In the last game of the 2011 season, with a little over five minutes left to play, the Bears were up on the Vikings by 4. Joe Webb threw a deep pass, trying to get the touchdown his team desperately needed to win. The pass was knocked down, and the score at the time (17-13 for the Bears) ended up being the final score of the game. However, I wasn’t watching the next possession, not really. Instead, I was talking with my wife about the impact of what we had just seen. In a game that could not have any real impact on the Bears’ future, the future of the Bears was irrevocably harmed.
Players play, but fans worry.
