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Car Dealership Doubles Down On A Bears Win Sunday

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 23, 2011 10:00PM

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We all know it's not very likely that the Bears will beat the Packers on Sunday. With third-stringer Josh McCown taking over behind center, the Bears season is pretty much over. But the owner of a car dealership has hope and decided if the Bears dominate the Packers, the customers will be the ones that really win.

Ron Matula, the general manager of Sawicki Motors in Rochelle, Ill., promises that if the Bears shut out the Packers on Sunday, they'll rebate the price of any car purchased between Dec. 16 and Dec. 23. ESPN writes:

Matula said the dealership has insured the promotion up to $1 million in sales. He's also aware that the odds are long.

"Anything is possible," Matula said. "It was more of an idea for a promotion to try to drum up some traffic, and the rest is history so far."

They said they're getting a lot of phone calls and maybe a couple extra cars have been sold. It seems like a pretty safe promotion, though. Even if the Packers decide to rest their starters, would the Bears be able to take down the third string players of last year's Superbowl-winning team?