Seconds after nailing a 51-yard game-winning field goal, Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos hit Didier Drogba's celebration at Lambeau Field. The Bears were staring down an 11-game losing streak to close out the season before Santos delivered the winning kick against the Green Bay Packers with no time left on the clock.
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday. Santos posted six or fewer points in each of Chicago's last six games. In addition, the kicker recorded more than seven points in two of 17 games.
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Kicker Cairo Santos hits a 51-yard walk-off field goal to give the Bears a 24-22 win over the Packers. Bears receiver DJ Moore drops back deep to return the Packers punt, but cornerback Josh Blackwell catches the ball on the other side of the field and returns it 94 yards for a touchdown.
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Redemption couldn’t come sweeter for Cairo Santos. The Bears kicker drilled a walk-off, game-winning 51-yard field goal to defeat the Packers, 24-22, at frigid
The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers on Sunday for the first time since December 2018, snapping an 11-game losing streak to their NFC North rivals. The 24-22 victory at frigid Lambeau Field, courtesy of a walk-off 51-yard field goal by Cairo Santos, also ended Chicago’s 10-game losing streak dating back to Week 8.