"I take it personal when a team says they are going to kick it to us," he said. "They feel like they are kicking it to us because they feel we're not good. We're trying to make it to the playoffs. This is one step to get us in the hunt."

And Hester's feet led them in the right direction.

After fielding a punt at the 25 early in the third quarter and his team down 13-6, Hester turned up the left side, and leapfrogged two defenders on his way to the end zone. It was the ninth time the second-year pro took a kick all the way, breaking Gale Sayers' club record, and his sixth career punt return for a TD.

Still, he wasn't finished.

Cecil Sapp had just scored on a 5-yard run to give the Broncos a 20-13 lead with 2:38 left in the third when Hester struck again.

This time, he did it on the kickoff.

Hester burst through the middle and ran it back 88 yards, sidestepping a lunging kicker Todd Sauerbrun. It was the fourth time he returned a kickoff for a touchdown in his career.

Denver had a quick answer on that one.

Jay Cutler immediately connected with Brandon Marshall, who beat Ricky Manning for a 68-yard touchdown that put the Broncos ahead 27-20 with 2:11 left in the quarter.

"Devin did an awesome job," Sauerbrun said. "He won the game for the Bears. The Bears can thank him. It was our fault we let him loose."

Cutler followed a solid performance in Monday's 14-point win over Tennessee with another good outing. He completed 17 of 31 passes for 302 yards. He had two touchdowns and one interception.

Scheffler caught five of those passes for 82 yards, and Andre Hall had a decent game filling in for injured running backs Travis Henry and Selvin Young. He carried 26 times for 98 yards and scored a touchdown.

It was not a good day for Benson (eight attempts, 47 yards), who left on a cart after injuring his left ankle at the end of a 21-yard run early in the second.

Grossman was a bit shaky, too, in his second start since returning to the lineup.

He was 17-of-33 with 193 yards thanks to several dropped passes. He had a touchdown and an interception in his first appearance at Soldier Field since a meltdown against Dallas in the third game that led to his benching.