Published September 25, 2006, 12:00 AM

Sports: Bears win defensive battle in 19-16 triumph

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For more than 3½ quarters, Minnesota was beating Chicago at its own defensive game. By the end, it was the Bears who pulled a switcheroo on the Vikings. After a rough afternoon against a suddenly stingy Minnesota defense, Rex Grossman threw a 24-yard touchdown to Rashied Davis right after the 2-minute warning to rally the Bears to a 19-16 win on Sunday — the same kind of road victory the Vikings were getting used to pulling off themselves.

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