Just moments after authoring a highlight for his personal reel, a breathtaking 74-yard interception return for a touchdown against his former team, the Minnesota Vikings , Nahshon Wright ’s night ended in a grimace of pain. As Brad Biggs noted, that pick-six was “the longest for the #Bears since Eddie Jackson had a 76-yarder in a 17-3 win over Carolina on Oct. 22, 2017.”

The sold-out crowd erupted, and for a moment, Wright wasn’t just a fill-in for injured starters Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon; he was the main character. It was the kind of play that carves your name into the memory of a franchise and its fans, a spark of defensive brilliance that gave Chicago a commanding lead.

Yet, the NFL’s fickle nature was on full display. Later in the contest, the scene turned somber.

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