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The defending champion Bears entered the game undefeated at 13–0, with an 18-game winning streak. The Giants (8–5) won consecutive division titles, but had lost their final regular season game at Philadelphia. The Bears were favored to repeat as champions. [7] [8] [9] A freezing rain the night before the game froze the Polo Grounds field. [10]
Matthew Jerome Suhey (born July 7, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Bears while scoring a touchdown in the game and was named to the Pennsylvania Football All-Century Team. [1] [2]
In 1943, with the Bears losing so many players to World War II, Nagurski came out of retirement to play tackle. He remained at the position until he returned to fullback against the Chicago Cardinals, whom the Bears needed to defeat to advance to the 1943 NFL Championship Game; [14] Nagurski scored a touchdown in the game as the Bears won 35–24.
In the end, Eberflus became the first Bears head coach in franchise history to be fired mid-season, and he did so with a 5-19 record in one-score games — the worst mark in NFL history with at ...
Robin Danial Earl (born March 18, 1955) is a former professional American football player, who played as a full back and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears (1977–1983) and two for the Birmingham Stallions (1984–85) of the United States Football League (USFL).
The Vikings helped keep the Bears in the game after that. Jefferson, shockingly, dropped a touchdown pass. Minnesota passed on a field-goal attempt on fourth-and-3, and Darnold threw incomplete ...
The Bears had 4 first-half yards as a team, their smallest output since 1991. And they allowed 319 to the 49ers before halftime, the 315-yard differential the largest of any NFL game this season ...
For the Bears, they employed a heavy run game with fullback Bronko Nagurski, though possessions ended after just three downs as Ralph Jones frequently elected to pooch kick. [27] In the fourth quarter, the Bears scored on a controversial touchdown: Carl Brumbaugh handed the ball off to Nagurski, who pulled up and threw to Red Grange in the end ...