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Bears' offense all about team

Unlike many NFL teams, the Bears do not have the typical alpha male whom the offense revolves around.

There aren't any me-first egomaniacs such as Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens, etc.

"I don't think we have any egos on our offense, to be honest with you," quarterback Kyle Orton said. "It's a group effort. That's how we treat it at practice; that's how we treat it in games.

"It doesn't matter if we're getting cheered, if we're getting booed, whatever the case is. It's 11 guys in there together, trying to get it done, and it's a great feeling out there."

No one has 300 receiving yards yet, but six players have between 200 and 296 yards.

Rashied Davis, who is second on the team with 254 yards and tied for second with 22 catches, had just 3 receptions for 24 yards Sunday but was credited with a touchdown when he fell on a fumble by tight end Desmond Clark in the end zone.

"It's all about picking up your teammates, and that's what it was," Davis said. "It's a team game. He lost the ball, unfortunately, but I was hustling and I was just trying to pick the team up."

Injury update: Devin Hester suffered a quad injury when he was hit on the second-half kickoff after a 20-yard return and did not return.

Prior to the injury, he caught 2 passes for 22 yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 36 yards, although the Vikings usually kicked short and high to keep the ball out of Hester's hands.

With Danieal Manning already out, the kickoff-return chores fell to Garrett Wolfe, who returned 2 for 39 yards.

Cornerback Corey Graham left the game early in the fourth quarter with a head injury and was replaced by Zackary Bowman, who in turn left the game minutes later with a biceps injury and was replaced by Marcus Hamilton. Bowman returned in time to make the game-saving interception.

By the numbers: Kyle Orton's record as a starter at Soldier Field is 11-2 after Sunday's victory, and he's won 10 of his last 11 in the friendly confines. He has not been intercepted in the past three games and has thrown 116 consecutive passes without being picked off, going back to the fourth quarter of the Eagles game in Week 4. ...

The 89 combined points tied the all-time franchise record set on Oct. 4, 1958, in a 51-38 loss to the Colts in Baltimore. ... The 51 combined first-half points were the most scored in franchise history before halftime.

Sitting it out: Both starting cornerbacks - Charles Tillman (shoulder) and Nate Vasher (wrist) - were inactive, as was safety Daniel Manning (hamstring), the team's nickel back.

It was the third straight game Vasher has missed, even though he's been practicing for the past two weeks. He missed 12 games last season with a groin injury.

The Bears' other inactives were linebacker Nick Roach (shoulder), offensive tackle Chris Williams, defensive tackle Matt Toeaina and wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (sprained knee). It was also the third straight game that Lloyd has missed.