Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles’ improbable playoff invincibility continues. But spare a thought for the Chicago Bears kicker
It was the double-doink heard around the world. Cody Parkey, for the sixth time this season, hit the upright … and then the crossbar. His failed attempt at a game-winning field goal had cost the Chicago Bears a come-from-behind playoff win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The odds of a kicker hitting the uprights six times in one season are so absurd few watching could believe it had happened, but perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised after an exhilarating game. There was great offense and defense. There were officiating snafus, busted coverages, creative play calls, great clock management, and terrible clock management. Moments of utter brutality were interspersed with astonishing feats of athleticism. We witnessed football near its finest.
Cody Parkey's would-be game-winning FG hits the crossbar twice sending the Eagles to the Divisional Round. #PHIvsCHI #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mchSudQfLL
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What a throw by Trubisky and catch by AR15 pic.twitter.com/WEbKkRKVDE
Former NFL official and NBC rules analyst Terry McAuley on the Antony Miller catch-and-fumble being ruled an incomplete pass because there was no clear recovery: "I guess that's the rule." #PHIvsCHI pic.twitter.com/HMoS0cEGkp
Patrick Mahomes is absurd. pic.twitter.com/BSurqzMcH4
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