Retour
Chicago Bears fans have been put through the wringer during Thursday night's game against the New England Patriots, where anything and everything has gone wrong despite holding a lead for the entire game.
With the Bears primed to take a two-score lead with eight minutes left, kicker Cairo Santos had a brutal miss on a 53-yard field goal with eight minutes left to keep the Patriots in the game. Not only did Santos miss, but his kick doinked off the right crossbar, bringing back ugly memories of the "Double Doink," where Cody Parkey missed a 43-yard field goal that would've sent the Bears to a win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card playoffs in Jan. 2019.
Amazon Prime proceeded to rub salt in the wound by showing a highlight of the "Double Doink," where Al Michaels was on the call. Naturally, there was plenty of reaction to the play itself and Prime's airing of the clip.
Luckily, Santos' miss didn't cost the Bears as the defense got a stop on the ensuing possession. And Santos later redeemed himself with a career-long 58-yard field goal to put Chicago up nine points with less than two minutes left in the game.