CHICAGO — With two minutes and 14 seconds remaining in a horrendous game against the Seattle Seahawks, the fans seated in the United Club of Soldier Field started to chant.
“Sell the team!”
“Sell the team!”
“Sell the team!”
The Chicago Bears decided to punt after fourth-and-inches from their own 39 turned into fourth-and-5 following offensive lineman fill-in Jake Curhan’s false start.
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“Sell the team!”
“Sell the team!”
But wait … the Bears called a timeout. They changed their mind. They wanted to go for it.
After all, what did the Bears have to lose but another game in another lost season for the NFL’s charter franchise?
GO DEEPER
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