Holt, the brother of Rams wide receiver Torry Holt, was a fifth-round pick (137th overall) of the Lions in 2003. He spent four seasons in Detroit playing their version of the Cover 2 defense, and last season with Cardinals, who waived him in the off-season after he started all 16 games. He signed with the Panthers on March 20, 2008 but was waived at the end of the preseason.

Holt has started 43 NFL games and played in 69 with 245 tackles (172 solos), 8 interceptions and 13 passes defensed.

Holt has been a traveling man recently, attending tryouts with the Seahawks, Titans, Texans and Patriots.

"This is my fourth time zone in two days," Holt said. "I was in Raleigh, (N.C.), where I stay, and I flew to Salt Lake City on the way to Seattle, and then I was on my way back to Raleigh when (the Bears) called. I haven't had much sleep, and I go out and practice (Wednesday) and the offense runs no-huddle, and I'm out there the whole time."

--The past few days have been a roller-coaster ride for rookie cornerback Zackary Bowman.

On Oct. 14 the fifth-round pick from Nebraska was promoted from the practice squad and last Sunday, in his first NFL game, he recovered a fumble in the end zone for his first career touchdown in the 48-41 victory over the Vikings, earning him the NFL special teams player of the week award.

Bowman later added a game-clinching interception, the first of his career, with 40 seconds remaining to preserve the victory. That play came after Bowman suffered a torn biceps that required season-ending surgery on Wednesday.

Bowman is the first Bears player to record a touchdown and interception in his NFL debut since Gerald "Bones" Weatherly on Sept. 17, 1950.

--Kyle Orton's record as a starter at Soldier Field is 11-2 after Sunday's victory, and he's won 10 of his last 11 in the friendly confines. He has not been intercepted in the past three games and has thrown 116 consecutive passes without being picked off, going back to the fourth quarter of the Eagles game in Week 4.

BY THE NUMBERS: 0 -- Number of interceptions that Kyle Orton has thrown in five of seven games this season.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We haven't really made any accomplishments yet. We're playing pretty good football as a unit and as a team, and we've got a good week to try to get better in this bye week." -- Bears QB Kyle Orton low-keying his recent success.