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Chicago Bears at Houston Texans

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2008 Regular season · Week 17 · Reliant Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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CHIChicago Bears24Away
HOUHouston Texans31Home
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Texans beat Bears 31–24 in 2008 Week 17

The Houston Texans beat the Chicago Bears 31–24 at home at Reliant Stadium in Week 17 of the 2008 regular season on December 28, 2008. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Texans to 8–8 and dropped the Bears to 9–7. The Bears finished 2008 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Texans finished 2008 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 24–5 on December 19, 2004. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 13–6 on November 11, 2012.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Texans lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2004 Full series history

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