Seconds after nailing a 51-yard game-winning field goal, Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos hit Didier Drogba's celebration at Lambeau Field. The Bears were staring down an 11-game losing streak to close out the season before Santos delivered the winning kick against the Green Bay Packers with no time left on the clock.
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday. Santos posted six or fewer points in each of Chicago's last six games. In addition, the kicker recorded more than seven points in two of 17 games.
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The Bears’ most disappointing season in recent memory — maybe ever — came to an end Sunday in a most unexpected way. On matriarch Virginia McCaskey’s 102nd birthday, the 5-12 Bears beat the rival Packers as time expired.
The Bears came to Lambeau Field and stunned Green Bay, 24-22, snapping the Packers’ 11-game winning streak in this series. That had been the longest streak by either side in this sensational 104-year rivalry.
At long last, the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers. Cairo Santos made a 51-yard field goal as time expired Sunday at Lambeau Field to lift the Bears to a 24-22 victory in their season finale.
After a 10-game stretch where the Bears lost in every imaginable way, they finally tasted a win thanks to their special teams. That unit was responsible for 10 of the Bears' 24 points on Sunday.
Chicago Bears "just let it out" to top the Green Bay Packers for the first time in six seasons on Cairo Santos’ winning field goal.
Kicker Cairo Santos hits a 51-yard walk-off field goal to give the Bears a 24-22 win over the Packers. Bears receiver DJ Moore drops back deep to return the Packers punt, but cornerback Josh Blackwell catches the ball on the other side of the field and returns it 94 yards for a touchdown.
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Let the Bears have their day. They ran a trick play on a punt that completely fooled the Packers and led to a 94-yard touchdown return by Josh Blackwell. They recovered two fumbles. They won in thrilling fashion. Fun, fun, fun.