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'This is our moment': Bears using belief and unity as fuel toward a surprise championship run

Thanksgiving seemed to be getting away from the Bears. When Lions running back LeGarrette Blount plowed through a normally rigid defense for a 4-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter Thursday, the fuel light seemed to illuminate.

Suddenly, the Bears were behind in the second half for the first time in more than a month. They were without their starting quarterback. They were on the road and playing their third division game in 12 days, their second in 85 hours. And after spending an abundance of energy - both physically and emotionally - in last weekend's big-stage triumph over the Vikings, it was hard

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