Bears suffer devastating double doink on potential game-winning field goal attempt

Oof. — (Image credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

You can't make this stuff up.

The Chicago Bears were looking to lock up a playoff win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night as Bears kicker Cody Parkey lined up for his team's potential game-winning 43-yard field goal with the score 16-15 Eagles.

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Ouch. Ouch. Bears Coach Matt Nagy's reaction said it all:

The horror, the horror.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.