Win or lose, this was the type of game where you throw away the stat sheet and tell your team just to keep everything in front of you and limit the mistakes which is why Houston won.
They didn't let a key turnover beat them and they kept Hester bottled up, forcing the Bears offense to score points to beat them. Once Cutler left the game, it was all about keeping the Bears from scoring a touchdown.
Game balls go to Dobbins and Manning, who were making plays all over the soggy sod.
We kkep our 1-1/2 game lead on Baltimore and two-game lead over New England for the #1 seed and getting the #1 seed means we won't have to play a playoff game in slop like this (just our home sod slop but that's a different rant).
Big question now is how many players will show up on the midweek injury report with "flu-like symptoms" after a game like this.
Good, character-building win.
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