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Griese Rallies Bears to Last-Minute Win in Philly

Posted Oct 22, 07 3:22 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Chicago Bears ran the two-minute drill to perfection and surged from behind yesterday at Lincoln Financial Field to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-16. The turnaround came when quarterback Brian Griese took the offense 97 yards in 103 seconds, cinching the game with a touchdown throw to Muhsin Muhammad with 9 seconds remaining, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Eagles blamed their loss on the weak offensive play inside the opponent's 20-yard line that has dogged them all season. "It was a prime example of when you don't take care of business in the red zone, it comes back and gets you," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. The Eagles fell to 2-4, last place in the NFC East. Chicago raised its record to 3-4.

Sources Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune

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Chicago Bears' Danieal Manning, left, is late as Philadelphia Eagles' Matt Schobel catches a touchdown pass in the second half of their football game Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 in Philadelphia. The Bears...   (Associated Press)
Chicago Bears' Muhsin Muhammad breaks a tackle by Philadelphia Eagles' Sean Considine, in the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, in Philadelphia. Muhammad scored the winning...   (Associated Press)
Chicago Bears' quarterback Brian Griese passes against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second half of their football game Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 in Philadelphia. The Bears won, 19-16. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)   (Associated Press)
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