It was cold in Chicago on Sunday. It wasn’t record-breaking cold as was predicted, but the temperature was around 10 degrees and that’s plenty chilly. That cold took a toll on at least a couple helmets during the Green Bay Packers’ victory over the Chicago Bears.
You probably saw Bears running back Kadeem Carey get the C decal knocked off his head by Packers linebacker Joe Thomas. Here’s that shot again.
Joe Thomas knocks the decal off Kadeem Carey's helmet with vicious hit. pic.twitter.com/gMyjk8mMaT
— ✶ Sports Mockery ✶ (@sportsmockery) December 18, 2016
Packers linebacker Jake Ryan’s helmet didn’t come apart so cleanly. He lost paint and decals.
Great moments in helmet decal malfunctions: Packers LB Jake Ryan, 12/19/16. pic.twitter.com/BqzRbsFiOD
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) December 19, 2016
Frankly, we’ve never seen anything quite like that.