Asked how the knee felt, Cutler said: "It hurt." Asked why he played the first series of the third quarter and then left for good, Cutler said: "We gave it a go that first series but couldn't really plant and throw, so they kind of pulled me." Asked to clarify if he or the Bears' medical staff made that decision, Cutler said: "Yeah, I was going to keep playing. But they made the decision giving Todd [Collins] a shot would be better for the team." http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/tag?name=2010-nfc-championship