Comments on: 38th Most Memorable Chicago Bears Game http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/ Chicago Bears Blog Thu, 23 May 2013 19:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roy Taylor http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17585 Roy Taylor Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:17:19 +0000 http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17585 You're right Doug. I'd have to look at it, but I'm pretty sure that from 1987 through the Wanny years, the Bears didn't win a December road game. Think it may have been '96 or so, maybe even later. You’re right Doug. I’d have to look at it, but I’m pretty sure that from 1987 through the Wanny years, the Bears didn’t win a December road game. Think it may have been ’96 or so, maybe even later.

]]> By: Doug Greger http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17579 Doug Greger Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:13:35 +0000 http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17579 The Bears after the 1986 season really seemed to struggle in December. The Bears after the 1986 season really seemed to struggle in December.

]]> By: Tim http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17573 Tim Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:52:02 +0000 http://www.chicagobearsweblog.com/blog/index.php/chicago-bears-history/38th-most-memorable-chicago-bears-game/#comment-17573 1990 had a decent share of close, exciting games down the stretch for the Bears (OT win vs. DET, OT win @ DEN, frustrating loss @ WASH). I recall that the Bears started 9-1, and that one of those wins over trash-talky ATL was the turning point of the Bears's season where the struggles began. They led the Falcons 24-3, only to hold on by a 30-24 margin. After this game Falcons coach Glanville, beacon of truth that he was, spent much of the rest of the season in the media pointing out to the rest of the league how unimpressed he was with the Bears, calling them the 3rd-best team in the NFC (behind the Giants and 49ers), as his 5-11 Falcons already had the pleasure of losing to SF twice. It was a truly a baffling way of trying to make an enemy... The 1990 Bears had an inflated 11-5 record due to a weak schedule (featuring a division of 6-10ers) and no wins over teams better than 8-8. Still, it still didn't help when Harbaugh went down for the season in the rematch @ DET 2 weeks later. Not saying they would've beat the Giants in the DIV playoff w/ Harbaugh, but they might have been able to execute a better ball-control offense that day to keep them in it. 1990 had a decent share of close, exciting games down the stretch for the Bears (OT win vs. DET, OT win @ DEN, frustrating loss @ WASH).

I recall that the Bears started 9-1, and that one of those wins over trash-talky ATL was the turning point of the Bears’s season where the struggles began. They led the Falcons 24-3, only to hold on by a 30-24 margin. After this game Falcons coach Glanville, beacon of truth that he was, spent much of the rest of the season in the media pointing out to the rest of the league how unimpressed he was with the Bears, calling them the 3rd-best team in the NFC (behind the Giants and 49ers), as his 5-11 Falcons already had the pleasure of losing to SF twice. It was a truly a baffling way of trying to make an enemy…

The 1990 Bears had an inflated 11-5 record due to a weak schedule (featuring a division of 6-10ers) and no wins over teams better than 8-8. Still, it still didn’t help when Harbaugh went down for the season in the rematch @ DET 2 weeks later. Not saying they would’ve beat the Giants in the DIV playoff w/ Harbaugh, but they might have been able to execute a better ball-control offense that day to keep them in it.

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