The Art Of Choking!!!

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I hate the Bears as much as anyone else who grew up in Wisconsin within a Chicago family but Ryan definitely defied all odds yesterday ... he looked like Manning in his prime if only for moments.

Bears played above their head ... Atlanta is a legit 9-7, 10-6 team this year.

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Da Bears: Choke. Disgusting. Devastating. Pathetic. Miserable.

Choke. Disgusting. Devastating. Pathetic. Miserable. Pick a bad word. It fits what the Chicago Bears did Sunday.

If the Bears miss the playoffs in a bad division and a weak conference, start with this game. No, wait, there was the Carolina game. And the Tampa Bay game. On second thought, it will be hard to pick one choke. But still, how much better room service could the Bears ask for Sunday?

Jason Elam missed a 33-yard field goal that would've put Falcons up by nine with less than three minutes left. This, after Elam had hit 30 in a row. This, after Jerious Norwood ran back a kickoff 82 yards.

But Kyle Orton channels his inner John Elway, going 77 yards in 2:34 to give the Bears a one-point lead with 11 seconds to go.

The Bears were left to defend only six seconds and both sidelines. The Bears could do neither. Not six seconds. Not a sideline.

Choke. Disgusting. Devastating ...

Source: Chicago Tribune

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