By Dean Michaels

The Chicago Bears got Earl Bennett back for their crucial Monday night matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles and it paid off right away.

Bennett made several clutch plays and the Bears overcame a third-quarter deficit to post a 30-24 victory over the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Out of the lineup since sufffering a chest injury in a loss to New Orleans in Week 2, Bennett returned Monday night to catch five passes for 95 yards and a crucial touchdown.

It was a much-needed jump-start to the Chicago offense, which put together drives throughout that limited the opportunites the Eagles' high-powered offense.

"He's just a steady player that can do a lot of things for you," Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "He made a lot of big plays. For a guy like Earl, when you haven't played in a long time, you're anxious to come back and get out there on the football field and show people what we've been missing. He gave us a boost."

Bennett caught a TD pass from 5-yards out early in the fourth quarter to put the Bears on top, 27-24. It was another in a list of big plays he has made against Philadelphia.

In two career games against the Eagles, Bennett has caught 14 passes for 208 yards and 3 TD. Last season he had nine receptions for 113 yards and 2 TD in a 31-26 win over Philadelphia in Chicago.

At 5-3 the Bears are on the move in the NFC and Bennett is happy to be back and contributing.

"It was very frustrating not to be able to be out there with your teammates to help them out and win games with them," Bennett, a fourth-year player said. "But you've just got to put that behind you and move forward. It was a lot of fun to be back out there making plays."

NFL 2011 - Bears Wideout Earl Bennett has Another Big Game vs Eagles in Week 9