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[ditka...mike ditka]

do these writers understand football and listen to the coaches/players at all...this is on yahoo, right after the bears game, which lovie smith said he was giong to get griese some time in...

Chicago 26, Detroit 21

Chicago 26, Detroit 21

Preview - Box Score - Recap

By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

December 24, 2006

AP - Dec 24, 3:28 pm EST

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DETROIT (AP) -- The Chicago Bears made a quarterback change in the fourth quarter that led to a go-ahead score and added some intrigue to a game with nothing at stake.

Brian Griese directed a 72-yard drive that set up Robbie Gould's field goal midway through the fourth quarter, helping the Bears beat the Detroit Lions 26-21 on Sunday.

Gould's fourth field goal -- after Jon Kitna made his NFL-high 30th turnover -- gave Chicago a five-point cushion with 2:50 to go after a drive that starting QB Rex Grossman watched from the sideline.

With a chance for a game-winning touchdown, the Lions drove to the Chicago 22 and Kitna threw a pass into the end zone on the final play that leaping wide receiver Mike Williams got his hands on, but couldn't control in the end zone while being closely defended by cornerback Devin Hester.

Both teams met without much on the line because the Bears (13-2) clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs last week and Detroit (2-13) has been relegated to playing for pride since midseason.

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Chicago coach Lovie Smith insisted he would play to win, not to avoid injuries, by using his starters as long as necessary in the hopes of staying sharp for the playoffs.

Smith looked as if he was playing to win by benching an ineffective Grossman.

Earlier this month, Smith stuck with Grossman as his starting QB after he threw three interceptions in two straight games.

Grossman responded by throwing four TDs without an interception in the next two games, adding a career-high 339 yards passing last week, in two wins that helped Chicago earn the top seed in the NFC playoffs.

Against the Lions, he had another lackluster performance in what has been an up-and-down season -- but Chicago won its fourth straight.

Grossman was 20-of-36 for 197 yards with a TD. Griese was 6-of-9 for 51 yards.

there is more to the article but not touching on this subject.....GROSSMAN IS THE STARTER...stop trying to make a story when there isnt one!!

 

[BoulderBob]

Rex looked fine today, sportswriters are paid to be idiots...

Grossman, in his first year as the starter, has done an excellent job, regardless of the crap the national media spews...

Brian Griese isn't Bob Griese, a fact the national media seems to be forgetting...Grossman is a solid NFL QB, Griese is bad, hence the reason why no team wanted him as a starter...

 

[pacman_fl]

The surprise here is that the writer wasn't Mariotti.

 

[SofaKings]

And the Bears showed nothing today that would forecast a long playoff run.

 

[BlackHole]

And the Bears showed nothing today that would forecast a long playoff run.

I agree. Except for having home field in Chicago and playing in the NFC (a conference that could actually end up with a 7-9 team making the playoffs).

 

[mad sweeney]

How does a field goal to put them up by a "cushion" of five qualify as a "go ahead score"? By my math, they already had to be up by 2 to achieve this. Therefore the QB who was in when they scored the previous time to go up by 2 would be the QB who engineered the "go ahead" scoring drive. Absolute drivel.