Prediction
By: Benjamin Pietrucha
With the weather forecast going to be 85 degrees in Tampa, Florida and two teams going nowhere and given the Bears track record this year of playing close games (especially on the road in enemy territory) this will probably be a closely contested game:
With the weather forecast going to be 85 degrees in Tampa, Florida and two teams going nowhere and given the Bears track record this year of playing close games (especially on the road in enemy territory) this will probably be a closely contested game:
Chicago Bears 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23; tie game. If this game ends in a tie (which is highly unlikely but would make an interesting footnote to this dismal season), this will be the first tie game for the Bears since 1972, a 13-13 game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field (the Bears moved to Soldier Field from Wrigley Field in 1971). The Bears have 42 ties in their history, which is the most in NFL history. A lot of that is due to the number of games played in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The Bears finished the 1972 season 4-9-1, which placed them dead last in the NFC Central Division. The head coach of the Bears that year was Abe Gibron.
As far as the Bucs are concerned, they only have 1 tie in their history: in 1980 against the Green Bay Packers at Tampa Stadium. The Bucs finished that year 5-10-1, good for 4th place in the old NFC Central Division. The good news was that "Bucco Bruce" was still making appearances as the main Bucs logo (please bring "Bucco Bruce" and the orange uniforms back). The head coach of the Bucs in 1980 was John McKay, who also used to coach at USC.
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