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With nothing on the line, the Chicago Bears escaped Detroit with a narrow victory over the Lions. Since the Bears already have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, there really is no point for the Bears to play the game due to the risk of injury to their starters. However, before the game, Lovie Smith vowed to have his team play this game to win. To keep his word, Smith replaced starting QB Rex Grossman with backup Brian Griese. This proved to be a great move since Griese, on his opening drive, drove the Bears 72 yards and set up a successful field goal.

Grossman finished the game 20 of 36 for 197 yards and 1 touchdown and Griese was 6 of 9 for 51 yards. Both Peterson and Berrian gave the Bears a touchdown. Overall, the game was well played again by Grossman, but his inconsistent performance issues still hover around him. Although the Bears have nothing to lose, it seems that the team was struggling to contain Kitna and the Lions offense. However, that is probably due to the fact that the Bears defense did not apply as much pressure as they normally would to avoid injury.

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