46th Most Memorable Chicago Bears Game

46th Most Memorable Chicago Bears Game since 1979 NFC Divisional Playoff: Eagles 33, Bears 19: January 19, 2002 Chicago was awash in Bears fever, as the Bears were in the playoffs for the first time since 1994.  And they hadn’t just snuck in with help from another team as they did that season.  The 2001 Bears had finished 13-3 and pulled off many stunning victories.  At the same time, they couldn’t beat the Green Bay Packers, so this should have been some indication of how they would fare against the tough teams. The Bears were favored in the game with prognosticators picking the tough Bears defense over Donovan McNabb and his underwhelming corps of receivers.  But it wouldn’t be McNabb’s receivers that would do the damage in this contest. The Bears played their usual conservative brand of offense favored by coordinator John Shoop in the early going.  Rookie of the Year running back Anthony Thomas found running lanes not so open against the tough Eagle defens...