Former ACU all-America defensive back Danieal Manning played a huge role Monday night in Chicago's 20-17 overtime win over Green Bay that helped the Bears stay alive in the NFC playoff race.
Manning -- the NFL's leader in kick return average at 29.5 yards per return -- had four kick returns for an average of 29.3 yards per return. It was his 70-yard return early in the second quarter that led to a Chicago field goal, putting the Bears on the board for the first time on the night.
He had another big return in the fourth quarter that helped set up Chicago in good field position. He also had two tackles in the game, and tipped an Aaron Rodgers pass that was intercepted by Chicago defensive end Alex Brown.
All in all, a pretty good night for the former Wildcat, whose 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on Dec. 11 against the Saints helped the Bears win that game, 27-24, in overtime.
Manning and ACU also got some pretty good national airtime from Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, who mentioned "Abilene Christian" at least twice and also talked about how Manning's number (38) is representative of how many hours he is short of graduating from ACU.
Surprised, though, that MNF analyst Ron Jaworski didn't mention that Manning is from the same school as Wilbert Montgomery, who played with Jaworski in Philadelphia. Jaworski and Montgomery led the Eagles to the 1980 NFC title and an appearance in Super Bowl XV.
Back to Manning, he has returned 26 kickoffs this season for 763 yards (29.3 yards per return) and one touchdown, the 83-yarder against New Orleans. Defensively he has 19 tackles (15 solo) and one interception.
Manning -- the NFL's leader in kick return average at 29.5 yards per return -- had four kick returns for an average of 29.3 yards per return. It was his 70-yard return early in the second quarter that led to a Chicago field goal, putting the Bears on the board for the first time on the night.
He had another big return in the fourth quarter that helped set up Chicago in good field position. He also had two tackles in the game, and tipped an Aaron Rodgers pass that was intercepted by Chicago defensive end Alex Brown.
All in all, a pretty good night for the former Wildcat, whose 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on Dec. 11 against the Saints helped the Bears win that game, 27-24, in overtime.
Manning and ACU also got some pretty good national airtime from Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, who mentioned "Abilene Christian" at least twice and also talked about how Manning's number (38) is representative of how many hours he is short of graduating from ACU.
Surprised, though, that MNF analyst Ron Jaworski didn't mention that Manning is from the same school as Wilbert Montgomery, who played with Jaworski in Philadelphia. Jaworski and Montgomery led the Eagles to the 1980 NFC title and an appearance in Super Bowl XV.
Back to Manning, he has returned 26 kickoffs this season for 763 yards (29.3 yards per return) and one touchdown, the 83-yarder against New Orleans. Defensively he has 19 tackles (15 solo) and one interception.
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