Were it not for the last drive and this final play the Bears would be looking at next year already, but they are still on life support after the last place Eagles choked it to the last place Bears in the final seconds with this touchdown catch by Muhsin Muhammad, on a drive directed completely by Greise as his helmet mic was down the entire possession.
Something Rex couldn't have done in his wildest dreams, the final score int hat situation woulda been 23 - 12 Philadelphia with Rex throwing the final pass to the other team headed the other way for six :
Drive keeps season alive
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears: "BY BRAD BIGGS PHILADELPHIA -- When the police escort got lost and took the convoy of team buses on a trip through neverland Saturday night to reach the hotel, the Bears' road trip was off to a rough start. After finally arriving, the Bears got down to the business of discussing what was at stake Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field:"A season.
''We talked about it in our team meeting,'' Muhsin Muhammad said. ''We were pretty fired up. We had terrible room service, the food was terrible in the hotel. They did about everything they could to make the trip unpleasant. But we were able to stay focused.''
Bad directions and worse eats were nothing compared with where the Bears found themselves with 1:52 remaining, down four and on their 3-yard line with no timeouts. You said it two weeks ago when they rallied at Green Bay, and you're saying it now: If this season turns into something, this was the point the Bears took a U-turn.
''We're sitting in the huddle, and Olin [Kreutz] goes, 'Now how sweet would it be to go 97 for the win?''' Muhammad said. continued
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