Somehow, the Chicago Bears managed to beat Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings last night, clinching the 36-30 victory in dramatic fashion with a touchdown in overtime and in front of full crowd of very cold fans. It was my first football game at the not-so-newly renovated Soldier Field, which is gorgeous on the inside, but an atrocity to look at from outside. Why they didn’t just tear the whole thing down, except for maybe the columns out front, is beside me.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not much of a football fan these days, but the game was a lot of fun, albeit a tad chilly. It does kind of amaze me what people will pay to stand outside for several hours in the Chicago winter cold to watch a bunch of dudes play football, but fortunately, my ticket was free (thanks again, Dave!). Myself, I would never pay that kind of money to watch just about anything. But that said, I won’t apparently flinch at paying $8 a beer (several times over), so to each his own.
