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| Date | January 6, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Soldier Field,Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Bears by 6.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tony Corrente | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 62,462 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels,Cris Collinsworth,Michele Tafoya, andTerry McAulay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 19.7 (national) U.S. Viewership: 35.9 million est. avg.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
TheDouble Doink was a game-endingfield goal attempt byChicago Bears kickerCody Parkey in theNational Football League (NFL)'s2018 NFC Wild Card game. Parkey's failed 43-yard field goal attempt against thePhiladelphia Eagles was partially blocked by Eagles defensive linemanTreyvon Hester, hit the left upright, then bounced off the crossbar, and finally fell back out onto the goal line finishing on the 3-yard line. The sixth-seeded,defending Super Bowl champion Eagles won the game over the third-seeded Bears, 16–15, atSoldier Field inChicago, Illinois, and advanced to the Divisional Round of the playoffs.[3][4]
The term "doink" has been used to refer to the percussive sound or thump that a football makes when striking a goal post.[5] The term "double doink" took hold afterNBC commentatorCris Collinsworth said on the broadcast during the replay that "[t]he Bears' season's gonna end on a double doink." A frame-by-frame replay later revealed that the kick was actually tipped by Hester, and the NFL officially ruled the play a block.
The Bears, theNFC North Division champions, saw their season end with a 12–4 record. It was Parkey's 11th miss of the season, and his sixth kick attempt of the season (including twoextra points and fourfield goals) to hit an upright.[6] He was released by the Bears two months later. The Eagles lost the following week to the top-seededNew Orleans Saints in theNFC Divisional playoffs.
Thedefending Super Bowl championPhiladelphia Eagles entered Week 17 needing a road win against theWashington Redskins and for theChicago Bears to defeat theMinnesota Vikings to qualify for the last wild card spot.[7] Meanwhile, having already won theNFC North for the first time since2010, the Bears were still contending for a first-round bye in Week 17 and needed a win and a loss by theLos Angeles Rams in order to move up to the #2 seed. In Week 17, the Eagles defeated the Redskins 24–0, the Bears defeated the Vikings 24–10, and the Rams defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 48–32, meaning the Eagles managed to leap over the Vikings into the #6 seed, as the Eagles rallied from a 4–6 record to finish 9–7, winning their final three games afterCarson Wentz was replaced withNick Foles for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, the Bears were locked into the NFC's #3 seed with a record of 12–4, having won 9 of their last 10 games heading into this NFC Wild Card playoff. This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Eagles and Bears, with Philadelphia winning two of the previous three games.
The Eagles started off the game with a good drive, including passes toWendell Smallwood andZach Ertz of 22 and 17-yards, respectively. However, the drive stalled after aLeonard Floyd sack forced Philadelphia to settle for a 44-yard field goal, taking the lead, 3–0. After an exchange of punts, Eagles quarterbackNick Foles launched a 40-yard pass to former BearAlshon Jeffery. However, the drive was cut short whenRoquan Smith picked off Foles at Chicago's 35-yard line. The Bears drove down the field and kicked a field goal to tie the game 3–3. The Eagles put together another strong drive, featuring 28-yard pass toGolden Tate. However, this drive was also stopped when Foles' pass wasintercepted byAdrian Amos in the end zone. After punts by both teams, Chicago put together a 13 play, 78-yard drive that resulted in a 29-yardCody Parkey field goal to give the Bears a 6–3 halftime lead.
The Eagles finally found some success on offense in the second half, capping an 83-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Foles to tight endDallas Goedert. After punts by both teams, Bears quarterbackMitchell Trubisky completed a 45-yard pass toAllen Robinson, which set up a 34-yard field goal by Parkey, cutting the Eagles' lead to 10–9. In Chicago's following drive, Trubisky completed passes of 19 and 34-yards toTaylor Gabriel andJoshua Bellamy, respectively. He finished off the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Robinson to make the score 15–10. The Bears attempted atwo-point conversion, but failed. After another exchange of punts, the Eagles drove all the way down to Chicago's 2-yard line. After two runs byDarren Sproles for no gain and an incomplete pass, Philadelphia faced a 4th and goal 1:01 left in the fourth quarter, and Foles found Tate in the endzone for the touchdown. The Eagles went for two but failed. On the Bears' next drive, Trubisky completed passes of 25 and 8 yards, both to Robinson, and spiked the ball with 0:10 left in the game.[8]
After Trubisky's spike, the Bears set up for a 43-yard field goal. However, immediately prior to the snap, Eagles head coachDoug Pederson called a time-out toice the kicker. Even though whistles were blown to signify the timeout, Parkey attempted the kick and made it, although it didn't count. After the timeout, Parkey's next attempt was tipped byTreyvon Hester, ricocheted off the left upright, bounced off the crossbar and landed in the end zone.[8][9]
Parkey later reacted, "I feel terrible. There's really no answer to it. I thought I hit a good ball."[10]
Al Michaels andCris Collinsworth were the announcers forNBC:
Michaels: And... Oh! It hits the upright again! That's impossible!
Collinsworth: (during replay) Oh my goodness... The Bears' season's gonna end on a double doink.[11]
Collinsworth is often mistakenly credited with coining the phrase "double doink";[12]Chris Berman ofNFL Primetime first used the phrase in 2000 when describing a missed field goal byDetroit Lions kickerJason Hanson.[13] When asked about it the following day, Collinsworth said, "I don't think I invented the word; I thinkJohn Madden said doink first. But it was this double dinky thing — the ball bounced off one and then the other."[14]
Jeff Joniak called the missed kick withTom Thayer forWBBM-AM, describing the snap bylong snapperPatrick Scales, the hold byholderPat O'Donnell, and the kick by Parkey:[15]
Joniak: Parkey lines it up, O'Donnell on one knee. Gives him a look, extends his arm. Scales sends it back, placement made, kick from 43 and it hit the upright and is no good! On the crossbar. And the Eagles are celebrating here at Soldier Field.
Merrill Reese andMike Quick were on radio call forWIP-FM:
Reese: Ball ... is snapped. Placed. Kicked. And it is ... no good! No good! It is no good, and the Eagles win."
Quick: He missed it!
Rickie Ricardo of the Philadelphia Eagles Spanish language radio announcer said:
¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor! ¡No, señor!
The memorable call translates to "No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir! No, sir!" This was similar to his2017 call when Philadelphia Eagles kickerJake Elliott kicked a game-winning 61-yard field goal to beat theNew York Giants in which he said "Si, señor!" or rather "Yes, sir!" He said in an interview: " 'Si, señor' is very easy for everyone- the lowest common denominator, you don't have to think much. It's very simple for Hispanics, but if you don't speak Spanish it doesn't take much thought. This guy missed a kick. You could not know one phrase in Spanish and you know what's going on."[14]
The following day, the NFL officially declared the kick attempt a block.[16] After a frame-by-frame replay, Eagles defensive linemanTreyvon Hester's finger was visibly knocked back as the ball brushed his finger.[17]
Five days after the miss, Parkey discussed it with the anchors on NBC'sToday show. The appearance had not been cleared by the Bears front office, and Parkey was criticized by local sportswriters, fans and head coachMatt Nagy, who said in a press conference the following Monday: "We always talk about a 'we' and not a 'me' thing, and we always talk as a team, we win as a team, we lose as a team. I didn't necessarily think [theToday appearance] was too much of a 'we' thing."[18][19]
On February 22, 2019, it was reported that Parkey would be released despite a $3.5 million guaranteed contract for 2019. He was officially released on March 13.[20] His departure sparked a dramatized "kicker competition" for the Bears, who ultimately selectedEddy Piñeiro.[21][22] Parkey moved on to play for theTennessee Titans, theCleveland Browns, and theNew Orleans Saints.
The Eagles lost their next game against theNew Orleans Saints, 20–14, after being shut out in the final three quarters.[23]
Members of the2018–19 St. Louis BluesNHL team watched the game at the Jacks NYB bar inSouth Philadelphia, where they heard theLaura Branigan song"Gloria" and adopted it as their unofficial victory theme. The Blues went on a winning streak, which led them to making the2019 Stanley Cup Finals and winning their firstStanley Cup in franchise history.[24]
Bill Swerski's Super Fans spoofed the play in a sketch created for the opening game of the 2019 season between the Bears and theGreen Bay Packers. In the scene, a teddy bear purported to be sold inGreen Bay said "double doink" when squeezed.[25] A follow-up scene revealed that the teddy bears were created by former Packers quarterbackBrett Favre, who joyfully points out that it also comes with its own goalpost showing the ball hitting the upright.
A second "double doink" at Soldier Field occurred duringSunday Night Football on December 22, 2019, kicked byKansas City Chiefs kickerHarrison Butker, in the same north end zone, on an extra point attempt. This time, the ball hit both uprights and not the crossbar.[26]
A third "double doink" occurred during a 2022NFL International Series game between theNew Orleans Saints and theMinnesota Vikings, kicked by Saints kickerWil Lutz in an attempt to tie the game. After successfully kicking a career record 60-yard field goal that game, Lutz attempted a 61-yard field goal. Lutz's attempt, like Parkey's, bounced off the left upright and the crossbar. The Saints lost the game 28–25 in part because of that missed field goal.[27]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
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