# Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story

> Chicago Bears stars join Hallmark Channel's holiday film with love stories and city food recs.
- Title: Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story · Decider | Shortify
- Summary: Chicago Bears stars join Hallmark Channel's holiday film with love stories and city food recs. Marsha Mason, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Robert Buckley star in…
- Keywords: hallmark channel, holiday touchdown a bears love story, jingle binge, lyndsy fonseca, marsha mason, robert buckley, chicago bears, bears care auction, fire truck scene, malört, tavern-style pizza, italian beef sandwiches
- Source: Decider — https://decider.com/2026/10/17/holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story-marsha-mason-robert-buckley-lyndsy-fonseca-interview
- Published: 2026-10-18T01:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hallmark channel, holiday touchdown a bears love story, jingle binge, lyndsy fonseca, marsha mason, robert buckley, chicago bears, bears care auction, fire truck scene, malört, tavern-style pizza, italian beef sandwiches
## Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown Film
Hallmark Channel releases its third Holiday Touchdown film featuring Chicago Bears players and staff.
## Marsha Mason on Casting
Marsha Mason credits the 'extraordinary' Chicago Bears players and staff for their natural chemistry on set.

> It was a different world to them. They were curious about it. But also within the scenes themselves, they had a total kind of naturalness and immediately were responding and relating.
## Robert Buckley's Chicago Food
Robert Buckley praises Chicago's tavern-style pizza and Italian beef sandwiches as a spiritual experience.

> The way I like to experience cities is by eating my way through them, and Chicago was heaven for me. I mean, tavern-style pizza, I had a reawakening. A spiritual experience, if you will.
## Malört Reaction
Lyndsy Fonseca and Marsha Mason call Malört 'pretty gross' and 'terrible', while Robert Buckley compares it to Jäger.

> Pretty gross. It was terrible. It’s like if Jäger had a cousin.
## Cornhole Scene
Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Buckley star in a cornhole scene with Bears player Colston Loveland.

> He’s like a kid in a candy store.
## Firetruck Scene
Marsha Mason describes the firetruck scene as 'terrible' with hot, stinky conditions.

> It’s terrible. And they’ve got all that equipment on and everything. It’s stinky and hot.
## Chicago Food Recommendations
Robert Buckley recommends Zarella for tavern-style pizza, Mr. Beef for Italian beef, and Chicago dogs.

> If you’re going to get tavern-style, I would say Zarella. If you’re going to get Italian beef, Mr. Beef, Al’s, Portillo’s.
## Bears Care Involvement
Four non-actors, two Bears Care auction winners and two donors, appear in the film.

> They didn’t need tips, no. It was so great to have their energy there.
## 500th Bears Game
Marsha Mason attended her 500th Bears game, a moment of joy after loss.

> It was about loss, as well. But overall, the message is joy, happiness, affection and love.
## Hallmark and NFL Synergy
Hallmark and NFL create holiday films that bring fans together through sports and family.

> Your love for the holidays, your love for sports, families coming together, watching together, a little bit of something for everyone.
## Next Holiday Touchdown
The Bears are expected to star in a sequel to Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.

> The sequel with the Bears.
## Key takeaway

Marsha Mason, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Robert Buckley star in Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story, featuring Chicago food and a love story with the Bears.