Cutler and Co. are done for night

Consider the Cutler-Chicago love affair on again -- and stronger than ever.

Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, Devin Hester, Earl Bennett and Orlando Pace have called it quits tonight after three series that produced 17 points and 199 total yards. As one press-box wag said, "So that's what a quarterback looks like."

Cutler completed 8 of 13 passes for 121 yards and 1 touchdown. That translates to a 117.8 passer rating, which is pretty durn good.

The highlight was a beautifully thrown ball to Devin Aromashodu for 38 yards. He caught it with his arms and fingertips strained to the limit -- and Giants CB Bruce Johnson all over him -- to get the Bears to the 1-yard line. Then, with a full-house backfield behind him, Cutler ran play-action and flipped to wide-open TE Desmond Clark for the score that made it 17-0 with 10:17 left in the second quarter.

Forte finished his exhibition debut with 9 carries for 58 yards. That included a 32-yard jaunt through a gaping hole on the left side for a touchdown late in the first quarter.

LW