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Some of the headlines the Tribune considered–and rejected–for the Bears game:
Gold crush
Dropping 49er on ’em
Fried in Frisco
Open season
Beginners’ muck
One and done
Show ‘n’ smell
Failure in Frisco
Beginning of end
![Walter Payton [34] dives into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter of a game on Sept. 7, 1986 at Soldier Field against the Cleveland Browns, giving the Bears a 14-7 lead. (Ed Wagner Jr./Chicago Tribune)](https://bancodeprofissionais.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CTC-L-CTHIST-AFF-860-CT_F_234364805_e3b687.jpg?w=530 "CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL TEAM SEPT 1986")
