NFL players have hearts of steel, muscles of iron and — every so often — brains of concrete.
How else to explain how some of the finest athletes in the world make some of the most ridiculous mistakes in sports?
We saw a classic mental misfire on Sunday as Chicago completely botched its way right out of a nearly guaranteed win against Washington, a play so mind-numbingly stupid it got us wondering … is it the dumbest play in NFL history?
Let’s consider some of the most boneheaded maneuvers the league has ever seen.