FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Bears’ last trip to 1 Patriot Place for a regular-season game was the beginning of the end for Marc Trestman. Eight years ago Wednesday, his Bears lost 51-23 when Tom Brady threw five touchdown passes and Bears edge rusher Lamarr Houston tore his ACL thrusting his crotch to celebrate a sack down 25.
The Bears’ second-year head coach vowed to make changes during the bye week — and lost the next game to the rival Packers by 41 points. Trestman’s fate was sealed, though he was allowed to limp another two months toward a “Black Monday” firing. It was, and is, the Bears’ way.
