Thirty-two years ago to the day on Thursday, the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals met in the preseason — and all hell broke loose.
In what had to be one of the greatest preseason melees of all time, several dozen players from each team scrapped throughout the game (again, it was a make-believe game!) and the pot boiled over into a major brawl that culminated late in the third quarter.
If you’ve not seen the shocking footage of the event, it’s quite something.