The Fog Bowl was the name given to the December 31, 1988 NFL playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. A heavy, dense fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field during the 2nd quarter, cutting visibility to about 15-20 yards for the rest of the game. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team Colors Midnight Green, Silver, Black, and White Head Coach Andy Reid Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933-present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern Conference (1953-1969) Capitol Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970... City Chicago, Illinois Team Colors Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football League (1920-present) Western Division (1933-1949) National Conference (1950-1952) Western Conference (1953-1969) Central Division (1967-1969) National Football... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Soldier Field is located on famous Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, and is currently home to the NFLs Chicago Bears and Major League Soccers Chicago Fire. ...

Philadelphia moved the ball effectively all day and Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham had 407 passing yards. But the Bears ended up winning 20-12. The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ... 1989 1998 Randall Cunningham (born March 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California) is a former American football player, at the position of quarterback. ...

Chicago scored first with quarterback Mike Tomczak's 64-yard touchdown pass to Dennis McKinnon. Then after the Eagles scored two field goals to cut the lead 7-6, the Bears' Neal Anderson scored with a 4-yard touchdown run. The teams exchanged field goals to make it a 17-9 halftime lead for Chicago. Mike Tomczak (born October 23, 1962 in Calumet City, Illinois) is a former American football player. ... Dennis Lewis McKinnon (born August 22, 1961) was a wide reciever in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Each team could only score a short field goal in the second half. The fog was so thick that both teams were forced to use their running game because receivers couldn't see the long passes thrown to them. TV and radio announcers had trouble seeing what was happening on the field. Thus, the game's referee ended up announcing the down and distance for each play on his wireless microphone.

See also

• NFL playoffs, 1988-89