I began praying as soon as he hit the field.

I can deal with it. I felt a lot of pressure, too, when we needed to win every game down the stretch and everybody in the park knew they were going to throw the ball to me. I think I handled it well.

How long did it take for the eyebrows to come back down when we cut Steve?

He's just a great coach. And his staff is known as the best around the league. Foxy knows what he's doing.

I just think he'll be comfortable and he's got a lot to prove, too. He's going to be playing with a slight chip on his shoulder.

I'm looking forward to catching some passes from Rex and just making the offense better and more balanced. Throughout the season, we've predominately been a run offense. I'd like to see us be more balanced so that when we go to the playoffs, we're not one-dimensional.

It took guts for Kyle to even try to throw that. I probably could have gotten him a little more separation to make the throw.

They stole one. He's got borderline cockiness, but he's got enough humbleness where you don't think he's arrogant.

This is an emotional game, and I got a little carried away. I apologized to Kyle because I was totally out of character. I don't play that way; I don't act that way.

This is an exciting time right now for all Bears fans, as well as the coaches and players. We really want to seize this opportunity. When you look at it, it's a three-game season now.