Bears fans were/are very upset with Cody Parkey, the Chicago kicker that had his game-winning field goal attempt get tipped ever-so-slightly by the Eagles and bounce off the left upright and crossbar and out.
It was a gut-wrenching moment for pretty much everyone involved, with Parkey suffering the miserable indignation of a high-profile doink, while Bears fans are left to wonder if they squandered an all-time great defense this season with a Wild Card exit. Naturally, Parkey’s miss has led to an awful lot of people proclaiming they could have made that field goal and sent the Bears to the Divisional Round.
On Saturday, Chicago brewing company Goose Island will allow fans a chance to put up or shut up on that idea. Goose Island announced on Twitter that they would be putting up goalposts outside the brewery and allowing a select number of fans to sign up by noon on Saturday for the chance to take one attempt from 43 yards. The first to successfully split the uprights will win free beer for a year.
A lot of armchair kickers on here are saying that they could hit that field goal, which we find DOUBTFUL. You’re gonna sit there on your throne of potato chips and vape pens and criticize this dude’s athleticism? GET REAL. 2/5
— Goose Island Beer Co. (@GooseIsland) January 7, 2019
So you know what we’re going to do? Build a dang field goal post in the middle of the street outside of our brewery, and all you pro athletes can come out and prove us wrong. 3/5
— Goose Island Beer Co. (@GooseIsland) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/GooseIsland/status/1082406585895473157
On Tuesday, they released more details on the challenge.
OFFICIAL RULES. Kickoff at 1 pm on 1/12. pic.twitter.com/y3WVht52Oh
— Goose Island Beer Co. (@GooseIsland) January 8, 2019
I hope they make fans try the field goal while gigantic men try to block it, but that seems unlikely.
So, if you are in Chicago and feel like you’ve got the leg, go down to Goose Island’s Fulton Street brewery on Saturday morning and sign yourself up. You might be able to win beer for the rest of 2019 and become a Chicago legend in the process.
