Monday 16 January 2006
Bears skinned
Before I left on Friday the city was getting worked up about the Bears chances to get to the their first Championship final in 18 years but I imagine Chicago was a quiet place last night as fans came to terms with the end of the post-season, just as it had started.
Winning the NFC North title gave the city's famous gridiron team a bye and home advantage in the 'semi-final' of the Divisional play-off but despite the growing belief that the Bears could emulate the White Sox and be the 'world champions' they came badly unstuck at Soldier Field yesterday losing to the Carolina Panthers 29-21.
It was the celebrated Bears defence that let them down yesterday, shredding 434 yards and 3 touchdowns, the last after Jason McKie had scored to pull back to 23-21 early in the fourth quarter with the crowd and the wind behind them. But it wasn't to be as the new-look Bears failed to create legends not seen since the days of Walter Payton, Jim McMahon and William 'The Refridgerator' Perry. ¶ 10:00
Winning the NFC North title gave the city's famous gridiron team a bye and home advantage in the 'semi-final' of the Divisional play-off but despite the growing belief that the Bears could emulate the White Sox and be the 'world champions' they came badly unstuck at Soldier Field yesterday losing to the Carolina Panthers 29-21.
It was the celebrated Bears defence that let them down yesterday, shredding 434 yards and 3 touchdowns, the last after Jason McKie had scored to pull back to 23-21 early in the fourth quarter with the crowd and the wind behind them. But it wasn't to be as the new-look Bears failed to create legends not seen since the days of Walter Payton, Jim McMahon and William 'The Refridgerator' Perry. ¶ 10:00
