![]() ![]() Chicago was back in the game, albeit still behind 17-14.Įvans’ shining moment came when the Bears got the ball back on their own six-yard line with three-and-a-half minutes left. Vince Evans tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass just a few plays later. Walter Payton opened the fourth quarter with a 19-yard run. The Detroit Lions led 17-3 going into the fourth quarter. “Fortunately, we won the toss and thank God David Williams took that thing back for the game winning touchdown because, man, I did not want to go back on that field,” Evans said on The Game Before the Money NFL history podcast. Evans took a lot of hits from Detroit’s pass rush, specifically Al “Bubba” Baker. Vince Evans said that he and his teammates were grateful for Williams’ touchdown, as they were exhausted from a punishing game. It was the first-time ever that an overtime kickoff was returned for a touchdown and it was the shortest overtime period in NFL history at that point. The Bears OT touchdown kickoff return by Dave Williams marked the third time that he ran a kickoff back for a touchdown in his NFL career. He scored the game-tying touchdown with no time left on the clock. Previously, the Detroit Lions owned a 17-3 lead going into the fourth quarter.īears quarterback Vince Evans directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. Dave Williams returned the ball 95 yards for a touchdown to beat the Detroit Lions, 23-17, in the Pontiac Silverdome. This game is most remembered for the Bears overtime kickoff return for a touchdown against the Lions on Thanksgiving. BEARS OVERTIME KICKOFF TD RETURN VS DETROIT LIONS ![]() Bears QB Vince Evans recalls key game moments in this article and in our football history podcast.
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