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Despite a chilling forecast and a history of struggles in cold weather, Matthew Stafford remains unfazed, ready to brave Soldier Field's icy embrace.
Layering clothes, using a pizza box as a makeshift insulator and taking whiskey shots are some of the ways staffers suggest getting through the single-digit wind chills during the frosty playoff clash.
Amid the hysteria and hoopla surrounding the Chicago Bears and the magic they seemingly conjure whenever the fourth quarter rolls around, stands the metaphorical glue — a silver-haired Brazilian tasked with navigating one of the NFL’s toughest kicking environments when the lights shine brightest.
The Bears will welcome the Rams to Soldier Field on Sunday with temperatures in the teens and wind chills in the single digits.
Warren envisions a stadium just south of the Bears’ current home at Soldier Field, on the site of what is now a parking lot. The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball.
Temperatures will be especially frigid when the Bears and Rams face off in the divisional round on Sunday at Soldier Field.
The Chicago Bears are gearing up to face off against the Los Angeles Rams this weekend in the divisional round of the playoffs, and while frigid temperatures and even snow chances
Pritzker’s comments today are another sign of his softening public stance on the Bears, who are considering a move across the border to Indiana.