This week’s Bears-Vikings game offers a fresh chapter in a rivalry rich with chaos, comebacks, and cold-weather classics. And few games captured that energy quite like their 2009 Monday night showdown at Soldier Field — when Jay Cutler and the Bears stunned Brett Favre’s Vikings in overtime, wrecking their playoff positioning and closing out a forgettable season with an unforgettable finish.
Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears prepares to throw the game-winning touchdown pass to Devin Aromashodu against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on December 28, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Vikings 36-30 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Bears Rewind: Jay Cutler, Devin Aromashodu, and the Night the Bears Ruined Brett Favre’s Playoff Path
On a frigid Monday night at Soldier Field, the 5-9 Chicago Bears had nothing left to play for but pride. The Minnesota Vikings, meanwhile, were fighting to regain control of the NFC’s top seed after a late-season skid. By the end of the night, a fearless Jay Cutler and an unlikely hero in Devin Aromashodu dealt Brett Favre one of his most crushing regular-season losses.
The Bears stormed out to a 23-6 third-quarter lead, sparked by a suffocating defense and Cutler’s best performance of the year. Chicago forced a Favre fumble early, capitalized with three Robbie Gould field goals, and added touchdowns to tight ends Greg Olsen and Desmond Clark. For most of the night, it looked like a laugher.
But Favre, as he so often did, made it dramatic. The Vikings clawed back with a touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, a Ryan Longwell field goal, and another score by running back Adrian Peterson to tie the game at 23-23. Cutler answered immediately, leading a clutch drive capped by an Earl Bennett touchdown to retake the lead with under three minutes left. Yet Favre stillworked his late-game magic. Trailing by seven with just seconds remaining, Favre found receiver Sidney Rice in the corner of the end zone to tie it at 30-30 and force overtime.
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Overtime was chaos. Gould missed a potential game-winner from 45 yards on Chicago’s opening possession, giving Favre and the Vikings a chance to complete the comeback. Instead, Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer stripped Peterson near midfield, and teammate Nick Roach recovered to set the stage for a Bears miracle.
Moments later, Cutler lofted a perfect 39-yard strike to Aromashodu, who torched Antoine Winfield down the sideline for the game-winning touchdown.
Cutler finished with four touchdown passes and a 108.4 passer rating. It was a glimpse of the promise Chicago hoped for when General Manager Jerry Angelo traded for him earlier that year. For the Vikings, the loss cost them home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, handing the top-seed to New Orleans.
The win meant little in the standings for Chicago, but it meant everything to the fans who braved the cold that night — and to a locker room that refused to roll over. On a stage built for Brett Favre, Jay Cutler stole the show, and the home team played spoiler in unforgettable fashion.
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