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Marc Mariani shines in Bears' season finale

The Chicago Bears didn't win their last game of the 2014 NFL season. But former Havre Blue Pony great Marc Mariani certainly gave them a chance.

In the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears were struggling, trailing 13-6, and in need of a spark. And Mariani provided it as he took a kickoff from three yards deep in the endzone, and 67 yards later, he had the Bears in scoring territory.

The return was the longest of Mariani's comeback season, which included the final six games of the year. He wound up with 88 kickoff return yards in Chicago's 13-9 loss to the V...

 

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