"A few weeks ago, the Eagles didn't even want Ronnie Brown.

Then Monday night, they gave him the football in one of the most crucial situations of a pivotal game.

Just another odd chapter in the strange saga of Ronnie Brown.

A ballyhood free agency signing in August. A huge disappointment early in the season. Buried on the bench. Then traded to the Lions. Returned to the Eagles a day later. And there he was on the field for the Eagles Monday night on national TV with the Eagles trailing the Bears by seven points facing a 2nd-and-4 on Chicago's 4-yard-line.

"It was big," Brown said before practice Wednesday. "I think for them just to trust me with the football, that was real big.""