Chicago Bears Somehow Botch Last Second Field Goal, Twitter Roasts Them: ‘Staley Da Bear Died Tonight’

Caleb EcarmaJan 6th, 2019, 8:38 pm

Twitter exploded after the notoriously troubled Chicago Bears blew their first NFL playoff appearance since 2011 with a botched field goal, losing the home game 16-15 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

After the Eagles took the lead by scoring a touchdown in the final minutes of the game, the Bears responded by marching up the field and opting to a kick a last second, relatively low-risk field goal, which ultimately missed after the Bears kicker Cody Parker kicked the ball too far right — causing it to hit the side of the goal post and ricochet off to the side.

The Internet jumped on the Chicago tragedy and quickly churned out memes mocking the team and laughing at the Bears mascot, who can be seen collapsing behind the goal post in defeat after Parker’s miss.

Services for Staley Da Bear will be held on Monday. Funeral Tuesday. RIP. pic.twitter.com/wFjgLqCu1g

— KFC (@KFCBarstool) January 7, 2019

Staley Da Bear died tonight, and Cody Parkey killed him pic.twitter.com/Cfzf80dGiu

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 7, 2019

When you knew your field goal kicker was going to cost you the season eventually but you kept him anyway pic.twitter.com/kMeuIyfhXl

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) January 7, 2019

Watch the @ChicagoBears mascot collapse in shame #PHIvsCHI pic.twitter.com/Pf6RZzRivL

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 7, 2019

if i was the kicker for the chicago bears i would have kicked the football between the posts rather than hitting them but i respect his decision to do so

— leon (@leyawn) January 7, 2019

The Bears mascot is all of your friends from Chicago right now. pic.twitter.com/fyZxFygjXC

— IG: @CoyWire (@CoyWire) January 7, 2019

The Bears still have not win a playoff game since the 2010 season.

— Jason B. Hirschhorn (@by_JBH) January 7, 2019

Is going to throw this out there-

Remember it’s a game. I’m pissed, you’re pissed, we’re all pissed.

With that being said, don’t act stupid to Cody Parkey. Please. He’s human & again, it’s just a game.

He should be cut & I bet he will be. Leave it at that. #Bears

— Aaron Leming (@AaronLemingNFL) January 7, 2019

#Bears K Cody Parkey signed a 4-year, $15m deal with $9m guaranteed.

He earned $5.5m this season.

His base salary of $2.75m for 2019 is fully guaranteed.

— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) January 7, 2019

Alshon waving goodbye to Bears fans is colder than a polar bear’s toenails pic.twitter.com/VdlZ9PiRTz

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 7, 2019