There the Bears were, facing yet another opportunity for a fourth quarter meltdown. They had squandered double-digit fourth quarter leads in back to back losses to the Panthers and Buccaneers, then suffered a crushing defeat in the final 11 seconds to the Falcons last Sunday after mounting a dramatic fourth quarter comeback.
But despite the Vikings best efforts at a comeback on Sunday, Chicago was able to put an opponent away late and walked away with a 48-41 win over Minnesota. It was an unusual win for the Bears, who got very little from their defense, but managed to score two touchdowns off of Minnesota special teams gaffs, and yet another solid performance out of quarterback Kyle Orton (21 of 32, 283 yards, 2 TDs).
The Bears might be the most dangerous 4-3 team in the league right now and if they could put together more efforts like they did on Sunday (minus the brutal defense, of course), then they’re going to battle the Packers all year in the NFC North. It goes without saying though, that they need to get real healthy, real fast in the secondary in order to win their division. Because better passing teams are going to eat them alive.
