Tarik Cohen became the shortest player to throw an NFL touchdown in 83 years

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BALTIMORE -- The last time a player of Tarik Cohen's size threw a touchdown, it was 1934, and that player's name was Wee Willie Smith. 

That's an 83-year break between touchdowns thrown in an NFL game by players 5-foot-6 or shorter. And Cohen's pass was good, too -- he dropped a dime perfectly over the heads of the Ravens' defense into the waiting arms of Zach Miller for a 21-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium. 

Other players 5-foot-6 or shorter to throw an touchdown: Eddie Scharer, Roddy Lamb, Joey Sternaman (who was a Bear), Chuck Dressen, Tom Holleran, Curly Oden, Pard Pearce, Pid Purdy and Gus Sonnenberg. Every one of those players played in the 1920s or 1930s. 

Also, Cohen became the first Bears running back to throw a touchdown since Dec. 30, 2007, when Adrian Peterson found Bernard Berrian for a nine-yard score against the New Orleans Saints. 

And one more thing: As of the first half, the Bears' last three touchdowns have been thrown by Cohen, Mitchell Trubisky and Pat O'Donnell. 

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