 Soldier Field, the site of the game | |||||||||||||||||||
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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, and Terry McAulay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 19.7 (national) U.S. Viewership: 35.9 million est. avg.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The Double Doink was a game-ending field goal attempt by Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey in the National Football League (NFL)'s 2018 NFC Wild Card game. Parkey's failed 43-yard field goal attempt against the Philadelphia Eagles was partially blocked by Eagles defensive lineman Treyvon 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, at Soldier Field in Chicago, 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 due to NBC commentator Cris Collinsworth. He said on the NBC broadcast during the replay, "The Bears' season's gonna end on a double doink." That miss ended up being referred to as "The 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, the NFC 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 two extra points and four field goals) to hit an upright.[6] He was released by the Bears two months later. The Eagles lost the following week to the top-seeded New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional playoffs.
- ^ "Wild Card - Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears - January 6th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "THE NFL TV RATINGS PAGE". Sports Media Watch. 27 September 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Kane, Colleen (7 January 2019). "Cody Parkey's missed FG changed to a blocked kick — but that won't quiet the social-media storm around one of the most infamous playoff moments". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Bears vs. Eagles highlights, takeaways: Cody Parkey doinks game-winning FG attempt, Nick Foles' magic stays alive". CBS Sports. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (2023-12-02). "Behind the Scenes of the Most Spectacular Show On TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Grathoff, Pete. "Here's a montage of Bears kicker Cody Parkey hitting the upright this season". The Kansas City Star.