Butler Kicks Bears to 27-24 Victory : NFC: Reeves catches heat from New York fans after Chicago wins game on last-second field goal thanks to the Giants’ failed fourth-down attempt.

A week after questioning how the New York Giants do things, Dan Reeves is the one being questioned.

Reeves passed up a final-minute, 49-yard field-goal attempt to break a tie. That paved the way for Kevin Butler’s 37-yard field goal with seven seconds to play as the Chicago Bears ended a three-game losing streak with a 27-24 victory on Sunday.

“We knew before the game what the range was, and we needed another five yards to have a legitimate chance for a field goal,” Reeves said of his decision to keep the strong-legged Brad Daluiso on the sidelines and go for a first down on fourth-and-four. “If you miss it there, they get it where the ball was snapped, and they have great field position. We just couldn’t make a play.”

Erik Kramer could make them, though. He completed four of five passes for 36 yards on the Bears’ game-winning, 48-yard march that started after Dave Brown’s fourth-down pass to Howard Cross was knocked down by Keshon Johnson.

“We had plenty of time with all the timeouts,” said Kramer, who completed 25 of 38 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns. “We got on a roll after I hit a couple of passes.”

It also left the crowd at Giants Stadium annoyed with Reeves.

Walking off the field, the man who led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances was serenaded by chants of “Reeves Must Go.”

“I’m dumb, but I’m not deaf,” said Reeves, who now faces the prospect of missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year. “I can’t control what they do.”

Daluiso, who had three game-winning field goals last season, defended Reeves’ decision.

“I think we needed another five or six yards to be comfortable,” he said. “Maybe if there were five seconds left in the game you kick it, but not in that situation. Our chances were better not kicking.”