On Saturday night, a Bears kicker lined up for a field goal at Soldier Field for the first time since the fateful night of Jan. 6. Eddy Pineiro made that kick — a 33-yarder going into the north end zone — then proceeded to make every other one of the 12 field goals he attempted, including from 53 and 60 yards, during the Bears’ Family Fest practice.
Elliott Fry connected on seven of his nine attempts, missing from 60 and 48 yards. But the general feeling around Soldier Field, from coach Matt Nagy to what felt like a good majority of the 18,797 in attendance, was one of burgeoning positivity with how the Bears’ kicking battle is going so far.