CHICAGO -- Major Wright saw Sam Bradford zeroing in on Danny Amendola and knew where the ball was headed. It ultimately wound up in the end zone, and that was just fine with the Chicago Bears. They got back to winning thanks to their defence, with Wright coming up with the biggest play. He returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown, and Chicago beat the St. Louis Rams 23-6 on Sunday. The defence came to the rescue against the Rams (1-2), holding them to 160 yards and sacking Bradford six times. That was enough on a day when Jay Cutler struggled, and the Bears (2-1) bounced back after an ugly loss to Green Bay the previous week. The Bears had just kicked a field goal to extend their lead to 13-6 in the fourth quarter before Wright made his key play. Bradford had been hit hard by Israel Idonije and Stephen Paea on the previous play when Tim Jennings deflected a slant intended for Amendola. Wright caught the ball at the 45 and ran untouched to the end zone, making it a 14-point game and finally giving the Bears some breathing room. "Sam Bradford was looking his way the whole time," Wright said. "As we were watching film, he is not the type of quarterback that is going to look one way and go back the other way. He was honing in on that side and I was like, You know what, let me take a shot over here, and I ended up taking a shot over there. ... (Jennings) tipped it up and me being in the right spot at the right time (I) took it in." It wasnt exactly the sort of showing the Bears were looking for after that brutal 23-10 loss to the Packers, but they got by because the defence did its part. For the offence, well, thats two bad outings in a row. "Some games, we are going to need to score 41," coach Lovie Smith said. "Other games, were not going to need to. Were going to have to play good, sound football and make the plays when its required, and it was that type of day." One positive note for the offence was Cutler appearing to keep his composure in this game. Considering he got sacked seven times, threw four interceptions and berated and bumped left tackle JMarcus Webb on the sideline, that was an improvement. Otherwise, there werent many positives for him. "Not every game is going to be 41-21," Cutler said, referring to the season-opening win over Indianapolis. "Were not going to come out every game and blow the doors off offensively and defensively. This is what is going to be more likely week in and week out." Cutler completed 17 of 31 passes for 183 yards. He was sacked twice and threw an interception to Cortland Finnegan, who also delivered a shot after the game. Asked what he saw from the Bears quarterback, he said, "Not much. Not much. I think he had 190 yards passing, something like that. And no touchdowns. Typical him." Brandon Marshall had trouble hanging onto the ball at times and wound up with five receptions for 71 yards after catching just two passes the previous week. Michael Bush ran for 55 yards and a touchdown with Matt Forte sidelined by a sprained right ankle. "Its not how we wanted to perform, but got a W," Bush said. Credit for that goes to the defence. Israel Idonije had 2 1/2 sacks, and the Bears simply made it a miserable Bradford, who was 18 of 35 for 152 yards with two interceptions. Steven Jackson managed just 29 yards rushing after missing most of the previous game with a groin injury and sitting out practice during the week, and Amendola had five catches for 55 yards after tying a club record with 15 catches for 160 yards. "We definitely didnt play well today," Bradford said. "Give them credit, they played us tough. But I think there are a lot of things when we look at the film that are going to fall on us. Things that we were in control of and just didnt handle. 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But the Bears settled for a field goal to make it 13-6 after he overthrew an open Devin Hester in the end zone, the ball going through the receivers hands as he tried to make a leaping catch. That drew more groans from an already weary crowd, but the Bears came out on top. "Most games are like this," Cutler said. "Most games are slug-outs. Its a four-quarter game." Notes: Jackson said afterward that he wasnt risking further injury by playing and that he "came out of this clean." He added: "I just wish I could have been more productive and help my team win." ... Finnegan has an interception in each of the three games. ... Bears FB Evan Rodriguez left with a knee injury early in the game. cheap jerseys china . The once-feared defence has surrendered nearly 35 points per game while forging a 2-2 record to start the season. The club is coming off a 39-24 loss in Hamilton on Saturday. 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"We hurt ourselves and when you play against a team like Vanderbilt, you cant do that," N.C. State interim head coach Dana Bible said. "Nobody wanted to do that. Nobody was remiss in that area, but we practiced hard through December to make sure ball security was right at the top. But obviously we didnt get that done." The Wolfpack (7-6) came into the bowl with 28 turnovers this season, and they wound up with at least four for a fifth game. That snapped N.C. States bowl winning streak at two since dropping the Papajohns.com Bowl to Rutgers on Dec. 29, 2008. Glennon finished his final game 35 of 53 for 383 yards and helped the Wolfpack outgain Vanderbilt 424-225 in total offence -- but he was also sacked three times. Bible, who filled in after Tom OBrien was fired at the end of the regular season, took blame for two of Glennons interceptions and said he was trying to be aggressive against a Southeastern Conference team. "We werent going to play it safe," Bible said. 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It could have been worse because Vanderbilt (9-4) scored only 17 points off the turnovers. The Wolfpack also didnt force a mistake by Vanderbilt, either, though cornerback David Amerson has led the Atlantic Coast Conference in interceptions each of the past two seasons. With so many short fields, Vanderbilt threw the ball only 27 times with even running back Zac Stacy attempting a halfback pass to his quarterback. N.C. State held opponents to just 14.3 points a game in its six home games. The Wolfpack struggled away from that field, giving up 34.8 points per game. "This was a business trip," N.C. State senior safety Earl Wolff said. "We were here to play football. That was our main thing, goal. It is hard but (if) we are going to lose, lose with pride, lose with dignity." The Commodores finished 9-4 for their best record since going 9-1 in 1915, and its only the third time the smallest and only private university in the SEC has won as many as nine games in a season. Vandy closed the season with seven straight wins for its longest streak since an eight-game run in 1948, and its 15 wins over the past two seasons is the programs best total since 1926 and 1927. "When youre throwing out dates like 1915, you know thats a very, very, very long time," Vandy coach James Franklin said. "Talk about these guys great-great grandparents. Seven-game win streak is the teams longest win streak since 1948, and we also currently have the longest win streak in the SEC, which were very, very proud of." The Commodores took control from the opening drive, moving 65 yards for a touchdown that put them ahead to stay. Officials initially called Chris Boyd out of bounds, but the video review showed the sophomore got the toes of his right foot down for a 5-yard TD pass from Rodgers. Commodores safety Kenny Ladler picked off a Glennon pass at the North Carolina State 45 for Vanderbilts fifth interception in three games. Vanderbilt wound up matching the most points the Dores had ever scored in a bowl game by halftime with a 28-14 lead. "They were better today," Wolff said. ' ' '