Falcons: Bears have seen 5/9 of Cordarrelle Patterson’s return TDs

As you have probably heard by now, Atlanta Falcons running back and special teams star, Cordarrelle Patterson, has broken the record for most kickoff return touchdowns in NFL history. What you probably haven’t heard is that the Chicago Bears have had front-row seats to most of them.

The Bears got to see the record breaker after seeing half of the other eight he has had in his career and most of the time they have been on the wrong end of it.

Falcons return man Cordarrelle Patterson likes seeing the Bears’ logo

Cordarrelle Patterson made history on Sunday with the Atlanta Falcons as he took his ninth kickoff for a touchdown and it was destined to happen against Chicago

Here are the matchups between teams when Patterson has taken a kickoff for a touchdown, with the first team listed being the one that Patterson plays for:

• Vikings vs. Bears
• Vikings vs. Packers
• Vikings vs. Raiders
• Vikings vs. Seahawks
• Vikings vs. Cardinals
• Patriots vs. Bears
• Bears vs. Saints
• Bears vs. Vikings
• Falcons vs. Bears

Either the Vikings and/or Bears have been on the sidelines when Cordarrelle Patterson takes a kick for a touchdown. It makes sense, obviously, that the Vikings have been involved in so many because that is where he began his career, but for the Bears, it is strange.

The Bears’ special teams have been scored on three times by CP, and two times they have helped him score a touchdown. Even with Chicago being in the same division as Minnesota, it is still weird when you consider how rare these types of plays are.

There have also been a total of 18 teams involved in a CP return TD, all but seven of them have been teams outside of the NFC North.

Too bad the Falcons won’t play any more NFC North teams this year during the regular season.