Twenty Years ago today one of the greatest football games was played but barely seen: FOG BOWL!!!

[LynneSin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_Bowl_(American_football)

In American football, the Fog Bowl was the name given to the December 31, 1988 National Football League (NFL) playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. A heavy, dense fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field during the 2nd quarter, cutting visibility to about 10-20 yards for the rest of the game. Philadelphia moved the ball effectively all day and Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham had 407 passing yards, but they could not get the ball into the end zone; many players complained they could not see the sidelines or first-down markers. The Bears ended up winning 20-12.







I was watching the game at my parent's house. I wasn't quite an Eagles fan back then but my boyfriend at the time was and had me cheering on the Eagles (When Landry was fired at the end of the year I went full Eagles fan and never looked back). My mother thought the TV was broke because all we could see was this big grey fog on our TV set.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. One of the reasons that football really is the king of sports - weather, shmeather, we play anyway

Except for the pussies who have enclosed playing fields.

Fuckers. Should be illegal in the NFL to play inside.

[LynneSin]

2. Fuck Minnesota - bunch of pussies and their fucking domed stadium

I don't care how good the Vikings are - only way they can get to the Super Bowl is if they can get homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

[redqueen]

4. The king of sports *here*.

Only here.

Yet another manifestation of how unfairness isn't given so much as a second thought... so what if the conditions may help the poorer side to win, right? It's MACHO!

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. I have no idea what your post means

[TZ]

3. 20 years ago?

Jeez time flies. I remember that game very well...

[NightWatcher]

6. someone's got it on the youtubeZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFO8lZuvb0