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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