Chicago got the ball back with less than two minutes left and Brian Griese, with his headset broken, commanded his own drive, marching his team down the field, completing the winning touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad with nine seconds remaining. In the third quarter, Minnesota started to creep closer as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for the only score of the period. Do you have a sports website? The Lions established their running game later, and allowed Kevin Jones to score a rushing touchdown, sending the Lions up by ten again. The team forced the Chiefs to punt on their next drive, which was returned for a touchdown by Devin Hester.The Chiefs scored their first points of the game after Damon Huard threw a sixteen-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe. The Bears' return specialist Devin Hester allowed the Bears to take a lead by returning a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. Most data provided by 24-7 Baseball, creators of the ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia.
In December 2006, Johnson came under increased scrutiny after police entered his house in Gurnee, Illinois, and found several guns and weapon paraphernalia. Pro-Football-Reference utilizes Official NFL data for current NFL seasons. The Bears took the ball to the Eagles' one-yard line on their first drive of the third quarter, but settled for a field goal. [36] Jerry Angelo, the team's general manager, also signed a six-year deal on the same day. Gould connected for two more field goals early in the fourth quarter to tie the game, then put the Bears ahead 12–9. Additionally, controversy ensued between the Bears' management and Lance Briggs. [47][48] Lastly, the team drafted offensive tackle Aaron Brant and cornerback Trumaine McBride in the seventh round. However, Brian Urlacher provided the game's biggest turnover, when he intercepted Favre at the Packers' fifteen-yard line.
They initially succeeded at containing LaDainian Tomlinson, the league's reigning MVP, but received little support from Rex Grossman and Cedric Benson. Tomlinson threw a touchdown pass to Antonio Gates to cap off the drive. 122 for 225, 1,411 yards, 4 td, 7 int, & 14 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td, 196 rushes for 674 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 123 yards and 0 td, 6 rushes for 17 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 33 yards and 0 td, 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered, 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 5.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered, 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered, 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered. [67], The Bears trumped their third opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, by a score of 31–28. Going into the 2007 NFL Draft, the Bears did not reveal which prospects they were interested in, but stated that they entered the draft looking for the "best athlete available".