Fog Bowl (NFL)
- For other uses: see Fog Bowl (disambiguation)
The Fog Bowl was the name given to the December 31, 1988 NFL playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. A heavy, dense fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field during the 2nd quarter, cutting visibility to about 15-20 yards for the rest of the game. Philadelphia moved the ball effectively all day and Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham had 407 passing yards. But the Bears ended up winning 20-12. Chicago scored first with quarterback Mike Tomczak's 64-yard touchdown pass to Dennis McKinnon. Then after the Eagles scored two field goals to cut the lead 7-6, the Bears' Neal Anderson scored with a 4-yard touchdown run. The teams exchanged field goals to make it a 17-9 halftime lead for Chicago. Each team could only score a short field goal in the second half. The fog was so thick that both teams were forced to use their running game because receivers couldn't see the long passes thrown to them. TV and radio announcers had trouble seeing what was happening on the field. Thus, the game's referee ended up announcing the down and distance for each play on his wireless microphone.
See alsoNFL playoffs, 1988-89
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