Chicago Bears: 5 most haunting moments of Super Bowl era

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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 23: B.J. Raji #90 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after scoring on a 18-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field on January 23, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

#1: B.J. Raji pick-six

As painful as the Cobb play was, it didn’t quite have the sting of humiliation as this one did. The pinnacle of the Bears-Packers rivalry came in January of 2011. The two teams met in the NFC championship for the first time in their long history. It was football at its finest. They’d traded wins in the regular season. This was the winner-take-all moment.

For a time the Packers were in total control, owning a 14-0 lead going into the second half. Then things began to get away from them. The Bears, led by backup QB Caleb Hanie, scored to cut the lead to 14-7. After forcing a Packers punt, they had a chance to tie the game with just over six minutes left. Facing 3rd and 5 from the 15, Hanie dropped back to pass.

Pressure settled in right away, forcing clouding his vision of the field. When he tried to get the ball out, it was too late to realize that nose tackle B.J. Raji had dropped in a zone blitz. The massive lineman intercepted the pass and ran it back for a decisive pick-six touchdown. Down 21-7, there wasn’t enough time left for the Bears to rally.

Green Bay won 21-14 and went on to win the Super Bowl. That remains the last playoff game Chicago has played since.

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