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Article: Drive to stay alive Bears pull out win after Griese's audio in helmet goes dead.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- October 22, 2007
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Byline: Bob LeGere
rlegere@@dailyherald.com
PHILADELPHIA - All Brian Griese had to do to pull the Bears' playoff hopes back from the brink of extinction was drive an offense that hadn't been in the end zone all day 97 yards for a touchdown with 1:52 remaining and no timeouts.
And oh, by the way, the audio in his helmet went out just before the drive started, ending his communication with the sideline.
So the 10-year veteran QB was on his own, operating without time for a huddle, which worked out just fine.
Griese got the Bears in the end zone with nine seconds to spare, finding Muhsin Muhammad on a 15-yard TD to give the Bears ...