▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁major ▁vict ories . ▁Though ▁G ross man ▁started ▁every ▁B ears ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season , ▁Smith ▁allowed ▁G ri ese ▁some ▁extended ▁gam etime ▁during ▁week ▁fifteen , ▁after ▁the ▁B ears ▁had ▁cl inch ed ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁throughout ▁the ▁play offs . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions , ▁G ri ese ▁completed ▁six ▁of ▁nine ▁passes ▁for ▁ 5 1 ▁yards , ▁which ▁set ▁up ▁several ▁game - win ning ▁Rob bie ▁G ould ▁field ▁goals . ▁Smith ▁called ▁on ▁G ri ese ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁a ▁struggling ▁G ross man ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers . ▁However , ▁G ri ese ▁did ▁not ▁fare ▁a ▁lot ▁better , ▁comple ting ▁ 5 ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1 2 4 ▁yards , ▁one ▁touch down ▁and ▁two ▁inter ception s . ▁While ▁some ▁Chicago ans ▁question ed ▁G ross man ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁B ears ▁to ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl , ▁Smith ▁stood ▁by ▁G ross man , ▁and ▁declared ▁him ▁the ▁team ' s ▁st arter ▁throughout ▁the ▁play offs . ▁The ▁B ears ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁N FC ▁Championship , ▁but ▁lost ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X LI ▁to ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts . ▁ ▁After ▁G ross man ▁strugg led ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁out ings ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0