Each day in the month of June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better.
What is your most PAINFUL Bears memory?
This one was a bit easier for me simply because it’s more objective than the subjective moment I would change. Meaning, I can pinpoint the moment where the gut punch felt worse than ever before.
Expectations were high after one of the most successful seasons this century thanks in large part to one of the most dominating
defenses in franchise history.
And then it happened.
Chicago (12-4) had won nine of their last ten games and was the 3 seed hosting the 6 seed Philadelphia Eagles. Nick Foles gave the hobbled Bears secondary all they could handle without Eddie Jackson but Chicago’s defense still forced a couple interceptions and sacked Foles one time.
On offense, Chicago struggled to run the ball that day, but Mitch Trubisky had a very solid day throwing for over 300 yards (143 of which to Allen Robinson) including a would-be game winning drive – setting Chicago up for a 43 yard FG with just 10 seconds remaining.
All Cody Parkey had to do was make the kick.
But he double-doinked it.
And just like that, the Bears season was over. The Eagles would go on to lose against the 1-seed Saints, who would then lose to the 2-seed Rams (a team Chicago dominated just one month earlier) and the Patriots would end up winning the Super Bowl 13-3 in one of the most boring Super Bowl’s of all time.
Oh, what could have been.
Easily the hardest single memory as a Bears fan for me.
