Comments on: Fifth Most Memorable Chicago Bears Game

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:43:21 +0000

I agree Roy – This was the more amazing of the comebacks, since they were down by 14 w/ 2 minutes to go. It really sounds like you were placed amongst some particularly obnoxious fans!
I watched this on TV, and unlike the 1991 MNF OT win against the Jets, I did NOT turn this one off. Not b/c the previous week’s win over SF created any optimism, but I guess I wanted to see if Matthews could narrow the final margin to 21-14.
For the first 58 minutes, this game appeared to herald the arrival of the Browns’ D. But – like the Jets’ Blair Thomas in 1991 – this D seemed to lose its mojo after this loss, never becoming an elite unit. I didn’t really perk up till the onside kick recovery (the bottom-of-the-pile struggle lasted about 2 minutes if I remember rightly). 2 harmless completions that netted just 13 yards tempered my optimism a bit. But then Allen’s catch was simply incredible (did Terrell, Robinson or Booker tip it just right?) And then the game-winning pick-six by Brown was so surprising that I just uncontrollably laughed out of disbelief for at least 5 minutes. Those 2 weeks were an awfully fun time to be a Bears fan!

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:38:43 +0000

Hey Roy!
I remember that game and those final two minutes vividly. I was watching with my cousins, as I did nearly every Sunday back in 2001, on a small tv at their nw side garden apartment. Good times. But I can’t imagine the “in-your-face” joy of seeing Brown finish that play, at the stadium, in the presence of all those a-hole Cleveland fans.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:43:07 +0000

Ah the Browns game. I was watching it in a bar in San Francisco, and I was so fed up with the way the Bears were playing that I walked out when it was 21 – 7. Later that evening I turned on NFL Primetime to see how bad the bears had lost. Just about went into shock as the game highlights were rolled out. Incredible!

By: Rob In Houston

Rob In Houston — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:39:42 +0000

When I think back a few seasons ago to when the Bears were struggling with letting Mike Brown go, these 2 games are the ones that stuck in my head at the time. It’s really too bad that Mike couldn’t shake the injury bug and play more complete seasons.