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The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois . Team history
[8] [9] Thayer, however, was also one of the twenty-five players selected by the USFL's Chicago Blitz as part of the new league's 1983 Territorial Draft, which was held in January 1983, [10] and the Bears were unaware that Thayer had already agreed to a contract with the Blitz to play under head coach George Allen just hours before. [9]
A few games into the season, with the Chicago Blitz struggling and the fans staying away in droves, the team was near financial collapse. The league was forced to take over the Blitz for the remainder of the 1984 season in order to protect the league's TV deals which called for teams in the New York, Los Angeles and Chicago markets.
The Blitz finished in a tie for the Central Division title with the Michigan Panthers. However, the Panthers were awarded the division title after sweeping the Blitz in the regular season, and would go on to become the league's first champions. In the playoffs, the Blitz blew a 21-point lead over the Philadelphia Stars, losing 44–38 in overtime.
[33] [34] It was announced in December 2019 that the Chicago Blitz of the Extreme Football League would play their inaugural season at SeatGeek Stadium. [35] The first college football game at the stadium took place on September 7, 2013, between DIII schools John Carroll and Saint Norbert, a game which John Carroll won 41–0. [36]
The announcement included the Blitz, [1] a successor to the LFL's Chicago Bliss. The X League's 2020 season was postponed, and the league also did not operate during 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blitz first competed during the 2022 X League season, winning both of their regular season games, over the Kansas City Force and Seattle Thunder.
The Blitz, explained The German air force’s bombing of London from Sept. 7, 1940, to May 11, 1941, left about 43,500 people dead and many more homeless. The attack campaign became known as "the ...
The 2022 X League season was the inaugural season of the Extreme Football League (commonly known as the X League) in the United States.It began in June and concluded in September with the Chicago Blitz winning the inaugural "X Cup" championship game.