In the biggest moment of his career, with the hopes of teammates, coaches and Chicago Bears fans riding on his foot, Cody Parkey instead became an all-time playoff goat Sunday evening in Soldier Field.
And he did it in the most agonizing way possible: His first attempt at what would have been a game-winning, 43-yard field goal with 10 seconds left sailed between the uprights. But Eagles Coach Doug Pederson had called a timeout and Parkey’s redo clanged off the upright. Hopes in Chicago were lifted for a nanosecond before the ball then clanged off the crossbar, lifting hopes again ever so slightly before falling back into the end zone.