"OCT. 4, 1992, marked one of the most infamous days of Jim Harbaugh's NFL playing career. Then the quarterback of the Chicago Bears, Harbaugh had been playing a perfect game -- he went 16-of-25 for 171 yards and one touchdown through three quarters. The Bears were leading the Minnesota Vikings 20-0 early in the fourth quarter, when Harbaugh audibled from a play that coach Mike Ditka called."
"For most of his career, Harbaugh was an average quarterback, known for his scrambling ability and toughness. But for one season in 1995 -- three years after the infamous scolding in Minnesota -- Harbaugh was one of the league's best players. As a 32-year-old for the Indianapolis Colts, he outdueled Hall of Famers like Dan Marino and Steve Young, and he engineered comeback after comeback en route to the AFC championship, earning him the moniker, "Captain Comeback.""
OCT. 4, 1992, featured a pivotal game in which Jim Harbaugh, then the Chicago Bears' quarterback, audibled and threw an interception returned for a 35-yard touchdown. Coach Mike Ditka angrily berated Harbaugh on the sideline and later banned him from calling audibles. The Bears surrendered the lead and lost; Ditka was fired after that season and Harbaugh was released a year later by the team that drafted him. Harbaugh's 14 NFL seasons were marked by peaks and valleys. He was generally an average quarterback valued for scrambling ability and toughness. In 1995 with the Indianapolis Colts, Harbaugh executed numerous comebacks, outdueling Dan Marino and Steve Young en route to the AFC championship and earning the nickname "Captain Comeback."
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