Chicago Bears’ Trenton Gill punts within the rain in the course of the second half of a recreation in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast, Related Press
Chicago handled main rainfall and flash floods on Sunday, however the Week 1 NFL recreation between the Bears and San Francisco 49ers nonetheless went on.
Gamers slipped and slid throughout a rain-soaked Soldier Subject for 4 quarters; the circumstances made it laborious to inform whether or not both quarterback was really any good, in line with Grant Marek and Dennis Younger of SFGate.
“Trey Lance (quarterback of the 49ers) may hardly be blamed for an inaccurate Week 1 because the undisputed starter, as each groups struggled in brutal circumstances. Lance was 13-of-28 for 164 yards and an interception, roughly matching his counterpart, Justin Fields, who additionally failed to finish 50% of his passes,” they wrote.
Followers and reporters on the recreation captured alarming footage of individuals within the stands being drenched by waterfalls and water dashing down the stadium stairs. The TV broadcast crew had to make use of graphics to make the yard markers seen to people watching from dwelling, SFGate reported.
“Soldier Subject is formally now Soldier Pond,” tweeted Adam Jahns, who covers the Bears for The Athletic, in the course of the recreation.
After three soggy hours, Fields and the Bears pulled off an upset 19-10 win and celebrated by taking part in within the rain. Elsewhere within the metropolis, Chicagoans had been coping with dwelling injury and ruined vehicles, as The New York Occasions reported.
“At some intersections, vehicles had been stranded within the rainwater after motorists drove via all of a sudden flooded roads. Householders whose basements had not seen water in years had been unpleasantly stunned to find that rainwater had surged up via drains, in some instances leaving an ankle-deep flood carrying a pungent scent of sewage. Grocery shops coping with flooding closed their doorways, and a few companies couldn't open in any respect,” the article mentioned.
Most neighborhoods within the Chicago space obtained between 4 and 6 inches of rain on Sunday, in line with NBC Chicago. The rain is meant to let up by Monday night.