Rather than tailgating before the Chicago Bears game on Sunday we chose to frequent the bars around Soldier Field. First up was Grace O’Malley’s pub, located at 1416 S. Michigan Ave. – a good place for Irish Breakfast before the game. However, we were not eating breakfast and the bar was over crowded. Thus, we left and went to Weather Mark Tavern less than a block further south on Michigan Ave., located at 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Not only was the Weather Mark Tavern quiet and have room to sit, it also had cheaper drink and food prices before the Bears game that Grace O’Malley’s.

The Game
The Tennessee Titans defeated the Chicago Bears 21-14. The Titans only rushed for 20 yards which was one yard more than the lowest total in Titans history. The last time the Titans ran for 19 yards was as the Houston Oilers on December 12, 1965.

United Club
Since my neighbor had seats in the United Club ($305 face value per ticket), he snuck his brother and myself into the club part way through the 4th quarter by giving us his tickets and having us walk past security. The United Club stays open until 5 pm after a noon kick off and serves alcohol until 4 pm (about 2 hours after the rest of the stadium gets cut off at the end of the 3rd quarter).