This is what we get from Urlacher?

When The Face of the Chicago Bears, the six-time Pro Bowl player, the guy with the nine-year, $56 million contract (that he'll probably want to renegotiate soon for even more money) was asked, after the longest, most exciting, most crucial final drive in recent memory, if Sunday's victory at Philadelphia was a season-saving game, he said: "Possibly."

Dude, curb your enthusiasm.

When he was asked if it was fun to sit on the sidelines and watch the long-maligned offense do its share and more to help the Bears escape with a game that appeared lost, the future Hall of Famer, the guy mentioned in the same breath as legends like Bill George, Dick Butkus and Mike Singletary, said, "Yes," as he stared at the floor wearing a baseball cap pulled down so low it almost covered his eyes.

Did Brian Urlacher (like everyone else) have the feeling that the season was on the line in the final minutes Sunday?

"No," he said.

Were there any adjustments made on a defense that was embarrassed a week earlier against the Vikings but, led by Urlacher, played much better in Philly?

"No," he said again.

Then what was the difference?

"We made plays," Urlacher said.

Was it fun to watch the offense go 97 yards in 103 seconds with no timeouts?

"Yeah, it was pretty cool," he said.

The Bears' leading tackler in six of his seven seasons was asked if he had you ever seen anything like it.

His reply: "No."

But, considering a loss would have dropped the Bears to 2-5 and realistically out of playoff contention, the victory Sunday was pretty big, huh?

"They're all big wins," Urlacher said.

Talk about pulling teeth with pliers.

"You're very short today, Brian," he was told.

"Yup," he said.

Any thoughts about finally turning the tables on Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, the Chicago product whose play had helped defeat the Bears in the last 4 of their 5 straight victories going back to 1999?

The 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, said, "It's a big win for us. Any win right now is big for us."

Speculation is that Urlacher was upset because the media pointed out the obvious a week earlier -- that the Bear with the biggest contract had a lousy game against the Vikings, making just 5 tackles while Minnesota ran the ball 43 times and had 67 offensive plays.

That opinion, by the way, is shared by several -- if not all -- scouts who saw the game.

Or maybe it was questions about his back "injury," which may or may not be a factor. If it's not a problem, as he said in clipped tones last week, then what's the reason for the decline in his play? He also had a 3-tackle effort against the Cowboys in Week 3, although he did have 2 sacks in that game.

The Face of the Bears? Maybe so.

Team Spokesman? No way. But maybe it's too much to expect civility and maturity for only $56 million.

Then again, compared to reclusive two-time Pro Bowl weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs, Urlacher is a virtual magpie.

Maybe Urlacher should assume the same Harpo-esque persona as Briggs. He might play better.