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Three Stars from Sunday's Game

 
You can read this article and many other articles at BearsBacker.com .  It's   THE BLOG for any Chicago Bears fan. My three stars from Sunday's game are as follows: 1) Matt Forte- everyone said he wasn't an effective runner anymore, but he went wild in the second half with a game high 126 yards on the ground and looked unstoppable. 2) Craig Steltz- he was clutch, filling in for the injured Mike Brown and made the most of his opportunities with a huge interception. 3) Rex Grossman- he came in for the injured Kyle Orton was 9-19 and threw a touchdown in the red zone to Rashied Davis and ran for a clutch touchdown in the 4th quarter. Steltz on his first career NFL interception: "I think [Orlovsky] kind of pump-faked to my right, and I don't know how much I took the pump fake, he tried to come back to hit Johnson in the seam. Just happened to make a good break on it and make a play." Mike Brown said this about his injury: "Everything is good, man, you'll see me back out ... (link)

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