Remembering the Bears' comeback win in their first regular-season game at Soldier Field, 50 years ago this week
Restless in the rain, fans booed the . They started to leave Soldier Field in the fourth quarter. The offense had three points. Then the defense scored a touchdown, forced another takeaway, and a backup quarterback came off the bench to throw the game-winning touchdown. The head coach called it “the greatest defensive performance I have ever seen.
“We kept showing him different formations, and every series we’d switch from full zone to man-to-man to blitz. We didn’t give him a chance to pick up any tendencies.” The Steelers’ running backs, though, did enough for Pittsburgh’s offense — as long as they were holding on to the ball. John Fuqua ran for 114 yards and Warren Bankston added 89. There were eight total fumbles that afternoon.
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