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When Jay Cutler and the Bears’ offense produced five touchdowns in a 41-21 rout of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 season opener at Soldier Field, Bears fans were making a lot of noise. Too much noise.
Despite the victory and offensive output, Cutler was miffed that the home crowd seemed unaware of standard NFL fan etiquette: When your team has the ball in the red zone, pipe down and let the quarterback operate the offense.
“Please, please, please, let’s tone it down a little bit when we’re down on the 20,” Cutler said.