HEARTBREAK (for Bears fans, that is)!
Kicker Cody Parkey missed this last-second FG that would have given the Bears the victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card playoff game tonight:
Cody Parkey's would-be game-winning FG hits the crossbar twice sending the Eagles to the Divisional Round. #PHIvsCHI #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mchSudQfLL
— NFL (@NFL) January 7, 2019
In case you missed it in the above video, check out the mascot:
Cody Parkey killed the Bears’ mascot #PHIvsCHI pic.twitter.com/p7h8qA7jsR
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) January 7, 2019
Parkey was booed as he left the field:
Cody Parkey was viscously booed as he runs off the field.
(via @diannaESPN) pic.twitter.com/WLF4H5JQVf
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 7, 2019
And he’s getting killed on Twitter:
Cody Parkey ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/k11rWDRquS
— Dylan (@DylansRawTake) January 7, 2019
And his occupation on his Wikipedia page was changed to read “Professional Upright Hitter”:
Cody Parkey’s Wikipedia is taking a hit pic.twitter.com/RS3SxwZpDD
— Bears Talk (@NBCSBears) January 7, 2019
In post-game comments, Parkey took the blame for the L:
Props to Cody Parkey for facing the music after clanking a GW FG in 16-15 playoff loss to Eagles: “You can’t make this up. I feel terrible. I lLet the team down. That’s on me. I have to own it, be a man. Unfortunately that’s the way it went tonight.” #Bears pic.twitter.com/bqoLfeJamf
— Ryan Baker (@RyanBakerMedia) January 7, 2019
But football is a team sport and it’s not all on Parkey. Eagles DT Treyvon Hester actually tipped the kick, sending it slightly off course:
The Eagles are still alive thanks to the left hand of Treyvon Hester, who tipped Cody Parkey’s final kick. pic.twitter.com/NliKZhQ2eZ
— Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) January 7, 2019
Video proof:
Here’s a frame-by-frame look that clearly shows the Parkey kick was tipped by Treyvon Hester (Hester confirmed to @Bo_Wulf he tipped it). pic.twitter.com/6dOXui7Yyp
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) January 7, 2019
But this guy obviously helped, too:
The real reason Cody Parkey missed the kick ?
(via jaydotnice/IG) pic.twitter.com/tEuHYm5FK7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 7, 2019
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