"The Chicago Bears' receivers did not wear glow-in-the-dark numbers to help Jay Cutler spot them. Cutler did not walk onto Soldier Field wearing night-vision goggles, as plenty of Bears fans had suggested all week.

Cutler's No. 6 jersey reminds Bears fans more of "pick six" than the number of points for a touchdown after he entered the game against the Eagles last night with 17 this season.

He lasted 59 minutes, 8 seconds before he kept alive his streak of six straight games with an interception when Eagles safety Sean Jones picked him off to seal the Eagles' 24-20 victory.

Cutler looked to pass long before making that throw.

"I missed some throws early," Cutler said of his night, in which he missed a lot of throws overall.

Maybe he shared something more personal with Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb when they met on the field afterward and ended their conversation with a hug. Or maybe he asked McNabb about his years of dealing with frustrated Eagles fans, because he clearly has his own disgruntled group in Chicago now.

"He's a first-class guy, a guy I've admired from afar," Cutler said. "He's gone through some ups and downs. I think [he's] one of the best quarterbacks in the league."

Cutler's popularity in Chicago has plummeted thanks to his five interceptions in a loss to the 49ers last week and his performance against the Eagles last night.

He connected on 24 of 43 attempts for 171 yards, but Cutler led the Bears to just one touchdown.

Give Cutler credit for scoring on his third trip to the red zone for a brief 20-17 third-quarter lead, when he delivered a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kellen Davis and then completed a two-point conversion pass to Matt Forte.

But the Bears' defense was what kept Chicago in this one. It produced three turnovers, and the offense could only squeeze a field goal out of them.

After the Bears scored the go-ahead touchdown, the Eagles held them to three-and-outs on their next three drives before the ill-fated final Chicago series.

"They get field position and turnovers," Cutler said. "We've got to take advantages of those. The defense did as much as they could out there for us.""