NEW DELHI — There's no fury like a Pro-Bowl running back scorned, as the Chicago Bears discovered last night when they faced D'Onta Foreman, their runaway ex-teammate, in a calamitous clash against the Carolina Panthers. Despite the Bears' defense resembling a leaky colander more than an NFL caliber fortress, they managed to eke out an undeserved 16-13 victory in a game that exhibited more dramatic tension than a Shakespearean tragedy. The tussle saw the Panthers fall prey to their own hubris as they tried to claw back the lead, exact a poetic justice on the scoreboard, only to topple at the final hurdle, flailing hopelessly in the teeth of defeat. Indeed, it was the ghost of ex-Panther Eddy Pineiro's former brilliance that rose to haunt the team. The Panthers' kicker, who apparently left his boot at home and decided to kick with a stick of butter instead, took a woefully misguided shot at a 59-yard field goal. His subsequent miss causing ripples of shock and facepalms among the Panthers' faithful. Though Foreman played a significant role, it can be argued that the Bears’ win was primarily enabled by the Panthers' self-destruction. One could compare the Panther's downfall to that of a skydiver who forgets his parachute, only realizing his doom as the ground rushes at him at an unsettling speed. Meanwhile, the Bears celebrated their victory with grace and humility, presumably chuckling to each other in the locker room, "Well, we got away with that one." Indeed, it was an evening of unexpected results, poetic justice, and relief for many-a-Bears fan who must have entered the match braced for humiliation, only to come out the other side, blinking in disbelief but possibly still expecting to find the whole thing was a dream. The Bears' win has confirmed an age-old adage that it's not always the better team that wins, but rather the one that makes fewer blunders or depends on the other side's 'butterfoot' kicker. Sorry, Panthers. You gave us a game that will live long in the annals of 'what the heck just happened' moments in NFL history.