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Robert Zeglinski

The rain at Soldier Field for Bears-49ers was so bad, Fox had to digitally add field markings

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It was a wild and wet afternoon on Sunday in Chicago for Bears-49ers.

Earlier in the day, rain in Chicagoland made for a terrible playing surface at Soldier Field. As the game wore on, and Justin Fields did Justin Fields things for the Bears (+6.5), Chicago ground out an upset 19-10 win.

But not before the rain picked back up in a downpour late in the fourth quarter. Conditions got so poor on the field the wetness actually washed away all the field markings. As a result, Fox had to add digital field markings through the end of the contest so that viewers could discern what was happening on their TVs.

Yes, this was wild:

I have to admit: I wasn’t sure what I was quite looking at first glance. Was this a throwback to the eight-bit video game era or an NFL football game in 2022? Despite the inclement weather, kudos to the Fox crew for trying to finish the broadcast well.

NFL fans had lots of thoughts about the end-game conditions at Soldier Field

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