Monday Night Meltdown! (Bears vs. Cardinals 2006, Week 6) 

The Bears not only overcame the Cardinals, they even more impressively overcame Rex Grossman.

“The Bears are who we thought they were” were the words of the late Dennis Green that always stays with me when I think of this game 😂

***bangs mic*** "If you wanna crown em, THEN CROWN THEIR ASS!" Denny Green was me losing to my kid in checkers.

As crazy as this sounds...does this make the top 5 iconic games played in that stadium? There have been SO MANY ridiculous college and NFL games at that stadium in Glendale. Super Bowl 49, Super Bowl 42, A-Rod's Hail Mary/Fitz's catch and run in the 2015 NFC divisional, the 51-45 shootout in the 2009 Wild Card game, the Boise State/Oklahoma hook and lateral/Statue of Liberty Fiesta Bowl...it is AMAZING how many insane games have been fit in to this place in such a short amount of time.

This may have been the only game in NFL history where the winning team mounted a comeback through defensive and special teams scores only!

Lovie Smith is one of the most underrated head coaches in recent memory. He coached two Bears teams to NFC championship games, and the Bears haven't had a competent head coach(or a playoff win) since

R.I.P. Denny Green but damn that interview never gets old😂😂😂

The very first season I watched the NFL and I’ve not seen a game like this since. Live in the UK and the great NFL analyst on Channel 5 over here Mike Carlson referred to Grossman as “Interceptaurus Rex” and I’ve never forgotten it!

charles barkley was a guest on this game and that was the least crazy part about this game

17:52 the infamous postgame meltdown

Rex Grossman threw 4 INT's and lost 2 fumbles and wins the game. 🤔 RIP Dennis Green and Cedric Benson

When you lose a game when the opponent doesn’t score an offensive TD, yeah that will send you into a rage. I hope we remember Dennis Green for more than this rant.

"They are what we thought they were, and we left them off the hook!"

Domino's + NFL Throwback = great Tuesday evening!

Went to bed with the Cardinals up 20-0. Woke up and found out the Bears came back and won. A incredible meltdown by the Arizona.

I love this channel. It keeps legends alive. Rest in peace Dennis Green.

Yes thank you NFL for this game one of my favorites of all time

This had to be the greatest defensive game ever played

You knew the season was going to be special when this happened. Still gives me chills

But in all seriousness, they really were who they thought they were. Arizona came out firing in this game and dominated early. They knew exactly what Chicago was going to try to do. Just fell apart late.

Brian Urlacher was something other worldly in the 2nd half of this game, particularly the 4th quarter. Amazing.

thank you for including the dennis green press conference

They are who we THOUGHT they were, and we let'm off the hook!

Devin Hester was so much fun to watch. Even for this Vikings fan.

"And we let em off the hook" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

....AND WE LET EM OFF THE HOOK! Lol I watched this entire game and postgame sc on tv as it happened and saw it all unfold in real time! One of the craziest nights of football I’ve ever experience

Bonus props for including the rant! RIP Dennis Green.

My 2nd favorite post game conference is from this game after jim moras "playoffs?". Man urlacher was a force in this game especiallyin the 4th quarter. Too bad that was the same year he got juked by tom brady

I was 11 during this game and i remember watching it live. It's probably my favorite Bears game ever. My main takeaway rewatching it several times later in life: I don't think Rex Grossman could start in arena football today.

I miss these old Bears. It was never the same after this season.

I still remember watching this game on a Tuesday morning all the way down in Australia. The capitulation of the Cardinals in this game in real time was incredible. But of course most of all was seeing the Dennis Green meltdown to end all meltdowns Live as it happened and the shock and fallout straight after will never be topped.

Lol Dennis Green was a character 😂😂

I remember watching this game my freshman year at University of Iowa in Hillcrest dorm. The entire dorm erupted when Hester returned the punt and everyone ran out into the hallway high fiving each other. I'll never forget it.

I remember this game Dennis Green with his famous iconic rant THE BEARS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE AND WE LET EM OF THE HOOK...R.I.P COACH

3:10 That man was wearing a Chicago Bears jersey with an Arizona Cardinals jersey underneath

One of the greatest Monday night games I've ever seen live...also if you don't think Devin Hester is a first ballot HOFer, something's wrong with you.

I watched this live on TV, and almost, ALMOST turned it off just before the 4Q Cards fumbled and Bear TD. I watched it through the end. As a Bear fan I'm so grateful I got to see one of the best all time comebacks live, and it was very exciting.

Its 2023 and i remember this game like yesterday!

I was in 3rd grade then and the 2006 season was my favorite season by far! I remember watching this game and the press conference afterwards, “they are who we thought they were”! Rest In Peace Coach Danny Green….

Been watching Football 35 years and this one game encapsulates the futility of both these franchises lmao

@ NFL Throwback Thank you for making this video 😃 I suggested this in a comment on one of your previous RU-vid videos. I really appreciate it. Thank you again 🙏🏽

im a bears fan and was 8 years old at the time. went to bed at halftime cause they pissed me off and when i woke up the next morning to my mom telling me the bears won, i will never have that feeling again in my life. will never forget it.

Saw all of this especially post game live , awesome moment in my life

I'll never forget watching this game with my dad late on a school night. We were cheering so hard when Hester got that return punt

I was at this game with my dad. You could slowly watch it all fall apart play by play. Just what it is like to be a cardinals fan.

I watched these guys when they were in college. Brady Quinn was a great college QB. I saw more of his games than I did Matt Leinart

You're So Cool NFL Throwback, I Love My Chicago Bears!

I still can’t comprehend this game. Unreal. Literally impossible!

“Just the punter to beat! HE BEAT HIM!!!” Classic

The most “bears style” win of all time. Not a point on offense but they still won. Best defensive/special teams game I’ve ever seen

The speech after this game from the late great Dennis Greene is on the same level as Jim Mora senior "Playoff Rant".

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!!!

Watching this live as it happened was awesome!

Devin Hester....... you are ridiculous

One of the best rants after a game. RIP. Denny

Bears fan from birth (literally…my grandpa was best friends with Sid Luckman so my siblings and I are fortunate enough to have a ball signed by the entire team from the year of our respective births), here with an anecdote about that game. My grandfather had passed away the previous week and our family was in Illinois for the funeral that day. The entire group ended up in one of our hotel rooms eating deep dish while watching the game. The Bears were 5-0 at that point so the first 2/3 of the game was shocking but, with the defence (including my fave, Brian Urlacher) and Devin Hester, we didn’t feel like the game was over quite yet. As the comeback started and continued to be fueled by the defence and special teams, it really started to feel like something special was happening. When Arizona missed the FG attempt at the end, there were two thoughts in our hotel room: 1) that was the type of win that happens to a team that will go far (I actually called it that night that they were going to the Super Bowl, but I wasn’t sure how they would actually win it with Grossman at QB) and, more importantly; 2) Grandpa and “Uncle Sid” had SOMETHING to do with how the game turned around in the last 20 minutes (similar to how Walter Payton MUST have helped deflect the FG kick by the Packers, for the Bears to win the first game after his passing).

As a Bears fan, this may be my single favorite game of all time (too young for the 85 bears). The post game just was the cherry on top.

Yessir, we got da throwback!

Good Job on added the post game interview from Coach Green at the end of the video.

That’s amazing, even in hindsight, that the Bears won this when Rex Grossman had 6 turnovers

Little known fact: they let them of the hook.

"And we let 'em off the hook!" Classic. RIP Dennis Green.

THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE, AND WE LET THEM OFF THE HOOK!!!

I remember watching this live. When Rackers missed that field goal, we all just gasped out loud. Couldn't believe it.

Neil Rackers Was Ray Finkle On That Monday Night Game In 2006.

Bears went on to the Super Bowl IN SPITE of horrific QB Rex 🤢, Man

“Hasn’t missed from inside the 50 this year.” MISSES THE KICK!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'll forever remember this game as the game my pops explained to me after sending to bed after the 3rd quarter. I had to go to bed at the 3rd quarter of The Malice in the Palace too lol.

17:52 You're Welcome.

I love this game but for me, Mike Brown B2B game winning pick sixes in 2001 was the best.

Who else is commentating with Mike Tirico? Sounds like Theismann but who is the other guy? Update: Realized that it is Charles Barkley but there's still one more mystery guy commentating. Anyone know who it is? Also, Adrian Wilson was a beast.

The casual “Thanks coach” at the end lol

Rex Grossman had the arm of an M1A1 Abrams, but the accuracy of a revolutionary war musket.

What a crazy game!

*laughing at the beginning few minutes of the game* *camera pans to Denny Green* "WAIT THIS IS THE GAME, IS IT...!?" It sure was... I still cannot believe they punted directly to Hester with the Bears down one score...

The fact that the Bears made a Super Bowl with Grossman is truly incredible lmao. I’m a Vikings fan and I still think they win that shit with Cutler

Best ever!!!!

Thanks coach Matt lienherit is next to the podium. Me every time one of my kids uses something inappropriate

I don’t watch football anymore. This postgame interview from D Green came to mind and I come on here to check it out. Found this video. I remember why i used to love Bears football. Fuck em now but boy oh boy these were some good times!

Rex had that quick compact release, had such a great arm but just couldn't throw with any accuracy to save his life! haha

I remember watching this game in my room going crazy and amazed at this crazy ass game!! I love the 06 bears! One of my fav teams and still root for them!! I couldn't believe how bad Grossman was and I remember thinking my bears are going to lose to the cardinals of all teams with the rose bowls losing QB( Matt leinhert) that I laughed at when they lost to Texas! My fav player of all time Urlacher was huge in this game..

Devin Hester... What a game changer that man was at returner!! Greatest PR/ KR ever!! Made it where you could not go to the kitchen for snacks or a bathroom break when he was back fielding kicks cause he was that much of a must watch

One of the greatest post game press conferences ever

I love coach meltdowns and this was one of my favorites. I'm a man I'm 40

What’s crazy is that the Chicago offense only got 3 points. The comeback was all on the CHI defense and special teams. It makes this comeback even more painful for the Cards.

I was in the 7th grade when this game happened. Good times.

Good ole #8. The SOLE reason the Bears don't have 2 Super Bowl wins.

Loved this defense

Bears: Southampton! Cardinals: AS Roma!

Ooooo that tackle dodge @ 7:19 was clean asf

I still don't understand his rant, but it's still hilarious.

Dang did they really used to do that may crowd shots on MNF? Idk if they were just doing it because of the new stadium, but it looks really nice.

"Thanks, Coach."

I remember this game like it was yesterday. And while I hate how it turned out, I do miss Denny. Pretty sure all the NFL does.

The Game That Made Devin Hester a Legend! #ChicagoBears #Bears #DaBears #ArizonaCardinals #Cardinals #RedSea

I remember this night so well 🤣 he went off

ive seen the clip but have never seen this game, it all makes sense now🤣

The infamous rant and game from 2006 that was overshadowed by the return of t.o.

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