FACT
Nathan Vasher returned a missed field goal 108 yards Sunday, the longest play in NFL history, after Joe Nedney’s 52-yard attempt went wide right in a stiff wind on the final play of the first half. Vasher caught the ball over his shoulder and hesitated briefly before running out of the end zone.
The Bears (6-3) have their longest winning streak in a season since 2001, when they won six in a row en route to a division title.
First-round pick Cedric Benson, making his first start in place of Thomas Jones, was wheeled off the field in the second quarter with a sprained right knee.
Adrian Peterson (right) responded with 120 yards on 24 carries and one 7-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
Bears punt returner Bobby Wade fumbled three punts.
Wind gusts up to 38 mph shook the goalposts, roared through the referees’ on-field microphone, blew off their caps and sent hot dog wrappers all over Soldier Field.
49ers starter Cody Pickett, at one time a fourth-stringer, finished 1-for-13. Chicago’s Kyle Orton was 8-for-1
FOOTNOTE
The most bizarre play I have ever seen. And made by a player with the coolest name on the team. Nathan Vasher.
Sounds like a doctor on a soap opera.
We’re 6-3 and again, nobody scored a TD on us. I’ve said before, it feels like 1985, but maybe it’s more like 1984–the year before the storm. Also, let’s limit the celebrating out of respect for 49er coach Mike Singletary. He’s still ours. Or mine, at least.
I hate to say this, I really do, but RB misses training camp, sees limited action, then hurts knee. Remember Curtis Enis (left)?
The more I see of Adrian Peterson, the more I keep thinking of Dennis Gentry, or “Pinky,” as they used to call him. The ultimate third-down back.
On a day like today, I can see fumbling one. But three? Buddy, just let ’em go. No wonder he was yanked.
If you were a kicker today and wanted to nail a field goal, you literally had to boot it at the lake and hope it hooked back. So weird.
Um, 1-for-13. Those are Chad Hutchinson numbers. Also, in the NFL, at the QB position, they don’t technically have a “fourth string.” It’s better known as “playing in Europe” or “playing in Canada” or “working at Jiffy Lube.”
