really needs to work on special teams.