{"id":418402,"date":"2026-01-19T01:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/418402\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T01:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:16:31","slug":"bears-rams-playoff-game-starts-off-with-epic-anthem-performence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/418402\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears-Rams playoff game starts off with epic anthem performence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jim Cornelison helped give the NFC Divisional Round matchup between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/chicago-bears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chicago Bears<\/a> and Los Angeles Rams a big game feel with his rendition of the U.S. national anthem on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Cornelison belted out &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner&#8221; in front of a sold-out Soldier Field crowd. NFL fans and the players joined in and sang the anthem with Cornelison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-jim-cornelison-011826-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Cornelison performs the anthem\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jim Cornelison performs the national anthem before the start of Round One of the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Dave Sandford\/NHLI via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans who tuned into the game on social media praised Cornelison for his performance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time that Cornelison left a mark on NFL fans this season. He received a round of applause back in September when he performed the anthem before the Bears took on the Minnesota Vikings. It was the first &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; game of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/patriots-return-afc-championship-after-forcing-5-texans-turnovers-heavy-wintry-mix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PATRIOTS RETURN TO AFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER FORCING 5 TEXANS TURNOVERS IN HEAVY WINTRY MIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-bears-dj-moore-011826-1.jpg\" alt=\"DJ Moore hits the field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears&#8217; DJ Moore takes the field prior to an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>The 61-year-old is a regular at Chicago sporting events. He\u2019s been the Bears\u2019 national anthem singer since 2010. He hits the ice for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>\u00a0games since 2008 and has sung &#8220;Back Home Again in Indiana&#8221; before the Indianapolis 500 since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Cornelison is just as popular outside of sports. He was a part of the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists in Chicago and sang at some of the most popular opera houses around the world.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also on the board of the Illinois Patriot Education Fund and the honorary squad commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/air-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S. Air Force Band<\/a> of Mid-America.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-rams-matthew-stafford-011826-2.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Stafford warms up in the snow\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford works out prior to an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (Jeff Roberson\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/super-bowl-champ-issues-blunt-warning-nfl-officials-ahead-rams-bears-playoff-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Bears-Rams game<\/a> will get a berth into the NFC Championship Game next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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