Chicago Bears' head coach Ben Johnson's shirtless stunt is earning him accolades and giving free hot dogs to the city.
Thousands of Chicagoans stood in lines more than a mile long and in freezing temperatures Tuesday - some of the them shirtless - to celebrate the Bears' most recent win. To applaud the team's ascension to the No.
1 seed in the NFC. And to eat free hot dogs, courtesy of new "mayor" Ben Johnson.Credit to Chicago landmark restaurant Wieners Circle for starting a trend that is fueling and feeding Bears fans. It began in September when the restaurant casually promised that if Bears' quarterback Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes against the Dallas Cowboys they would give every customer a free hot dog.Because Wieners Circle also recently said it would give away more free food if the head coach would take of his shirt after a win. The Bears upset the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday, Johnson did an impromptu strip in the locker room and ... the rest is history in the making."After that game everyone was excited and the moment felt right," Johnson explained on this week's podcast with ESPN NFL analyst Peter Schrager. "I also knew the longer the season goes the more my body keeps deteriorating ... so I might as well let the cat out of the bag at this point. ... It's a huge win for us. To be able to bring the city into it, and to make them feel like they have some ownership in it. That was intent behind the whole thing."Next stop for the Bears, beating the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Lambeau Field. Next stop for Ben, Governor Johnson?Are the Chicago Bears headed for a 40-year-old Super Bowl rematch?Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print , TV and radio . During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.NFL Week 14 Opening Odds for Every Game
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