How they scored

Bears 7, Texans 0

The score: Brandon Lloyd, 4-yard pass from Kyle Orton, Robbie Gould kick; 5:57 left in first quarter.

Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards; 6:02 time of possession.

Key play: With the Bears at midfield, Orton hit Devin Hester for a 15-yard gain, and Houston's Tim Bulman was whistled for roughing the passer to set the Bears up at the Texans' 18.

Fact: Orton was perfect on the opening drive, going 5-for-5 for 48 yards.

Bears 10, Texans 0

The score: Gould, 37-yard field goal; 3:30 left in first quarter.

Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards; 3:34 time of possession.

Key play: With the Texans in their own zone, Charles Tillman forced a fumble and Alex Brown recovered.

Fact: The Bears finished the season outscoring their opponents 109-47 in the first quarter.

Bears 10, Texans 7

The score Andre Johnson, 43-yard pass from Matt Schaub; Kris Brown kick; 5:50 left in second quarter.

Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards; 4:07 time of possession.

Key play: With the Bears just in Houston territory, they were unable to convert a third-and-1, forcing a punt and eventually leading to a Houston scoring drive.

Fact: Johnson (7 TD catches) finished the season with more receiving yards than the Bears' top four receivers combined.

Texans 14, Bears 10

The score: Johnson, 3-yard pass from Schaub; Brown kick; 1:51 left in second quarter.

Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards; 3:47 time of possession.

Key play: The Texans' second scoring drive of the half came courtesy of Danieal Manning's fumble on a kickoff return.

Fact: How good is Johnson? Consider this: his second TD catch of the game put him over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving this season ... and that's just at Reliant Stadium.

Texans 21, Bears 10

The score: Ryan Moats, 2-yard run, Brown kick; 8:30 left in third quarter.

Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards; 5:10 time of possession.

Key play: Libertyville High School alum Kevin Walter got the Texans deep into Bears territory with a 23-yard grab from Schaub.

Fact: After a hideous start, the Texans scored on three of their next four drives. The TD was Moats' first of the year.

Texans 21, Bears 17

The score: Greg Olsen, 1-yard pass from Orton; 5:30 left in third quarter.

Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards; 3 minutes time of possession.

Key play: Orton connected with Hester on a 37-yard strike to the 1-yard line.

Fact: Hester led Bears receivers with 6 catches for 85 yards.

Texans 24, Bears 17

The score: Brown, 22-yard field goal; 11:55 left in fourth quarter.

Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards; 5:46 time of possession.

Key play: Facing first-and-goal from the 5, the Bears defense held on three consecutive plays and forced a short field goal.

Fact: The Texans' offense finished with 455 total yards and controlled the time of possession, 37:34 to 22:26.

Texans 31, Bears 17

The score: Steve Slaton, 5-yard run, Brown kick; 3:24 left in fourth quarter.

Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards; 6:11 time of possession.

Key play(s): It looked like the Texans scored, but the play was called back because of a holding penalty. Then it appeared Houston fumbled, but the play was overturned by review. Finally, the Texans came up short on third down, only to benefit by a Bears holding call.

Fact: Slaton joined fellow rookies Matt Forte of the Bears and the Titans' Chris Johnson in finishing the year with over 1,200 yards rushing.

Texans 31, Bears 24

The score: Orton, 1 yard run, Gould kick; 1:31 left in fourth quarter.

Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards; 1:56 time of possession.

Key play: Little-used receiver Rashied Davis made a couple of key catches in the drive after being an afterthought the past few weeks.

Fact: It was Orton's third rushing TD of the season, putting him 1 behind Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.