It Was 8 Degrees Chicago Last Night, And It Greatly Improved Monday Night Football
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As we saw this weekend, extreme weather makes football so much better.Last night's Bears-Cowboys Monday Night Football game was no exception.
It was 8 degrees in Chicago - making it fourth-coldest Bears game ever - with a wind chill of -9.
It made for some fantastic scenes on and off the field in an otherwise anticlimactic 45-28 Bears blowout.
In an alarming development, beers were freezing in the stands:
A Cowboys player wrapped himself in a parka:
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One smart couple brought sleeping bags:
The water bottles were frozen, and staff had to hold them in front of a heater to warm them up:
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There was still snow on the ground in the upper deck:
Brandon Marshall was having a wonderful time on the sideline:
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Bears chairman George McCaskey's vocal chords were frozen:
Even Ray Lewis brought out his funny hat:
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Tony Romo spent a lot of time around the heater, but it didn't help:
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The Bears players loved it:
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