For your early viewing pleasure to get ready for next week- classic game...37-34 OT thriller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfdwf6XtMJk
Steelers Bears 1995- last time Steelers won at Soldier Field
Steelers Bears 1995- last time Steelers won at Soldier Field
“Yeah we suck, be there is a chance we could suck slightly more if we try to correct the problem.” - Art Deuce (summarized by SteelPerch)
A few things.
Forgot Dave Wannstedt- the guy that could out-Cowher Cowher for dumbfuckery- was coach of the Bears.
Ernie Mills made so many clutch catches that season...including in the AFCCG. He blew out his ACL in the Super Bowl...that was why Corey Holliday was on the field and ran the wrong hot route on O'Donnell's second and most crucial INT. Was a huge loss.
Steelers only had a chance to tie the game late because Keith Butler missed his first kick...FG or XP...of the season late in the game, when the Bears could have gone up by 10.
Bill Cowher was actually a clock management god this game. He pretended to go for two when the Steelers scored the TD to make it 34-33 so the Bears would burn one of their two timeouts. Turned out it didn't matter because Kramer was picked on his first pass thrown after the kickoff, but I bet all the money in my pockets that Mike Tomlin would never have thought to do that.
All in all just such a great game. The route combos on the five wide, especially with Slash in there, were things of beauty.
Forgot Dave Wannstedt- the guy that could out-Cowher Cowher for dumbfuckery- was coach of the Bears.
Ernie Mills made so many clutch catches that season...including in the AFCCG. He blew out his ACL in the Super Bowl...that was why Corey Holliday was on the field and ran the wrong hot route on O'Donnell's second and most crucial INT. Was a huge loss.
Steelers only had a chance to tie the game late because Keith Butler missed his first kick...FG or XP...of the season late in the game, when the Bears could have gone up by 10.
Bill Cowher was actually a clock management god this game. He pretended to go for two when the Steelers scored the TD to make it 34-33 so the Bears would burn one of their two timeouts. Turned out it didn't matter because Kramer was picked on his first pass thrown after the kickoff, but I bet all the money in my pockets that Mike Tomlin would never have thought to do that.
All in all just such a great game. The route combos on the five wide, especially with Slash in there, were things of beauty.
“Yeah we suck, be there is a chance we could suck slightly more if we try to correct the problem.” - Art Deuce (summarized by SteelPerch)
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...was an awesome game, Jeems....remember it well. Thanks for posting.
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I remember it too, such a fun game to watch. Didn't Lloyd have a pick 6?
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I was there. I was a married, brokeass student who ponied up $240 for a good seat (Bears were doing well under Wanny...nothing was cheap). Couldn't afford a fucking beer so just sat there sober watching us lose.
But we hit the shit out of them. The comeback wasn't about skill or coaching. It's like the players went berserk in the 4th. They hit and hit and the Bears plain fucking QUIT....they TAPPED OUT. It was Cowher Power at its finest. Lake, Seals, and Kirk had some tackles that just rung through the stadium. The Bears fans sitting around me were like WTF...this is some old school shit.
My last game was 2009. That shitbird sucked.
But we hit the shit out of them. The comeback wasn't about skill or coaching. It's like the players went berserk in the 4th. They hit and hit and the Bears plain fucking QUIT....they TAPPED OUT. It was Cowher Power at its finest. Lake, Seals, and Kirk had some tackles that just rung through the stadium. The Bears fans sitting around me were like WTF...this is some old school shit.
My last game was 2009. That shitbird sucked.
I should rename this thread "The ONLY time the Steelers won at Soldier Field".
“Yeah we suck, be there is a chance we could suck slightly more if we try to correct the problem.” - Art Deuce (summarized by SteelPerch)
One memory that stood out for me this game was when Greg Lloyd went to watch the winning FG with O'Donnell at the end of the field. It was the only time I saw Lloyd actually bond with a QB at any point in his career. This was a special win for me, being my dad was a huge Bears fan and we watched this one together.
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Our current offense is basically a combo what each of these teams was doing... in 1995. I recognized every play, motion, route combo. Both teams threw more skinny post and dig routes, though-- despite there being far less protection for receivers. Our defense is eerily similar now to what we were doing then.
Anyway, also of note: that was one of the Steelers' defenses remembered in lore, despite losing Woodson. Truth is, they were not a whole lot different than the current D. The same holes and issues in coverage, the same missed tackles, the same level of effectiveness rushing the passer against a QB who gets it out quickly.
Truthfully, other than the fact that it was odd to see a Bears team that wasn't awful and shoulder pads that are bulkier, this game could have been any Steelers game of the past 20 years.
Anyway, also of note: that was one of the Steelers' defenses remembered in lore, despite losing Woodson. Truth is, they were not a whole lot different than the current D. The same holes and issues in coverage, the same missed tackles, the same level of effectiveness rushing the passer against a QB who gets it out quickly.
Truthfully, other than the fact that it was odd to see a Bears team that wasn't awful and shoulder pads that are bulkier, this game could have been any Steelers game of the past 20 years.
“We are the stupidest fucking franchise ever.” — Smithessmokin
That game was COLD AS FUCK. The wind in old Soldier Field was no joke.
"I got nothing." - KC
ChicagoSteel wrote:I was there. I was a married, brokeass student who ponied up $240 for a good seat (Bears were doing well under Wanny...nothing was cheap). Couldn't afford a fucking beer so just sat there sober watching us lose.
But we hit the shit out of them. The comeback wasn't about skill or coaching. It's like the players went berserk in the 4th. They hit and hit and the Bears plain fucking QUIT....they TAPPED OUT. It was Cowher Power at its finest. Lake, Seals, and Kirk had some tackles that just rung through the stadium. The Bears fans sitting around me were like WTF...this is some old school shit.
My last game was 2009. That shitbird sucked.
That '09 game...man, fuck Jeff Reed.
"I got nothing." - KC
Jeemie wrote:For your early viewing pleasure to get ready for next week- classic game...37-34 OT thriller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfdwf6XtMJk
Yes! That was a great game!
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Thanks for posting that Jeemie. It's fun to watch.
Steelers are 7.5 point favorites on the road. I'm not very superstitious. The reason the Steelers don't often win in Chicago is because we don't often play in Chicago. The last 5 times we played the Bears we are 3-2. The Bears have won the past 2 meetings in 2013 in Pittsburgh (40-23). And 2009 in Chicago (17-14). Steelers won the 3 games before that. It's a football game. Let's put on the cleats and duke it out.
Steelers are 7.5 point favorites on the road. I'm not very superstitious. The reason the Steelers don't often win in Chicago is because we don't often play in Chicago. The last 5 times we played the Bears we are 3-2. The Bears have won the past 2 meetings in 2013 in Pittsburgh (40-23). And 2009 in Chicago (17-14). Steelers won the 3 games before that. It's a football game. Let's put on the cleats and duke it out.
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So the Steelers are definitely due for a 'W' then. 
Jeemie wrote:The route combos on the five wide, especially with Slash in there, were things of beauty.
Loved that offense!
Throw. The. Football. On. First. Down.
I remember this game, maybe O'Donnells best game. Kordell should have stayed at WR- was amazing.
