With the Chicago Bears down 21-3 at the end of the first half against the Green Bay Packers during the Wild Card game at Soldier Field, Ben Johnson brought up a valuable lesson he told his team during training camp.
The Bears’ head coach referenced Super Bowl LI, the game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. Two players on the Bears’ roster actually competed in that game, Joe Thuney and Grady Jarrett.
Thuney’s Patriots completed one of the greatest comebacks in sports history after being down 28-3 late in the third quarter to win the game against Jarrett’s Falcons, 34-28 in overtime.