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width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom"><abbr title="First quarter">1</abbr></th><th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom"><abbr title="Second quarter">2</abbr></th><th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom"><abbr title="Third quarter">3</abbr></th><th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom"><abbr title="Fourth quarter">4</abbr></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 25px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>CHI</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">24</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>ARI</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">23</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">October 16, 2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">63,977</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">TV in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> (play-by-play), <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a> (color commentators)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On October 16, 2006, during Week 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">National Football League (NFL) regular season</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a>, 24–23, at <a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Stadium" title="State Farm Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a>. The undefeated Bears staged the "comeback of the year" against the 1-win Cardinals after trailing by 20 points at halftime.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This game is the first game in which the Bears won after trailing by 20 or more points since 1987 (they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, 27–26). According to the <a href="/wiki/Elias_Sports_Bureau" title="Elias Sports Bureau">Elias Sports Bureau</a>, it was the first win in Bears history in which they trailed by at least 20 points in the second half,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Cardinals became the first team in NFL history to lose consecutive games in a season after being ahead by 14 or more points at the end of the first quarter in each of their games. The Bears also set an NFL record for the biggest comeback without scoring an offensive touchdown in league history.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cardinals quarterback <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a> became the first quarterback in history to throw at least 2 touchdown passes in each of his first 2 career starts. The last time a team won after committing 6 turnovers was over 20 years prior.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The postgame press conference was notable for Cardinals head coach <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a>'s profanity-laced rant, highlighted by the quote "But they are who we thought they were! And we let 'em off the hook!". The game was ranked #6 on <a href="/wiki/NFL_Top_10" title="NFL Top 10">NFL Top 10</a> on <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> for <i>Top Ten Greatest Comebacks of All Time</i> under the title "Cardinals Blow It"/"Monday Night Meltdown",<sup id="cite_ref-TopTen_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TopTen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <i>Top Ten Meltdowns</i> at #7. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prelude">Prelude</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prelude"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the meeting, the Bears led the series 56–36, which also includes the Bears as the Decatur Staleys and Chicago Staleys, as well as the Cardinals as the Chicago Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals (the team was also briefly known as the Phoenix Cardinals). Earlier in the year, in the preseason, the Cardinals defeated the Bears at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> 23–16 in a Friday night game.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Bears">The Bears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Bears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">2006 Chicago Bears season</a></div> <p>The Bears were having a great season, being <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">undefeated</a> heading into the game at 5–0, having their best start to the season since <a href="/wiki/1989_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1989 Chicago Bears season">1989</a>, having committed only 5 turnovers all season and averaging an NFL-best 31.2 points per game, and scoring 156 points compared to allowing only 36 points. This was the Bears' first <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i> appearance since <a href="/wiki/2003_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2003 Chicago Bears season">2003</a>. The Bears' third-year coach <a href="/wiki/Lovie_Smith" title="Lovie Smith">Lovie Smith</a> was having the best season start of his coaching career, going <a href="/wiki/2004_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2004 Chicago Bears season">1–4 in 2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2005 Chicago Bears season">2–3 in 2005</a> (despite making the playoffs in 2005), and notably defeated four of their first five opponents by more than 3 touchdowns (26–0 win against the <a href="/wiki/2006_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2006 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a>, 34–7 win over the <a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2006 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>, 37–6 win over the <a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2006 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a>, and 40–7 victory against the <a href="/wiki/2006_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2006 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a>; their other game was a 19–16 win over the <a href="/wiki/2006_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2006 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>). The team was led by the talented-yet-inconsistent quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a>, running back <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jones_(American_football)" title="Thomas Jones (American football)">Thomas Jones</a>, wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Muhsin_Muhammad" title="Muhsin Muhammad">Muhsin Muhammad</a>, linemen <a href="/wiki/John_Tait_(American_football)" title="John Tait (American football)">John Tait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olin_Kreutz" title="Olin Kreutz">Olin Kreutz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Garza" title="Roberto Garza">Roberto Garza</a>, defensive linemen <a href="/wiki/Adewale_Ogunleye" title="Adewale Ogunleye">Adewale Ogunleye</a>, rookie <a href="/wiki/Mark_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Mark Anderson (American football)">Mark Anderson</a>, who eventually recorded 12 sacks on the season, linebackers <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lance_Briggs" title="Lance Briggs">Lance Briggs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brendon_Ayanbadejo" title="Brendon Ayanbadejo">Brendon Ayanbadejo</a>, rookie and future Hall of Famer and record holder for career returns for touchdowns and punt return touchdowns <a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a>, a cornerbacking tandem in <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> and former record holder for the longest play in NFL history (broken by <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> cornerback <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Cromartie" title="Antonio Cromartie">Antonio Cromartie</a>) <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Vasher" title="Nathan Vasher">Nathan Vasher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Harris_(safety)" title="Chris Harris (safety)">Chris Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(safety)" title="Mike Brown (safety)">Mike Brown</a>, and the 7th most accurate kicker in NFL history in <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Cardinals">The Cardinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Cardinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">2006 Arizona Cardinals season</a></div> <p>The Cardinals, contrary to the Bears, were not having <a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">a good season</a>, being 1–4 heading into the game, with their lone win being a Week 1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2006 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a>, and mustering only 50 points while allowing 92 points. <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a> was leading the team, and was hoping for a win to snap their 4-game losing streak, as well as hopefully make the playoffs after going <a href="/wiki/2005_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2005 Arizona Cardinals season">5–11 the year before</a>. The team's roster featured rookie quarterback and 2004 <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a>, as well as rookie <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Pope" title="Leonard Pope">Leonard Pope</a>, along with serious receiving threats in <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Anquan Boldin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Larry Fitzgerald</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/J._J._Arrington" title="J. J. Arrington">J. J. Arrington</a>, running back <a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">Edgerrin James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Ayanbadejo" title="Obafemi Ayanbadejo">Obafemi Ayanbadejo</a>, brother of Brendon Ayanbadejo (both brothers played together with the Bears in the preseason in 2007), 3x <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowler</a> <a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dockett" title="Darnell Dockett">Darnell Dockett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Hayes" title="Gerald Hayes">Gerald Hayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Huff" title="Orlando Huff">Orlando Huff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Pace" title="Calvin Pace">Calvin Pace</a>, kicker <a href="/wiki/Neil_Rackers" title="Neil Rackers">Neil Rackers</a>, as well as former MVP and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">Super Bowl XLIII</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a> at backup. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bears won the toss, and elected to receive the kickoff. After the Bears went 3-and-out, the Cardinals scored on their first possession on a <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a> pass to <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Johnson" title="Bryant Johnson">Bryant Johnson</a>, with Leinart completing 9 of his first 10 passes. After the Cardinals threw an interception, which was eventually challenged and reversed before ultimately punting, Bears quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a> threw an interception to <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Francisco" title="Aaron Francisco">Aaron Francisco</a>. The Cardinals scored on their next possession on a Leinart pass to <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Anquan Boldin</a>. At the end of the first quarter, the Cardinals led the Bears, 14–0. </p><p>In the second quarter, after exchanging punts, Grossman threw another interception, this time to <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Hayes" title="Gerald Hayes">Gerald Hayes</a>. <a href="/wiki/Neil_Rackers" title="Neil Rackers">Neil Rackers</a> missed a field goal on the ensuing possession. The Cardinals recovered two Grossman fumbles in the quarter, and scored field goals on each of the ensuing possessions, making the score 20–0. </p><p>In the third quarter, the Bears started their comeback with a <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a> field goal. Neil Rackers responded with a field goal, which turned out to be the final score for the Cardinals. Near the end of the third quarter, Leinart was sacked by rookie <a href="/wiki/Mark_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Mark Anderson (American football)">Mark Anderson</a>, and fumbled the ball. Safety <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(safety)" title="Mike Brown (safety)">Mike Brown</a> recovered the fumble and returned it 3 yards for a touchdown with just two seconds left in the quarter, making the score 23–10. </p><p>After an exchange of punts, Grossman threw an interception to Dockett, who returned it 73 yards for a touchdown. However, the Bears challenged the play, claiming Dockett was down by contact. The touchdown was nullified, though the interception stood. On the Bears' next possession, Grossman threw another interception, this time to <a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffith" title="Robert Griffith">Robert Griffith</a>. On the second play of the ensuing possession, <a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">Edgerrin James</a> had the ball stripped by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a>. <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> recovered the fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. With the score 23–17, rookie <a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a> returned a punt 83-yards for a touchdown to take the lead 24–23.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a few seconds left in the game, Rackers set up for the game-winning field goal with less than a minute. After the Cardinals got into field goal range, Rackers, who missed only two field goals the <a href="/wiki/2005_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2005 Arizona Cardinals season">season before</a>, and already having made a 41-, 28- and 29-yard field goals, missed the 40-yard field goal, with the kick going wide left, with the ball possibly deflecting off linebacker <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Hillenmeyer" title="Hunter Hillenmeyer">Hunter Hillenmeyer</a>'s fingertips.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bears <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_kneel" title="Quarterback kneel">took a knee</a> to end the game, giving the Bears a 6–0 record, and dropping the Cardinals to a 1–5 record on the season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game also featured one of the best performances of <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a>'s career, with 19 tackles and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Teammate <a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a> commented on Urlacher's performance, stating, "We watched the film and everybody was saying that he just turned into the Incredible Hulk the last four minutes of the game, just killing people and running over and tackling whoever had the ball."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dennis_Green_post-game_rant">Dennis Green post-game rant</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Dennis Green post-game rant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"My doctor was very happy. He called me the next day, said: 'You know what? After that kind of game, (me) blowing up like that was a very good stress reliever', and my wife agreed." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a><sup id="cite_ref-TopTen_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TopTen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>After the loss, in the postgame press conference, Cardinals coach <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a> lost his temper, letting out a profane meltdown about the fact that the Cardinals defeated the Bears in the preseason, and because of that, they were confident in beating them again, and that his team blew it after attacking the Bears' weaknesses, and also yanked the podium, destabilizing the microphone before storming out of the room.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rant's popularity led to it being featured in a <a href="/wiki/Coors_Light" title="Coors Light">Coors Light</a> commercial the next season.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The Bears are what we thought they were. They're what we thought they were. We played them in preseason—who the hell takes a third game of the preseason like it's bullshit? Bullshit! We played them in the third game—everybody played three quarters—the Bears are who we thought they were! That's why we took the damn field. Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they are who we thought they were! <i>And we let 'em off the hook!</i></p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Cardinals head coach Dennis Green</cite></div></blockquote> <p>One year after the tirade, Green explained the context around the tirade by stating, "We went against this team in preseason and they're exactly what we think they are, which is a one-dimensional team." Green and his staff devised strategies to score points against the Bears defense in preparation for the game. He was frustrated when the Bears won despite the initial success of his game plan.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bears finished the season with a 13–3 record, losing only to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>, and met <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a> but lost, 29–17. The next season, the Bears sputtered to a <a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2007 Chicago Bears season">7–9 record</a>. The game marked the beginning of the "good Rex/bad Rex" cycle, as quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a> cycled between good performances vs bad performances.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was eventually benched in <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2008 Chicago Bears season">2008</a> and released in <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a> and signed with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>. (Coincidentally, Leinart was signed by them a season later.)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grossman eventually became the starting quarterback for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last NFL start was in <a href="/wiki/2011_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2011 Washington Redskins season">2011</a> for the Redskins, after which he was a backup quarterback for the Redskins, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Head coach Lovie Smith was fired after the Bears narrowly missed the playoffs at 10–6 following the 2012 season, and subsequently coached the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> from 2014 to 2015 and the Houston Texans in 2022. </p><p>The Cardinals ultimately dropped to 5–11 at the end of the season, and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a> was fired and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Ken_Whisenhunt" title="Ken Whisenhunt">Ken Whisenhunt</a>. Two seasons later, the Cardinals met the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">Super Bowl XLIII</a>, but lost, 27–23, with Leinart having been benched at the start of the season in favor of veteran <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a>, despite Warner's retirement, Leinart was released by the Cardinals and was signed by the Texans,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> starting Leinart's change to being considered a <a href="/wiki/Journeyman_quarterback" class="mw-redirect" title="Journeyman quarterback">journeyman quarterback</a> and (given his draft position and expectations coming out of college) a <a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)#Draft_bust" title="Draft (sports)">draft bust</a>. By 2013, Leinart was out of football altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Starting_lineups">Starting lineups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Starting lineups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Chicago</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Position</th> <th style="background-color: #97233F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Arizona </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muhsin_Muhammad" title="Muhsin Muhammad">Muhsin Muhammad</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Anquan Boldin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tait_(American_football)" title="John Tait (American football)">John Tait</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">LT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Davis_(American_football)" title="Leonard Davis (American football)">Leonard Davis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruben_Brown" title="Ruben Brown">Ruben Brown</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">LG</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wells_(American_football)" title="Reggie Wells (American football)">Reggie Wells</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Olin_Kreutz" title="Olin Kreutz">Olin Kreutz</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">C</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Leckey" title="Nick Leckey">Nick Leckey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Garza" title="Roberto Garza">Roberto Garza</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">RG</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milford_Brown" title="Milford Brown">Milford Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Miller_(American_football,_born_1973)" title="Fred Miller (American football, born 1973)">Fred Miller</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">RT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ross_(offensive_lineman)" title="Oliver Ross (offensive lineman)">Oliver Ross</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Clark" title="Desmond Clark">Desmond Clark</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">TE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Edwards_(American_football)" title="Eric Edwards (American football)">Eric Edwards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Berrian" title="Bernard Berrian">Bernard Berrian</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Johnson" title="Bryant Johnson">Bryant Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_McKie" title="Jason McKie">Jason McKie</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">FB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Ayanbadejo" title="Obafemi Ayanbadejo">Obafemi Ayanbadejo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jones_(American_football)" title="Thomas Jones (American football)">Thomas Jones</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">HB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">Edgerrin James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adewale_Ogunleye" title="Adewale Ogunleye">Adewale Ogunleye</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">LE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chike_Okeafor" title="Chike Okeafor">Chike Okeafor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommie_Harris" title="Tommie Harris">Tommie Harris</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">DT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dockett" title="Darnell Dockett">Darnell Dockett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tank_Johnson" title="Tank Johnson">Tank Johnson</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">DT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Clancy" title="Kendrick Clancy">Kendrick Clancy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Brown_(defensive_end)" title="Alex Brown (defensive end)">Alex Brown</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">RE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Berry" title="Bertrand Berry">Bertrand Berry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">MLB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Hayes" title="Gerald Hayes">Gerald Hayes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Briggs" title="Lance Briggs">Lance Briggs</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">WLB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Huff" title="Orlando Huff">Orlando Huff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Hillenmeyer" title="Hunter Hillenmeyer">Hunter Hillenmeyer</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">SLB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karlos_Dansby" title="Karlos Dansby">Karlos Dansby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">LCB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Macklin" title="David Macklin">David Macklin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Vasher" title="Nathan Vasher">Nathan Vasher</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">RCB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antrel_Rolle" title="Antrel Rolle">Antrel Rolle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danieal_Manning" title="Danieal Manning">Danieal Manning</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">FS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Adrian Wilson (American football)">Adrian Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Harris_(safety)" title="Chris Harris (safety)">Chris Harris</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">SS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffith" title="Robert Griffith">Robert Griffith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">K</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Rackers" title="Neil Rackers">Neil Rackers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Maynard" title="Brad Maynard">Brad Maynard</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">P</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Player" title="Scott Player">Scott Player</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rashied_Davis" title="Rashied Davis">Rashied Davis</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">KR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Arrington" title="J. J. Arrington">J. J. Arrington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">PR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Walters" title="Troy Walters">Troy Walters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mannelly" title="Patrick Mannelly">Patrick Mannelly</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">LS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Hodel" title="Nathan Hodel">Nathan Hodel</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Chicago Bears </th> <th>Arizona Cardinals </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>9</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Third down efficiency</td> <td>4/14</td> <td>6/20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fourth down efficiency</td> <td>0/1</td> <td>0/0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>168</td> <td>286 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>130</td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing – completions/attempts</td> <td>14/37</td> <td>24/42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing yards</td> <td>38</td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing attempts</td> <td>16</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yards per rush</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Penalties–yards</td> <td>6–50</td> <td>9–65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacks against–yards</td> <td>2–14</td> <td>1–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fumbles–lost</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Interceptions thrown</td> <td>4</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>20:17</td> <td>39:43 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_stats">Individual stats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Individual stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #0B162A; color: #FFFFFF;">Bears Passing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>C/ATT<sup>*</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>INT </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a></td> <td>14/37</td> <td>144</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #0B162A; color: #FFFFFF;">Bears Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Car<sup>a</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG<sup>b</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jones_(American_football)" title="Thomas Jones (American football)">Thomas Jones</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>43</td> <td>0</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Benson" title="Cedric Benson">Cedric Benson</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_McKie" title="Jason McKie">Jason McKie</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>−2</td> <td>0</td> <td>−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>−7</td> <td>0</td> <td>−1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #0B162A; color: #FFFFFF;">Bears Receiving </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Rec<sup>c</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG<sup>b</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Clark" title="Desmond Clark">Desmond Clark</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>61</td> <td>0</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Berrian" title="Bernard Berrian">Bernard Berrian</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>31</td> <td>0</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rashied_Davis" title="Rashied Davis">Rashied Davis</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>27</td> <td>0</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jones_(American_football)" title="Thomas Jones (American football)">Thomas Jones</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Benson" title="Cedric Benson">Cedric Benson</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muhsin_Muhammad" title="Muhsin Muhammad">Muhsin Muhammad</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_McKie" title="Jason McKie">Jason McKie</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #0B162A; color: #FFFFFF;">Bears Defense </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Tak/Ast/Tot<sup>t</sup> </th> <th>Int </th> <th>Ff<sup>e</sup> </th> <th>Sck </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Briggs" title="Lance Briggs">Lance Briggs</a></td> <td>13/2/15</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a></td> <td>11/8/19</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Vasher" title="Nathan Vasher">Nathan Vasher</a></td> <td>6/3/9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(safety)" title="Mike Brown (safety)">Mike Brown</a></td> <td>4/1/5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a></td> <td>4/2/6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Boone" title="Alfonso Boone">Alfonso Boone</a></td> <td>3/1/4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Brown_(defensive_end)" title="Alex Brown (defensive end)">Alex Brown</a></td> <td>3/0/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Hillenmeyer" title="Hunter Hillenmeyer">Hunter Hillenmeyer</a></td> <td>3/1/4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel_Idonije" title="Israel Idonije">Israel Idonije</a></td> <td>3/0/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Johnson" title="Todd Johnson">Todd Johnson</a></td> <td>2/0/2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tank_Johnson" title="Tank Johnson">Tank Johnson</a></td> <td>2/0/2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Mark Anderson (American football)">Mark Anderson</a></td> <td>2/0/2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Manning" title="Ricky Manning">Ricky Manning</a></td> <td>2/2/4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommie_Harris" title="Tommie Harris">Tommie Harris</a></td> <td>1/2/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danieal_Manning" title="Danieal Manning">Danieal Manning</a></td> <td>1/1/2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Worrell" title="Cameron Worrell">Cameron Worrell</a></td> <td>1/0/1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #0B162A; color: #FFFFFF;">Bears Kicking </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>FGA </th> <th>FGM </th> <th>XP </th> <th>LG<sup>f</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3/3</td> <td>23 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #97233F; color: #FFFFFF;">Cardinals Passing </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>C/ATT<sup>*</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>INT </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a></td> <td>24/42</td> <td>232</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #97233F; color: #FFFFFF;">Cardinals Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Car<sup>a</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG<sup>b</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">Edgerrin James</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>55</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Arrington" title="J. J. Arrington">J. J. Arrington</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #97233F; color: #FFFFFF;">Cardinals Receiving </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Rec<sup>c</sup> </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG<sup>b</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Anquan Boldin</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>136</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 (TD) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Walters" title="Troy Walters">Troy Walters</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>25</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Arrington" title="J. J. Arrington">J. J. Arrington</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>22</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Johnson" title="Bryant Johnson">Bryant Johnson</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>11 (TD) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Ayanbadejo" title="Obafemi Ayanbadejo">Obafemi Ayanbadejo</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Pope" title="Leonard Pope">Leonard Pope</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">Edgerrin James</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #97233F; color: #FFFFFF;">Cardinals Defense </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Tak/Ast/Tot<sup>d</sup> </th> <th>Int </th> <th>Ff<sup>e</sup> </th> <th>Sck </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Hayes" title="Gerald Hayes">Gerald Hayes</a></td> <td>6/1/7</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Adrian Wilson (American football)">Adrian Wilson</a></td> <td>6/0/6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karlos_Dansby" title="Karlos Dansby">Karlos Dansby</a></td> <td>4/0/4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dockett" title="Darnell Dockett">Darnell Dockett</a></td> <td>3/0/3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Green_(cornerback)" title="Eric Green (cornerback)">Eric Green</a></td> <td>3/0/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Berry" title="Bertrand Berry">Bertrand Berry</a></td> <td>3/0/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>01</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antrel_Rolle" title="Antrel Rolle">Antrel Rolle</a></td> <td>2/1/3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Huff" title="Orlando Huff">Orlando Huff</a></td> <td>1/0/1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Macklin" title="David Macklin">David Macklin</a></td> <td>1/0/1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Watson" title="Gabe Watson">Gabe Watson</a></td> <td>1/0/1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Francisco" title="Aaron Francisco">Aaron Francisco</a></td> <td>1/0/1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffith" title="Robert Griffith">Robert Griffith</a></td> <td>1/1/2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Antonio Smith (defensive end)">Antonio Smith</a></td> <td>0/1/1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background: #97233F; color: #FFFFFF;">Cardinals Kicking </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>FGA </th> <th>FGM </th> <th>XP </th> <th>LG<sup>f</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Rackers" title="Neil Rackers">Neil Rackers</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2/2</td> <td>41 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <p><small><sup>*</sup>Completions/Attempts</small> <small><sup>a</sup>Carries</small> <small><sup>b</sup>Longest play</small> <small><sup>c</sup>Receptions</small> <small><sup>d</sup>Tackles</small> <small><sup>e</sup>Forced Fumbles</small> <small><sup>f</sup>Longest field goal</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scoring_summary">Scoring summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Scoring summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto; background-color: #eee"> <div style="width: 100%; background-color: #eee"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Bears</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td><td>14</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Cardinals</td> <td>14</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Standard Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 73 °F (23 °C), clear</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p><b>1ST QUARTER</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI TD: <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Johnson" title="Bryant Johnson">Bryant Johnson</a> 11-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a> <i>ARI 7–0</i></li> <li>ARI TD: <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Anquan Boldin</a> 26-yard pass from Leinart <i>ARI 14–0</i></li></ul> <p><b>2ND QUARTER</b> </p> <ul><li>ARI FG: <a href="/wiki/Neil_Rackers" title="Neil Rackers">Neil Rackers</a> 41-yard field goal <i>ARI 17–0</i></li> <li>ARI FG: Rackers 28-yard field goal <i>ARI 20–0</i></li></ul> <p><b>3RD QUARTER</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI FG: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a> 23-yard field goal <i>ARI 20–3</i></li> <li>ARI FG: Rackers 29-yard field goal <i>ARI 23–3</i></li> <li>CHI TD: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(safety)" title="Mike Brown (safety)">Mike Brown</a> 3-yard fumble return <i>ARI 23–10</i></li></ul> <p><b>4TH QUARTER</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI TD: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> 40-yard fumble return <i>ARI 23–17</i></li> <li>CHI TD: <a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a> 83-yard punt return <i>CHI 24–23</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_results">Game results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#efefef;"> <th>Date</th> <th>Television</th> <th>Visiting team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Home team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Stadium</th> <th>City </th></tr> <tr> <td>October 16, 2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a></b></td> <td><b>24</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a></td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officials">Officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a> (#23)</li> <li><b>Umpire:</b> Carl Madsen (#92)</li> <li><b>Head Linesman:</b> Ed Camp (#134)</li> <li><b>Line Judge:</b> Jeff Bergman (#32)</li> <li><b>Field Judge:</b> Scott Steenson (#88)</li> <li><b>Side Judge:</b> Joe Larrew (#73)</li> <li><b>Back Judge:</b> Perry Paganelli (#46)<sup id="cite_ref-Chill_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chill-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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Illinois</span></a></b></li> <li>Headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_Illinois" title="Lake Forest, Illinois"><span style="color: #000000">Lake Forest, Illinois</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears"><span style="color: #000000">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Bears" title="History of the Chicago Bears">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_head_coaches" title="List of Chicago Bears head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="List of Chicago Bears seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2024 Chicago Bears season">Current season</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_team_records" title="List of Chicago Bears team records"><span style="color: #000000">Records</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_team_records" title="List of Chicago Bears team records">Franchise records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_award_winners" title="List of Chicago Bears award winners">Team awards and honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93Kla)" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster (A–Kla)">A–Kla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster_(Kle%E2%80%93Z)" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster (Kle–Z)">Kle–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_head_coaches" title="List of Chicago Bears head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_in_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Famers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Staley_Field" title="Staley Field">Staley Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(University_of_Illinois)" title="Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_Stadium" title="Chicago Bears Stadium">Chicago Bears Stadium</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Brian's Song</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" title="Brian's Song">1971</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brian%27s_Song_(2001_film)" title="Brian's Song (2001 film)">2001</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo_Award" title="Brian Piccolo Award">Brian Piccolo Award</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bear_Down,_Chicago_Bears" title="Bear Down, Chicago Bears">Bear Down, Chicago Bears</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Super_Bowl_Shuffle" title="The Super Bowl Shuffle">The Super Bowl Shuffle</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_the_Midway" title="Monsters of the Midway">Monsters of the Midway</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Home_Chicago" title="Sweet Home Chicago">Sweet Home Chicago</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Swerski%27s_Superfans" title="Bill Swerski's Superfans">Bill Swerski's Superfans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Swirsky" title="Chuck Swirsky">Chuck Swirsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Honey_Bears" title="Chicago Honey Bears">Chicago Honey Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staley_Da_Bear" title="Staley Da Bear">Staley Da Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Chicago_Bears" title="Logos and uniforms of the Chicago Bears">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halas_Hall" title="Halas Hall">Halas Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._E._Staley" title="A. E. Staley">A. E. Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brickhouse" title="Jack Brickhouse">Jack Brickhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">George Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_station_(CTA)" title="Roosevelt station (CTA)">Roosevelt/Wabash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85386_Payton" class="mw-redirect" title="85386 Payton">85386 Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornelison" title="Jim Cornelison">Jim Cornelison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">Club Dub</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Swag_Surfin" title="Swag Surfin">Swag Surfin</a>")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_NFL_championship_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 NFL championship controversy">Staley Swindle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932 Playoff Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1933 NFL Championship Game">First NFL Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1934 NFL Championship Game">Sneakers Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T_formation" title="T formation">T formation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1940 NFL Championship Game">73–0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985 season</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">Super Bowl XX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46_defense" title="46 defense">46 defense</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instant_Replay_Game" title="Instant Replay Game">Asterisk Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fog_Bowl_(American_football)" title="Fog Bowl (American football)">Fog Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">"They are who we thought they were!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Doink" title="Double Doink">Double Doink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhouse_in_Maryland" title="Madhouse in Maryland">Madhouse in Maryland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="Bears–Cardinals rivalry">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">Detroit Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Bears–Packers rivalry">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Bears–Vikings rivalry">Minnesota Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Bears–Giants rivalry">New York Giants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Minor league affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Newark_Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark Tornadoes">Newark Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">AA</a>, 1939–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Aero_Commandos" title="Wichita Aero Commandos">Wichita Aero Commandos</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas#Akron_Bears" title="George Halas">Akron Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1946)</li> <li>Bloomfield Cardinals (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Rebels_(Dixie_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Rebels (Dixie League)">Richmond Rebels</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1948–1950)</li> <li>Quad City Mohawks (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Midwest_Professional_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Midwest Professional Football League (page does not exist)">MWPFL</a>, 1970–1972)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">7</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Willie_Galimore" title="Willie Galimore">28</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">34</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">40</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo" title="Brian Piccolo">41</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">42</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">51</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">56</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">61</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">66</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">77</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">89</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Principal owner: <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Halas_McCaskey" title="Virginia Halas McCaskey">Virginia Halas McCaskey</a></li> <li>Chairman: <a href="/wiki/George_McCaskey" title="George McCaskey">George McCaskey</a></li> <li>President/CEO: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Warren" title="Kevin Warren">Kevin Warren</a></li> <li>General manager: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Poles" title="Ryan Poles">Ryan Poles</a></li> <li>Head coach: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Eberflus" title="Matt Eberflus">Matt Eberflus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1933 Chicago Bears season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1934 Chicago Bears season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1937 Chicago Bears season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1940 Chicago Bears season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1941 Chicago Bears season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1942 Chicago Bears season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1943 Chicago Bears season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1946 Chicago Bears season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1956 Chicago Bears season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1984 Chicago Bears season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1986 Chicago Bears season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1987 Chicago Bears season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1988 Chicago Bears season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1990 Chicago Bears season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2001 Chicago Bears season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2005 Chicago Bears season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2010 Chicago Bears season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_NFL_championship_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 NFL championship controversy">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1933 NFL Championship Game">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1940 NFL Championship Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1941 NFL Championship Game">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1943 NFL Championship Game">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1946 NFL Championship Game">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">1985 (XX)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; 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color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1898</li> <li>Played in <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago"><span style="color: #97233F">Chicago</span></a></b> (1920–1959), <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis"><span style="color: #97233F">St. Louis</span></a></b> (1960–1987), and formerly the <b>Phoenix Cardinals</b> (1988–1993)</li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona"><span style="color: #97233F">Glendale, Arizona</span></a></b></li> <li>Headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona"><span style="color: #97233F">Tempe, Arizona</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Arizona_Cardinals" title="History of the Arizona Cardinals">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cardinals" title="Chicago Cardinals">in Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)" title="St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)">in St. Louis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Cardinals_seasons" title="List of Arizona Cardinals seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Cardinals_head_coaches" title="List of Arizona Cardinals head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals_all-time_roster" title="Arizona Cardinals all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93Kin)" title="Arizona Cardinals all-time roster (A–Kin)">A–Kin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals_all-time_roster_(Kir%E2%80%93Z)" title="Arizona Cardinals all-time roster (Kir–Z)">Kir–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Cardinals_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks">Quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Cardinals_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_O%27Brien_(American_football)" title="Chris O'Brien (American football)">Chris O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Charles Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bidwill" title="Bill Bidwill">Bill Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Sea_(football)" title="Red Sea (football)">Red Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Red_(Cardinals_mascot)" title="Big Red (Cardinals mascot)">Big Red (mascot)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Maguire" title="Jerry Maguire">Jerry Maguire</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1925_Chicago_Cardinals%E2%80%93Milwaukee_Badgers_scandal" title="1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal">1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_NFL_Championship_controversy" title="1925 NFL Championship controversy">1925 NFL Championship controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">Card-Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Backfield_(Chicago_Cardinals)" title="Million Dollar Backfield (Chicago Cardinals)">Million Dollar Backfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cardinals%E2%80%93Toronto_Argonauts_exhibition_game" title="Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game">Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_Americano" title="Fútbol Americano">Fútbol Americano</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">"They are who we thought they were!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hail_Murray" title="Hail Murray">Hail Murray</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="Bears–Cardinals rivalry">Chicago Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Cup_(Missouri)" title="Governor's Cup (Missouri)">Kansas City Chiefs (former)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Rams_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Rams rivalry">Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="49ers–Cardinals rivalry">San Francisco 49ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Seahawks_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry">Seattle Seahawks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Division championships (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1947_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1947 Chicago Cardinals season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1948 Chicago Cardinals season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2008 Arizona Cardinals season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2009 Arizona Cardinals season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2015 Arizona Cardinals season">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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V. Cain">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Goldberg" title="Marshall Goldberg">99</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 #97233F;;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">West Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #97233F !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #97233F, inset -2px -2px 0 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href="/wiki/History_of_Monday_Night_Football" title="History of Monday Night Football">History of <i>Monday Night Football</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television" title="NFL on television">NFL on television</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_on_television" title="History of the NFL on television">history</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NFL on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NFL on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NFL on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NFL on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NFL on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cable_television_National_Football_League_over-the-air_affiliates" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cable television National Football League over-the-air affiliates">Cable TV NFL over-the-air affiliates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Monday_Night_Football_commentators" title="List of Monday Night Football commentators">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a> - <i>Lead Play-by-play</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Troy Aikman</a> - <i>Lead Color Commentary</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a> - <i>Lead Sideline reporter</i></li> <li>Russell Yurk - <i>Rules analyst</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Fowler" title="Chris Fowler">Chris Fowler</a> - <i>#2 Play-by-play</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Riddick" title="Louis Riddick">Louis Riddick</a> - <i>Co-#2 Color Commentary</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Orlovsky" title="Dan Orlovsky">Dan Orlovsky</a> - <i>Co-#2 Color Commentary</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Rutledge" title="Laura Rutledge">Laura Rutledge</a> - <i>#2 Sideline reporter</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> – <i>Manningcast hosts</i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Formercommentators" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Austin" title="Gerry Austin">Gerald Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Bernstein" title="Bonnie Bernstein">Bonnie Bernstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Gruden" title="Jon Gruden">Jon Gruden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzy_Kolber" title="Suzy Kolber">Suzy Kolber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Levy" title="Steve Levy">Steve Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_McDonough" title="Sean McDonough">Sean McDonough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booger_McFarland" title="Booger McFarland">Booger McFarland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tessitore" title="Joe Tessitore">Joe Tessitore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Triplette" title="Jeff Triplette">Jeff 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title="2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game">2018 Chiefs–Rams shootout</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manningcast" title="Manningcast">Manningcast</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damar_Hamlin#In-game_collapse" title="Damar Hamlin">Collapse of Damar Hamlin</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>ESPN Sunday Night Football</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>American Bowl (1990–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_Americano" title="Fútbol Americano">Fútbol Americano</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pro Bowls broadcast on ESPN</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pro_Bowl" title="1988 Pro Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pro_Bowl" title="1989 Pro Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pro_Bowl" title="1990 Pro Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Pro_Bowl" title="1991 Pro Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pro_Bowl" title="1992 Pro Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pro_Bowl" title="1993 Pro Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pro_Bowl" title="1994 Pro Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pro_Bowl" title="2004 Pro Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pro_Bowl" title="2005 Pro Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pro_Bowl" title="2006 Pro Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pro_Bowl" title="2010 Pro Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Pro_Bowl" title="2015 Pro Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pro_Bowl" title="2016 Pro Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pro_Bowl" title="2017 Pro Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pro_Bowl" title="2018 Pro Bowl">2018</a></li> 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