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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mark Potash

UNBELIEVABLE: Why robbie gould will always be a bear - The Untold Story

Bears teammates mob kicker Robbie Gould after his 49-yard field goal in overtime beat the Seahawks 27-24 in a divisional-round playoff game at Soldier Field in 2007. (Sun-Times photo by Tom Cruze,)

Robbie Gould twice kicked a field goal to send a team to the NFC Championship Game — a 49-yarder in overtime to give the Bears a 27-24 victory over the Seahawks in 2007; and a 45-yarder in sub-zero temperatures as time expired to give the 49ers a 13-10 victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field in 2022. 

Two exhilarating, career-highlight moments. But asked to choose the most memorable kick of his career, he went with the field goal against the 49ers. That was no slight to Bears fans. On the contrary, the fact that he beat the Packers at Lambeau seemed like the tie-breaker. 

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