PHILADELPHIA - Don't count out the Bears quite yet.
Desperately needing a victory to stay in the NFC hunt, Chicago's Brian Griese connected with Mushin Muhammed for 15-yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds left to lift the Bears to a 19-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
The Bears didn't even need Devin Hester to bail them out of jam with an explosive return. Instead, the final, thrilling drive was all Griese.
The Bears (3-4) were pinned on the 3-yard line with 1 minute, 57 seconds left and trailing 16-12. Griese completed a series of short passes over the middle that got the Bears quickly gaining yards after nearly 58 minutes of nothing but stagnant football.
Hester, the dynamic kick returner, had been shut down on special teams and was a non-factor on offense until Griese found him for a 21-yard gain that brought Chicago to the 15 of Philadelphia (2-4).
Griese spiked the ball to stop the clock and found Muhammed on second down for the winning score.
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