Staley Da Bear
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- Mar 16, 2019
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What happened on the extra point where the Bears had too many players on the field against the Giants? Aren’t the same 11 players always on that unit?
Donald F.
Grayslake, Illinois
The confusion arose from an injury to offensive lineman Bobby Massie, who is a member of the extra-point and field-goal teams. The coaches had replaced Massie for the attempt that you’re referring to, but apparently some players saw Massie missing and automatically thought that the Bears were down one player. So they waved Brent Urban onto the field, but he was the 12th man and the Bears were penalized for an illegal substitution. Nagy described it as “just a little miscommunication between players and coaches just because of the norm that they’re used to seeing ‘70’ out there and he wasn’t.”
What is the Bears’ record when playing on Thanksgiving?
Alan P.
Hammond, Indiana
The Bears are 18-15-2 all-time on Thanksgiving. They’ve won their last two appearances, 17-13 over the Packers in Green Bay in 2015 and 23-16 over the Lions in Detroit last year. The Bears first played on Thanksgiving in their first year of existence in 1920, beating the Chicago Tigers 6-0. Red Grange made his Bears debut on Thanksgiving in 1925, rushing for 36 yards in a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Cardinals at Wrigley Field, just five days after playing in his final college game for Illinois.