Brown, defense relish big day against Favre

It wasn't just a meaningless win for a team that hasn't won enough this season.

It wasn't just a meaningless interception for a guy who normally doesn't intercept passes.

And it didn't come against just any old quarterback. This was Brett Favre.

"He could very well go down as being the best quarterback to ever play," said Bears defensive end Alex Brown. "To have an interception against him, it was good … very special."

When Brown turns gray, he will have a colorful story to tell.

"Oh, it'll get better as I get older," a smiling Brown said of his fourth career interception. "Give me 20-25 years, I'll score on that play. I'll shake like three people, I'll stiff-arm Donald Driver. Oh, yeah, it'll get better as the years go on."

Brown might add how he fought through tornado-like winds and leaf-sized snowflakes to pick off the Green Bay Packers legend, and how his interception propelled the Bears to a great victory.

Maybe the latter won't be too far-fetched.

Lovie Smith's Bears are "1-0 in 2008" after their 35-7 win over the playoff-bound Green Bay on a wind-howling, light-snow flurry Sunday.

"Coach Smith told us it's the first game for next year," Brown said.

Actually, the Bears are 6-9 in 2007, with one game left.

The "2008" Bears defense certainly didn't play like this season's injury-riddled group. Despite missing linebacker Lance Briggs, cornerback Nathan Vasher and defensive end Mark Anderson, the Bears limited Favre to 153 passing yards (17 of 32) and a 40.2 rating.

Brown's pick set up Kyle Orton's 3-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Clark. Brown also had the Bears' lone sack.

Brian Urlacher returned an interception 85 yards for the Bears' final score, early in the fourth quarter. It was the Bears' first defensive score this season.

"I think the defense did a great job," said linebacker Jamar Williams, who replaced Briggs and had 5 tackles, including 1 for loss. "(The wind) took a little bit away what (Green Bay) wanted to do, but as a whole I think our defense did a great job.

"Everyone did their job and filled their gaps. They didn't really have anywhere to run the ball, except for that one play."

That one play was Ryan Grant's 66-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

"All year we've been having some gap problems, and that's what happened on that play," Williams said. "But we realize if everyone does their job, and we play great defense like we know we can, we can stop any team. I think the rest of the game we did a good job doing that."