Gould, Bears rally past Lions

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12/24/2006 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robbie Gould kicked four field goals, including three in the final quarter, as the Chicago Bears rallied for a 26-21 win over the Detroit Lions.

Rex Grossman completed 20-of-36 passes for 197 yards and was intercepted once for the NFC North Champion Bears (13-2), who have already clinched home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Brian Griese relieved Grossman in the fourth quarter and engineered the go-ahead drive, finishing the game 6-of-9 for 51 yards.

The Bears, who won their fourth straight game, held on at the end when Detroit wide receiver Mike Williams couldn't come up with a catch in the end zone on the final play.

Jon Kitna connected on 27-of-45 passes for 283 yards with three TDs for the Lions (2-13), who have lost seven in a row, the longest skid since they dropped the final eight games of the 2002 campaign.

Gould's 36-yard field goal brought the Bears within 21-20 with 12:21 left in the game. The 13-play, 58-yard drive was kept alive by a third-down roughing- the-passer penalty on Cleveland Pinkney, who knocked into Grossman when the QB was out of bounds.

The Bears went ahead following a Detroit punt, as Griese engineered a 12-play, 72-yard jaunt, with Gould connecting from 39 yards away with 5:13 left for a 23-21 margin. Griese hit Mark Bradley with a key third-down pass.

Mark Anderson then sacked Kitna, causing a fumble and Adewale Ogunleye pounced on the ball at the Detroit 32 for the game's only turnover. Gould nailed a 44- yarder with 2:50 left.

Kitna led the Lions to the Chicago 22, but on the game's final play, his pass into the back of the end zone fell incomplete as a leaping Williams couldn't come up with the ball.

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