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CHICAGO (WLS) — The city of Chicago is abuzz following the Bears’ exhilarating victory, securing their place in another playoff showdown.
This Sunday, the Bears are set to welcome the Los Angeles Rams to Soldier Field. The game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
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In anticipation of this weekend’s divisional round clash, the team energized their supporters outside Union Station on Monday morning.
The rallying cry for the season, “Good, better, best,” resonated strongly from the Union Station Riverwalk.
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Adding to the excitement, the Chicago Bears orchestrated a spirited Victory Monday event, featuring a live performance by the Leo High School Choir, who were finalists on “America’s Got Talent.” Commuters were treated to an uplifting serenade, boosting morale as they made their way to work.
“They’re singing the fight song, and this is the best way to start a lovely Monday morning. And I’m so excited,” Leslie Vail said.
Staley Da Bear snapped photos, encouraging fans to show their “Good, Better, Best” spirit this week.
“I love the activation,” Dave Galatte said. “This is fantastic for the city and I just had a great time watching the game. This is fantastic. I’m really looking forward to the Rams.”
It comes after the Bears’ seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory Saturday night over the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card playoff round, overcoming an 18-point deficit – to end the Packers season.
“Oooh we were going crazy,” Brandon Thomas said. “Craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life entire life, greatest city in the entire world, you know why we’re here.”
The team handed out giveaways, like Dunkin’ gift cards, rally towels, decals, buttons, necklaces and wristbands.
Fans are feeling confident about the team’s chances: just two wins away from a Super Bowl appearance.
“We are ready. You know what I’m saying? Ben’s here. Caleb’s here; the team is here. We’re ready. We just showed the Packers, and they didn’t see it coming. We did. Come on. We’re here,” Thomas said.
A ticket broker told ABC7 Chicago tickets are around $600 for 400-level seats right now. That’s more expensive than last weekend’s game.
But they opened around $500, which was $300 cheaper than Saturday’s game.
The Chicago area is rallying behind the Bears, and generations of residents are sharing stories of their fandom, including a mother and son who spent Monday honoring the life of their late husband and father.
Ruth Moriarty, her mom, and her son, Michael, pulled over to take a picture outside Soldier Field, as ticket broker Steve Buzil’s interview wrapped up.
That’s when he gifted them two tickets to Sunday’s game.
Born and raised South Siders, Moriarty and her family were spending the day visiting some of her husband’s favorite places in Chicago on what would have been his 40th birthday.
“It’s his father’s birthday, who passed away, world’s biggest Bears fan. And this wonderful man just gifted me tickets to the game,” she said.
Michael Moriarty died in 2019 after a tragic accident. His son, Michael Moriarty Jr., was just a baby.
“This was the thing he loved the most in the world, and I think the Bears were second. So this is extraordinarily special,” Ruth Moriarty said. “I think he had a lot to do with Saturday night. If it wasn’t the pope, it was definitely my husband from heaven. It was a miraculous win.”
“I honestly don’t know what to say,” her son said.
Ruth Moriarty said her husband was born the year the Bears last won the Super Bowl.
And the gift from Buzil is no small gesture.
Another fan said he spent nearly $2,000 a ticket to be there this weekend for the Bears divisional round playoff game.
“As long as you know, gives me a fair price in the market and then make money and get to the game with my family and build some memories, that’s the most important. You know, it’s what it’s all about,” Bill Kernstein said.
Despite the price, it could be an easier ticket to snag than last weekend’s rivalry match-up.
“It’s good for business, but not as good as the Packers. This round is going to be less, less demand than it was for the Packer game, which is crazy to me, but that’s the way it is right now,” Buzil said. “I would wait towards the end because I believe this is going to be a more affordable market, and more people will be able to go that couldn’t afford to go the last round.”
Cardiologist weighs in on ‘Cardiac Bears’
All season long, the Bears have kept fans on the edges of their seats.
They’ve earned the nickname “Cardiac Bears.”
Dr. Greg Macaluso, medical director of the heart transplant program at Loyola Medicine, joined ABC7 Monday to talk about if an exciting game can give someone heart palpitations, how it is actually harder on the heart when the team loses, who should be concerned about their health during a close game and advice for calming techniques for future games.
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