INDIANAPOLIS _ It's 9:12 p.m. EDT on a summer Saturday night, and a modest crowd is only somewhat watching the action at Lucas Oil Stadium. It's a trivial preseason game between the Bears and Colts with no starters from either team playing and not a lot to write home about. For those still glued to the third-quarter action, Bears pass rusher James Vaughters has just blazed around Colts tight end Ross Travis and left tackle Le'Raven Clark, hitting quarterback Phillip Walker from behind. The football squirts free, and Bears linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe alertly scoops it up, racing 22 yards to the end zone.
It's a who's who of exhibition football in the NFL. The Bears have taken a 20-17 lead, and there's a noticeable roar from the hordes of Chicago fans who have come to watch all this.
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