"I thought, 'Here we go again into overtime.' Finally, we got a break and didn't have to go into overtime. It was nice to finally get a win that way."

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Defensive tackle James Williams, on the Bears' good luck:

"Somebody around here has a rabbit's foot in their back pocket, and they ain't telling anybody. But hold onto it because we've got a long way to go."

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Safety Tony Parrish on the Bears' penchant for late hysteria:

"Anybody who has been watching us this season knows that it's never really over. I wish it wouldn't be like that, especially when we're (leading)."

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Quarterback Jim Miller, on the Bucs' inability to cover Marty Booker:

"Ronde Barber didn't know what to do. He couldn't cover Marty."

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Parrish, on his late interception:

"I came down in coverage, and I saw the tight end coming vertical. And then I peeked out, and I was able to come underneath and get it."

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Safety Mike Brown, on his postgame shouting match with Bucs receiver Keyshawn Johnson:

"It was just one of those things that happens. It was just the emotions of the football game. It probably got a little out of hand there toward the end. It was just emotional people in emotional situations, and it got pretty heated."

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