Trailing 23-3 late in the third quarter in Arizona, the Bears staged a miraculous rally, scoring two touchdowns on defense and one on special teams to escape with a stunning 24-23 win.

The victory enabled the Bears to improve to 6-0 and helped fuel their run to an NFC North title and an appearance in Super Bowl XLI.

Defensive end Mark Anderson ignited the comeback by forcing Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart to fumble on a blindside sack. Safety Mike Brown returned the ball three yards for a touchdown, drawing the Bears to within 23-10 with :02 left in the third quarter.

The opportunistic Bears defense delivered again as middle linebacker Brian Urlacher ripped the ball away from running back Edgerrin James and cornerback Charles Tillman returned the fumble 40 yards for a TD, closing the gap to 23-17 with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter.

Rookie Devin Hester then capped the rally by returning a punt 83 yards for a touchdown to put the Bears ahead 24-23 with 2:58 remaining.

After the game, Cardinals coach Dennis Green delivered a rant for the ages. Green famously slammed his fist down and yelled, "The Bears are who we thought they were and we let them off the hook!"