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1997 Game 163 (Week 12) NY Jets at Chicago
Adrian Murrell & the Jets blowout the Bears
Football teams usually take on the disposition of their head coach. Last year, the New York Jets were the laughing stock of the NFL finishing with a league-worst 1-15 record. This year, under the helm of Bill Parcells, the Jets are starting to mold into what Bill Parcells wants from his football team…run the ball and play tough defense.
On Sunday, Parcells’ team played to the image of their tough coach as they blew out the Chicago Bears, 27-7, at Soldier Field behind a strong defense and a physical running game to run their record to 7-4, already five games better than last year.
Adrian Murrell is a quintessential Bill Parcells running back…tough and physical. Murrell powered through the Bears’ defense for 134 yards on 29 carries on the day. He scored two touchdowns also from a yard and 37 yards out.
On defense, the Jets held the Bears to only 192 yards of total offense. Gang Green built a wall in the running game giving up 79 yards on the ground. Through the air, the Jets were relentless pressuring QB Eric Kramer. They sacked him three times and picked him off.
The only blemish on the Jets’ day was that QB Glenn Foley went down in the first half. Before he left, he was 9 of 13 for 59 yards. Fortunately, Neil O’Donnell was ready to go and he sprang into action. He was 11 of 18 with 132 yards and a TD in relief.
The Jets are just a game back of the AFC East leading New England Patriots and are right in the thick of the Wild Card race in the AFC. Next week, the Jets host the Minnesota Vikings, while the Bears (1-10) play on Thanksgiving against Detroit.
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1997 Game 137 (Week 11) Chicago at Minnesota
Bears miss FG as time expires
The Chicago Bears nearly had their second win of the season, but a 50-yard field goal from kicker Jeff Jaeger went wide-right as time expired giving the Minnesota Vikings a 17-16 win on Sunday in the Metrodome.
The Vikings seemed in total control of the game late in the third quarter when they got a pair of 3rd quarter TD rushes from Moe Williams giving the Vikings a 17-10 lead. The Bears got two field goals from Jaeger in the 4th to inch the Bears within a point. After a Viking punt, QB Eric Kramer led the Bears into field goal range, but Jaeger missed the 50-yarder sealing the Vikings win.
The Vikings were without starting RB Robert Smith and their running game suffered. They rushed 33 times but could only manage 96 yards. QB Brad Johnson threw for 163 yards on 19 of 28 passing. WR Chris Carter caught 9 passes for 71 yards.
The Bears’ only TD of the game came late in the 1st quarter when Kramer connected with WR Ricky Proehl, who raced 70 yards for a TD. Running back Raymont Harris rushed for 104 yards on 18 carries. Kramer threw for 143 yards on 12 of 29 passing with a TD and an INT.
The Vikings are now 5-5 despite starting the season 0-4 and are now in the NFC Wildcard hunt. They will travel to Detroit next week to take on the red-hot Lions. The Bears are 1-9 and will host the Jets next Sunday.
