2006 NFC: Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 24 (OT)

Gould's overtime field goal ended Seattle's season in Chicago.

In the divisional round of the 2006–07 NFL playoffs, on January 14, 2007, the Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 27–24 in overtime at Soldier Field. Robbie Gould's 49-yard field goal in overtime sent the Bears to their first NFC Championship Game since the 1988 season.

Quick Facts

Date: January 14, 2007
Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Score: Bears 27, Seahawks 24 (OT)
Round: NFC Divisional, 2006–07 NFL playoffs
Attendance: 62,184
Winning score: Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal in overtime

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Background

Thomas Jones capped Chicago's opening 70-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown run. Matt Hasselbeck's 16-yard touchdown pass to Nate Burleson tied the game on the first play of the second quarter, but Rex Grossman answered with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian on the next play. After Julian Peterson's sack forced a Grossman fumble, Shaun Alexander scored on a 4-yard run to tie it again. The Seahawks had reached the game by beating the Dallas Cowboys 21–20 in the wild card round.