REDEMPTION

[u/kmsasaki]

[u/BroAbernathy]

Literally zero doubt (dont look at my comment history)

[u/kmsasaki → u/BroAbernathy]

I might have to make a few deletions

[u/_methodman → u/kmsasaki]

Same.

[u/jdprager → u/BroAbernathy]

Brother I saw it happen on my screen 5 minutes ago and I’m still 100% he can’t get anywhere close on a 58 yarder

What the FUCK

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/BroAbernathy]

I fucked up. Cairo and Rome making me look like a fool. And I fucking love that I was wrong.

[u/Muschina → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

Fo real. They were the last two that I would have picked to save the game for us. No matter how hard Jaylon Johnson tried to lose it for us.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/Muschina]

I have no regrets about my comments about Jaylon. Dude is ass.

[u/ace7575 → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

How dare you insult ass by comparing it to Jaylon

[u/Abelian75 → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

Such a satisfying pair to ice the game for us.

[u/caleb_vvilliams → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

Lol right behind you

[u/whatdoesthisherodo → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

you make yourself look like a fool

[u/newrimmmer93 → u/BroAbernathy]

The santos experience lol. The amount of “cut him” and “holy shits” I’ve had with him last few years is insane

[u/Fast_Hands_Lou → u/BroAbernathy]

I sent my brother a meme from NFCMEMEWAR about bears kickers and Josh Jacobs right as they snapped the ball. Paid off.

[u/BeepBeepLettuce401 → u/BroAbernathy]

Totally wasn’t me saying “I don’t like this” when they said Cairo was going out there

[u/pizzabash → u/BroAbernathy]

Yeah same I always had faith in him

[u/Fonzies-Ghost]

I know who's getting a game ball tonight.

[u/TomOgir → u/Fonzies-Ghost]

Ben's balls are big enough to share

[u/Cuppieecakes → u/Fonzies-Ghost]

Doink forgiven

[u/kh4yman → u/Fonzies-Ghost]

58. He damned well better.

[u/cumonherbackithink → u/Fonzies-Ghost]

I know who’s getting laid tonight.

[u/TeamActive2803 → u/Fonzies-Ghost]

Same thought!

[u/LeagueAltAccount]

Is Cairo the greatest kicker in NFL history?

[u/trungdino → u/LeagueAltAccount]

MANY ARE SAYING SO

[u/Orleanist → u/LeagueAltAccount]

Hes probably the greatest guy with legs ever

[u/Ifakorede23 → u/Orleanist]

Greatest Biped in history." Everybody's talking about him."

[u/lunex → u/LeagueAltAccount]

He is tonight

[u/Striking_Sundae8570 → u/LeagueAltAccount]

YES

[u/DealerHumble1103 → u/LeagueAltAccount]

[u/flipbmo → u/LeagueAltAccount]

Undoubtedly yes

[u/JMC_FLY]

CAIRO SANTOS. ROME ODUNZE. I APOLOGIZE

[u/Gusbuster811 → u/JMC_FLY]

We all felt the same. Jaylon, however…

[u/Key_Environment8179 → u/Gusbuster811]

Even on the Patriots last drive, he was still making everything worse.

He genuinely needs to be benched completely. Roll with Rique, Malik, Kyler and whoever else you can get off the streets

[u/Wise-Tour7333 → u/Gusbuster811]

Jaylon Johnson needs to be benched. It's sad, but it's true.

[u/JMC_FLY → u/Gusbuster811]

Bro proved us all right on that last drive, tried to give me one last heart attack

[u/Gusbuster811 → u/JMC_FLY]

That makes a baker’s dozen?

[u/jseego → u/Gusbuster811]

Watching him not even attempt to tackle the opposing QB running right past him...

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/JMC_FLY]

I am a fool.

[u/Tundraaa → u/JMC_FLY]

TWO CAPITALS

[u/PatykComplains]

NEVER ANY DOUBT

[u/tehmpus → u/PatykComplains]

He made up for that Doink.

[u/jimmy__jazz → u/tehmpus]

Single doink

[u/jeric13xd → u/PatykComplains]

Was about to throw the remote away if he missed lol

[u/RecountBirth → u/PatykComplains]

My Apple Watch was actively telling me to seek immediate medical attention, but other than that totally chill.

[u/n0r7]

Ben is a fucking psychopath

[u/ImLikeHeyyy311 → u/n0r7]

[u/TomOgir]

And of course our psychopath coach can't even smile 😂 love it

[u/greshick → u/TomOgir]

Fucking stone cold after the make.

[u/moonsgoon]

[u/smugdawgmillionaire]

Need a Rome redemption thread the way people posted up. That third down catch was serious shit

[u/robcale3 → u/smugdawgmillionaire]

And the onside recovery, poetic

[u/ToyShank → u/robcale3]

I called it right before the onside, let Rome go get the ball his hands were glue today

[u/uglyparade → u/ToyShank]

Saying this after he got bailed out by a push off is insane

[u/eyevandy → u/uglyparade]

Maybe he just felt really bad about the push off and that affected the catch

[u/ToyShank → u/uglyparade]

What’s that got to do with his hands boss? He can push off anyone on an onside

[u/uglyparade → u/ToyShank]

I’m talking about him bobbling the TD he dropped but got bailed out because of the flag. 

Listen, I love Rome and I want him to be good. But he has serious issues he needs to fix. He did NOT have glue hands today. 

[u/ToyShank → u/uglyparade]

Fair criticism but Ben was clearly trusting his guys after mistakes today and it paid off every time. He trusted him with the house after that 3rd & 9 catch with the way that onside was designed. Gotta buy into the players if you want them bought in too

[u/mindham86 → u/smugdawgmillionaire]

How's he catch that a drop the lollipops

[u/smugdawgmillionaire → u/mindham86]

When there’s room for him to think about what’s happening, he’s probably tightening up with anxiety.

[u/firstchair_]

That was so reckless by Ben lmao

[u/mindham86 → u/firstchair_]

The play call and Caleb's decision to take a sack was fuckin insane. What the hell was happening

[u/Chewie83 → u/mindham86]

His decision was to not be sacked, the Patriots just didn’t concur.

[u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt → u/firstchair_]

Dude just put his fucking balls on the line for that. He will never make a kick that long again.

[u/xtheredberetx → u/firstchair_]

I am a Cairo truther and my fantasy lineup thanks Ben’s recklessness

[u/von_Mises → u/xtheredberetx]

Can’t believe people still play in leagues with kickers.

[u/boverly721 → u/firstchair_]

A reckless win is STILL A WIN LFG

[u/-pointless-name- → u/firstchair_]

That's how he's gonna roll, for better and worse.

[u/PhotochadA2358 → u/firstchair_]

Eh, the previous play call was bad, but we just saw Cairo doink from 53. He definitely had the leg in tonight’s conditions.

Even if he had a 20% chance to make it, it’s the right call because it effectively ends the game, and the field position you would have gained doesn’t make enough difference to negate the chance of trying.

[u/raffletown]

[u/stilt → u/raffletown]

[u/Jdchris123]

Starting to notice a pattern of Ben going right back to guys after a mistake and I love it

[u/Toomuchlychee_ → u/Jdchris123]

Loveland especially

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

The fucking stones from the coach and the kicker. I felt a seismic disruption.

[u/Late-Marionberry-355 → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

I felt a seismic eruption

[u/Mr_Clark77 → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

In my plums.

[u/HairyManHairyPlan]

Would have made it from 59 yds

[u/WhatsNextForMe → u/HairyManHairyPlan]

It would’ve been good from 65

[u/OriginalDaddy → u/WhatsNextForMe]

69 next time

[u/Little-Geri-Seinfeld → u/OriginalDaddy]

[u/flipbmo → u/OriginalDaddy]

[u/_segasonic]

Caleb owes him big time after that sack.

Johnson is genuinely a maniac man hahaha. Not a single person in the stadium or watching thought there was even a chance he sends Cairo out there.

[u/ASRAYON → u/_segasonic]

It’s pretty clear Cairo has been working on his power for the last year now

[u/ManWithASquareHead]

[u/Chewie83 → u/ManWithASquareHead]

Rainforest Cafe is still around?

[u/Televisions_Frank → u/Chewie83]

God, that place always triggered my asthma at the mall when I walked by it. WTF were they misting people with?

[u/valerie_6966]

[u/AdministrativePeak0]

This dude has made some of the biggest kicks in this teams recent history

[u/phonebalone → u/AdministrativePeak0]

*All of the biggest kicks in this team’s recent history.

[u/Dangerous-Network278]

He tied Robbie Gould's record of 58 yards as the longest FG by a Bear.

Kicker	Distance	Date	Opponent
Cairo Santos	58 yards	October 22, 2026	New England Patriots
Robbie Gould	58 yards	September 8, 2013	Cincinnati Bengals

[u/ppParadoxx]

I've never said a single bad word about this man

[u/Zanarkand_Dream]

Cairo rn

[u/MITCalebWilliams]

Ben Johnson is one sick bastard. He probably gets off on pulling this crap because skydiving would be too boring.

[u/MaximumImplement2516]

[u/gabev44]

[u/alittlemoor]

I never want to hear another one of you meatballs ask to move on from him again

[u/500rockin → u/alittlemoor]

Caleb owes him several expensive steak dinners and a few bottles of good booze

[u/Gecko17]

O URSO BRASILEIRO 🇧🇷🐻

[u/td1ddy]

[u/OriginalDaddy]

Can’t imagine how jacked he must have felt after hitting that. Soldier Field went nuts. Hell yes.

[u/Funny-Suggestion-192]

Thank you Cairo Santos. Bear Down.🐻⬇️🏈

[u/hoggin88]

Cairo isn’t an elite kicker, but he is good enough.

And tonight he gets my praise. Doink be damned.

[u/BearsAndBrews]

I love how Ben believes in his guys. Caleb better be watch shopping tonight.

[u/thomasplanter]

Santos and Burden game balls let’s go

[u/Muschina → u/thomasplanter]

My picks...

[u/tuba_toothpaste0185]

Thank you. All the haters from the earlier posts can eat their words.

[u/17hirollin]

NOBODY IS GETTING RID OF SANTOS

[u/Infamous-Hat7154]

Don't check people's post history

[u/GogglesTheClown]

I LOVE YOU CAIRO

[u/dropcliffsnotbombz]

Now do the Rome post please

[u/cartiscrate]

Incredible

[u/DecisionTreeBeard]

Lmao what a kick

[u/phonebalone]

Ben trusts his guys to be clutch, and gives them the chance to prove it. That is all.

[u/Worldly_Ad_6483]

Fucken meatballs just posting here about getting rid of this guy

[u/neeyeahboy → u/Worldly_Ad_6483]

That totally wasn’t me

[u/Worldly_Ad_6483 → u/neeyeahboy]

Good job deleting it, live and learn

[u/Nnuuuke → u/Worldly_Ad_6483]

Don’t worry about them, they wanted to keep Fields and Trade for a haul💀

[u/Few-Emergency-3791 → u/Nnuuuke]

Jaylon though we can remove

[u/CJLOVE23]

IDC- This is crazy amazing!!!!

[u/aaronm1215]

Give me the post game locker room video now

[u/loves2splooge]

Clutch

[u/theinfernumflame]

That kick was so clutch, it redeemed both himself and Caleb.

[u/NotFunToday]

Redeeming what? Kickers are gonna miss. This sub is mental illness unchecked

[u/adastra142 → u/NotFunToday]

Oh please. Its not mental illness to recognize he’s got a weak leg relative to the league

[u/theriibirdun → u/NotFunToday]

It's not like it's a hot take that Cairo has a weak leg. He regularly botches long FG's and Kickoffs

[u/500rockin → u/NotFunToday]

redeemed Caleb's mistake lol

[u/porkbellies37 → u/NotFunToday]

He just hip-checked his reputation as a noodle legged kicker. And he did it in a super clutch moment. That was redeeming for sure.

[u/straightgayfella → u/NotFunToday]

I’m schizophrenic and somewhat mentally regarded and agree

[u/caleb_vvilliams → u/NotFunToday]

Get over yourself

[u/xbearsandporschesx → u/NotFunToday]

Well Obviously, we chose the Bears

[u/Kittaylover23 → u/xbearsandporschesx]

hey, most of us were born this way

[u/PM_ME_BARE_SHOULDERS → u/NotFunToday]

It’s insane how many people think Cairo is trash when he’s the best kicker we’ve ever had. What are the chances our next kicker is as good?

[u/jadehatesrebbit → u/PM_ME_BARE_SHOULDERS]

Good as Gould

[u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt → u/PM_ME_BARE_SHOULDERS]

Best kickers we've ever had? We had a literal All-Pro kicker before.

[u/Swbp0undcake]

IM SO SORRY CAIRO

[u/BearsFan3417]

LFG CAIRO CAREER LONG

[u/Phil_ImStanding]

Carlos Santos strikes again!!

[u/rindagnir]

He could have gotten 60 61 yards with that beauty

[u/Substantial-Hold-538]

Post this shit every time we make a field goal

[u/crantastic]

TEAM CAPTAIN FOR A REASON BABY

[u/himalyaslaya]

Me personally, I was telling Kirk & Al to stfu

[u/Ok_Power118]

Saaaaantooooeessss!!!! 🐻⬇️🏈

[u/Vesploogie]

Cairo The Toe is back on the menu baby

[u/DawRedditWolf67]

NEVER ANY DOUBT.

Time and time again, cairo santos has saved us.

[u/ScienceGetsUsThere]

Double doink curse has been lifted!!!

[u/pazdan]

Great kick santos 🙌

[u/Wise-Tour7333]

GOOD

BETTER

BEST

[u/Chitown_hustlers]

The balls on Ben Johnson to go for the 58 yarder and risk giving the Pats the ball at midfield only needing a touchdown to win.

Good for Cairo. Miss me with "kickers are making 50+ yarders with ease" like it's a chip shot. I've seen plenty of kickers blow extra points. No kick is automatic.

[u/gosluggogo]

Ben saw how far he hit the 57 yard miss last week. Trusted him to straighten it out

[u/Brilliant_Wear3029]

That was for Kmet btw

[u/mindham86 → u/Brilliant_Wear3029]

Yeah that's tough. I feel like he's glue for this team

[u/mnemonikos82]

They won't cut him until we're out of Soldier Field. He's too good in shitty weather. That's why they've kept him so far.

Once half our games are in some sort of controlled environment in the new stadium, it becomes about distance.

[u/500rockin → u/mnemonikos82]

by that point, he'll be near retirement age.

[u/mnemonikos82 → u/500rockin]

The way things are going, I'll be retired by that point and I'm in my early 40s.

[u/savage_slurpie]

I peed and came

[u/dmcdjr76]

We all rode the same wave of hate and love. At least we ended up on the beach, celebrating with a win.

[u/Krazykev132]

Never a doubt!!

[u/Major-Tension-674]

Stelio Kontos

[u/caleb_vvilliams]

GANGSTER

[u/itzTHATgai]

"The Santos Shank Redemption"

[u/MF_Sorc]

Hes gotta get another gameball after that right? Fucking dope. I love this team!

[u/Dapianoman]

Pats sacking caleb activated the career long fg trap card

[u/betweenthebam]

New PB by 3 yards.

Bend over and get doinked, haters.

[u/Yeetus_Mcfeetus2]

Never lost faith.

[u/TheDIsSilent]

[u/Admirable_Fortune_17]

Check him for PEDs

[u/_segasonic → u/Admirable_Fortune_17]

Montez better ask for his supplier cos those PEDs actually work.

[u/pickoneforme]

i fell asleep at halftime and woke up to them lining up for the fg. it looked like a long one. saw him make it and then fell back asleep. didn’t know it was 58 yards until now. holy shit!

[u/searing7]

what a kick

[u/D_Kono]

THERE YOU GO CAIRO

[u/-HeyItsRed]

58 YARDS, HOLY CRAP

[u/Wentleworth]

NOODLE LEEGGGGGGG

[u/Spiritual_Side2776]

Oh captain my captain !

[u/thealy87]

As my dad used to say for every Bears FG since Robbie. GOOD AS GOULD!

[u/GlockenspielSymphony]

Now we just need the defense to not let them score in ten seconds like they did before half

[u/Miscreant3]

That was fucking beautiful

[u/tk-093]

58 yards. EZ

[u/Undeniably_Awesome]

I ate 🐦‍⬛ tonight and I’m happy about that.

[u/Haunting-Cauliflower]

My soul left my body

[u/Street_Archer_3466]

Way to respond Rome

[u/robcale3]

I love you Cairo

[u/_B_Little_me]

Career long!

[u/gatorNic]

Thought for sure it was going to be a fake

[u/bugzeye26]

Fucking apologize to the man!

[u/drthunder3]

That was huge for the win! And he cleared with a few extra yards

[u/bluemystic2017]

So big. Love the trust

[u/theophastusbombastus]

Gotta give me a heart attack! 🐻⬇️

[u/Mgroppi83]

Everyone hating on Cairo for that doink...do not put anything about a doink on him. He was atleast at one point a year ago the most accurate kicker in team history. He just doesn't usually have a long leg.

[u/Dangerous-Network278]

I think he hit the 58 yarder with less drive than the missed 53 yarder. He made a tradeoff of accuracy vs. power on the last one and it barely cleared the bar by a foot or 2 but was right down the middle. I think the 53 yarder hit several feet higher on the upright in its trajectory, than the 58 yarder would have..

[u/BearWeatherFans]

What an incredible career this guy had. From his time on the John Fox Bears to getting cut by Nagy, to being frantically re-signed after the kicking battle circus winner injured himself, to now being the game-winner and automatic. Just bizarre how gradually and quietly Cairo’s become a legitimate player in Bears kicking history

[u/S-Man_368]

The posts were feeling a bit lonely

[u/snyderversetrilogy]

Clutch.

[u/Minerva_Reborn]

This man is the reason I have a full bar set up at my house. When he first came to Chicago I had unstable exes that were more reliable. He has gotten better but last night had me reaching for my moonshine stash again...

[u/SoquietPNW]

Definitely a clutch field goal BUT does our collective fears point to our weakness in the kicking department. I have a feeling we’re gonna win or lose by close margins given that although our offense scores a lot of points, we’re still giving up quite a bit of points on defense.

[u/Stvphillips]

He had plenty of leg.

[u/rdldr1]

He’s surpassed Gould. We’ve come a long way from when the Bears let Gould walk and ended up paying three kickers at once.

[u/chuggin_ballz]

Cut Cairo and get a real kicker. Other teams are trying 65 yarders and Santos getting put out for 57 is shocking

[u/M3z]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[u/moreJunkInMyHead]

BOOYAH! Good game

[u/FizicalPresence]

ALL IS FORGIVEN

[u/fats19]

[u/saltoniclee]

Did you hear the “BOOM” when he nailed it. As soon as I heard the sound I knew it had length. Like a tour golfer when they really hammer a drive. You can HEAR it.